USask researchers recently published a paper in Scientific Reports that identified a promising alternative for controlling infectious diseases such as swine dysentery. Porcine β-defensin 5, or pBD-5, ...

This week, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) introduced H.R. 10911, the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act, alongside Reps. Brad ...

A Lincoln-based startup is turning an idea inspired by COVID-19 wastewater research into a growing agricultural technology ...

Everybody wants to find a diamond in the rough, but no one wants their pig to develop diamond skin disease—an infection that can cause pain and discomfort and may lead to death if left untreated. Dr.

African swine fever virus (ASFV) poses a serious threat to the global swine industry, creating an urgent need for rapid, sensitive, and field-deployable diagnostic methods. This study developed a ...

Newswise — The 21st annual NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases, held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 7 through 9, drew more than 130 attendees, from pork producers and ...

The federal government is providing more than $3.1 million to expand and modernize swine health surveillance in Canada, including lab technology that can test for multiple pig viruses from a single ...

University of Saskatchewan researchers have discovered a way to treat a condition that has plagued pigs and farms worldwide for decades after identifying its cause. Pig ear necrosis, which first ...

Despite political endorsements and global frameworks, Africa's One Health approach continues to falter at the local level, where weak coordination, limited resources, and poor governance often delay ...