The Swine Health Information Center, along with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and Pork Checkoff, joined together to fund and launch a $2.3M two-year Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program in the fall of 2022. The goal of the research program is to investigate cost-effective, innovative technologies, protocols, and ideas to enhance biosecurity implementation during the Wean-to-Harvest […]
Category Archives: Animal Health
SHIC Encourages Use of Standardized Outbreak Investigation App
The Swine Health Information Center’s Standardized Outbreak Investigation Program (SOIP), introduced in early 2023, includes both a downloadable standardized outbreak investigation Word-based form and a web-based application. Developed to meet an industry need for a standardized tool to conduct disease outbreak investigations, this expert-built application provides a mechanism for consistent data collection to identify gaps […]
SHIC Funded Study Utilizes Endemic Disease Data for Detecting Emerging Diseases
A Swine Health Information Center-funded study has investigated if an increase in negative test results for endemic pathogens could be utilized as an early warning signal for emerging diseases. Led by Dr. Giovani Trevisan at Iowa State University, a team of scientists from six veterinary diagnostic labs evaluated different surveillance models using endemic enteric coronavirus […]
SHIC/AASV Webinar 8/26/2024: Mitigation Strategies for Mosquitos as an Emerging Threat to Swine Health
On August 26, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm CT, the Swine Health Information Center and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians will co-host a webinar, Mitigation Strategies for Mosquitos as an Emerging Threat to Swine Health. Conducted by the Iowa State University Swine Medicine Education Center, the webinar will feature subject matter experts sharing […]
SHIC/AASV Webinar 8/26/2024: Mitigation Strategies for Mosquitos as an Emerging Threat to Swine Health
On August 26, 2024, at 1 pm CT, the Swine Health Information Center and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians will co-host a webinar, Mitigation Strategies for Mosquitos as an Emerging Threat to Swine Health. Conducted by the Iowa State University Swine Medicine Education Center, the webinar will feature subject matter experts sharing insights on […]
August Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report Now Available
The Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) August Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available. This month’s Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report brings a brand new PRRSV ORF5 sequence page, providing stakeholders four new charts describing the number of sequences retrieved by month, how many sequences are considered new PRRSV strains using the criteria of < 95% […]
Krantz and Miller Join SHIC Board of Directors
The Swine Health Information Center welcomed two new board members during their meeting held on July 29-30, 2024. Seth Krantz, DVM, Tosh Farms, and Jay Miller, DVM, The Maschhoffs, began their terms. Founding board member Daryl Olsen, DVM, AMVC, and Russ Nugent, PhD, concluded their service. Nugent joined the SHIC Board of Directors in 2021 […]
SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity: Investigating Fan Coverings for Biocontainment (Final Report)
A study funded by the Swine Health Information Center Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Pork Checkoff, investigated the effectiveness of rapidly deployable, exhaust fan coverings to reduce the risk of airborne particles causing transmission of swine pathogens, such as PRRSV, IAV, and PEDV. Led […]
Free Guide Helps Small Farms Prepare for Emergencies
The AVMA has published a disaster preparedness guide that helps small farms be ready to safeguard their horses, poultry, and other farm animals in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. Small Farm Preparedness: Disaster Preparedness for Owners of Farm Animals is a free, downloadable booklet filled with tips, checklists, and important information for farm […]
PRRS Now Costs Pork Producers $1.2 Billion Per Year
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome caused an estimated $1.2 billion per year in lost production in the U.S. pork industry from 2016 to 2020, an 80% increase from a decade earlier, according to a new analysis by an Iowa State University expert. The viral disease has been present in U.S. swine herds since the mid-1980s […]