The pork industry is a buzz with carbon reduction goals and even carbon neutrality. Pipestone's Roger Cochrane shares strategies farmers can use to reduce carbon dioxide emission equivalents and improve sustainability.
As the seasons change, thoughts of Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome virus plague producers. Adam Schelkopf, DVM, with Pipestone Veterinary Services, shares his thoughts on a tool in the PRRS control toolbox.
Pigs can survive without air for three minutes, without water for three days and without feed for three weeks. Those figures might not be exact science, but Pipestone's Jon DeJong thinks they tell a compelling story.
Preventing just one new virus introduction makes the installation and maintenance of an air filtration system worth it for Pipestone Veterinary Services,
The PEDV storm came and went. PEDV seems to have faded into the background of daily life. However, when it hits a sow farm, it is every bit the monster it was when we first saw it. It’s time for a review.
Everyone who works with pigs is likely aware of the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) across Europe and Asia. So the question becomes – what can we do to prepare our farms for potential foreign animal disease?
