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Ingredients

Pharmgate Animal Health Aivlosin premix

Pharmgate Animal Health Aivlosin premix is a 17% Tylvalosin Type A Medicated Article for the control of porcine proliferative enteritis (PPE) associated with Lawsonia intracellularis infection in swine.

Swine

Pig gut health: Understanding the role of threonine

In pig diets, threonine is an amino acid essential for growth, but also for the proper functioning of the immune system. This latter function requires further understanding.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Winter PEDv prevention: A focus on biosecurity

Heightened biosecurity measures are a feed mill’s first line of defense in fighting against the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus.

PEDv

OIE finds no link between PEDv, pig blood products

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed that, contrary to earlier reports, pig blood products such as dried plasma are not a likely source of infectious porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, provided that good manufacturing practices and biosecurity standards are followed.

PEDv

Research: Risk management strategies vital to combat PEDv

Encouraging new research from Pipestone Veterinary Services appears in BMC Veterinary Researchwhich suggests it may be possible to secure feed against the deadly porcineepidemic diarrhea virus.

Swine

Learn how to optimize pig gut health

Register to attend the webinar, “Establishing pig gut health – challenges and considerations,” sponsored by DuPont/Danisco and presented by WATT Global Media. The webinar will be presented Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 9 a.m. CDT.

Pig Health & Disease

Nestlé makes sweeping changes to animal welfare policy

Nestlé has signed a partnership agreement with World Animal Protection, requiring the company’s suppliers of animal-derived products to comply with tougher animal welfare standards.

PEDv

AFIA backs more PEDv research after new report

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) released a statement regarding research on porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus.

Biosecurity

Preventing PEDv spread: What is the feed industry’s role?

With more questions than answers regarding the feed industry’s role where the PED virus is concerned, what can feed mills do to protect their customers? Here is a collection of the actions every feed mill can take before an official guidance is issued.

PEDv

PED virus ‘wakeup call’ for US agriculture

In response to the feed industry’s demand for more PED virus information, AFIA dedicated a number of sessions to the disease at its annual Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference (PISC). During her presentation, “Biosecurity, protecting the feed ingredient supply chain and what you need to know,” Dr. Marty Vanier, director of operations for Kansas State University’s National and Cultural Biosecurity Center, offered an overview of the biosecurity challenges facing U.S. agriculture.

PEDv

Cargill gives $150,000 for PED virus feed research

As the firstanniversary of confirmation of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus in theUnited States nears, the National Pork Board continues to build an arsenal ofinformation based on its nearly $2 million in Pork Checkoff-funded researchfunded to date. This work will be aided by a decision by Cargill's animal nutritionand pork businesses to donate $150,000 for additional PED virus researchdirected by the National Pork Board.

PEDv

PEDv Update offers news, updates on PED virus

There is a new PEDv Update “button” on the main WattAgNet.com web page. This is an initiative that gathers together all WATT stories, across all media (WattAgNet.com, Pig International eNews, Pig International, Feed International) and provides a one-stop solution for keeping updated on the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus.

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