
Press releases - Pig health

Impact of zinc and copper in piglet feeds presented at JRP
Two communications from Animine focused on current debate about zinc and copper in piglets feeds.

AASV Recognizes 2019 Swine Practitioner of the Year
Dr William Hollis was named 2019 Swine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) during the association’s 50th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

AASV Installs 2019 Officers
Dr. Nathan Winkelman was installed as the president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians on March 12, 2019, during the association’s 50th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Ceva Japan celebrates 10 years of constant innovation
Chairman & Ceva CEO Marc Prikazsky visited Ceva Japan to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the company's Yokohama R&D center.
Boehringer Ingelheim and GNA Biosolutions partner on emergency veterinary diagnostics development

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Ceva announces changes to Global Manufacturing and Supply, Innovation & R&D leadership
As Ceva finalizes its latest 2020-2025 strategic plan, the company recently made the following significant changes to its leadership team.

Thermo Fisher Scientific launches new generation PRRSV molecular diagnostic kit in swine
VetMAX PRRSV EU & NA 2.0 Kit’s advanced design better detects and differentiates fast-mutating virus strains.

Marshalltown Biosecurity Workshop to focus on risk and caretaker entry
The program uses lecture and activities to demonstrate and identify possible risk events and carrying agents that can compromise a farm’s biosecurity protocols.

Boehringer Ingelheim launches first veterinary vaccines produced in China
The first local manufacturing plant, wholly-owned by a multinational animal health company, focuses on the China swine market.

Canon Hired as AASV Director of Communications
Canon accepted the position currently held by Dr. Harry Snelson, who will assume the position of Executive Director on June 1st after 13 years as Director of Communications.

ASF – Poland as the second stop in the series of European biosecurity conferences
Following the first well attended event in Romania last November, yesterday, Copa Cogeca and UECBV organised a second workshop on Biosecurity in Puławy, Poland.


African Swine Fever

Humans spreading African Swine Fever around the world
At the 2019 Banff Pork Seminar, Jan. 8 to 10 in Banff, Alta., Dr. Egan Brockhoff, veterinarian and pork industry analyst and advisor, shared insights from his travel to countries currently battling the deadly disease such as China and parts of Europe, and his thoughts on ways Canadian pork producers can mitigate the risk.

Research grant to help improve stress resilience in pigs
Prior stressful experiences early in life may strengthen an animal’s resistance to subsequent stressors.
Boehringer Ingelheim launches a tool to aid in the prevention of African swine fever

8th International Symposium on Emerging and Re-emerging Pig Diseases, ISERPD 2019
Chile will host the most relevant swine disease conference, worldwide.

Iowa State University to lead research to increase pig survivability
A research project led by the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University seeks to increase pork producers’ profits by improving the survivability of their animals.
MSD: 2019 High Quality Pork Ph.D. Award


Barr, Smith join Pharmgate Animal Health

PROHEALTH Consortium identifies most significant health threats and solutions for sustainable livestock production in Europe
Five-year project prioritized animal pathologies on farms; identified solutions to improve animal health and welfare; and evaluated performance of vaccination and precision farming to predict, detect and prevent diseases.
Register now for Roseworthy ‘Science and Practice of Pig Production’ course

Stonehaven Incubate strengthens team
Stonehaven Incubate has appointed Dr Ellie Virtue as Investment Manager. Dr Virtue is a scientific and commercial professional with experience in start-up human and veterinary biotech companies.

Clean air, healthy swine
University of Minnesota researchers are collaborating to find new applications for groundbreaking cold plasma research.
Cross-sector cooperation is needed as Antimicrobial Resistance looms large in Thailand
