Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is committed to its customers, the swine producer. Hard economic times are inevitable in the agriculture industry, but the pork community has hit some tough times in recent years and BIVI is here to help. During last week’s World Pork Expo, they hosted a Lunch & Learn to give advice for producers in managing swine … Read More
BIVI Announces New Diagnostic Test at #WPX15
The industry’s first commercially available quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Lawsonia (ileitis) has been developed by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) Health Management Center and will become available for testing July 1, 2015. The new test provides producers with bacterial concentration levels, unlike the similar qualitative PCR testing which simply detects for the presence of Lawsonia. BIVI’s announcement … Read More
Elanco's Comprehensive Antibiotic Stewardship Plan
Elanco Animal Health will participate in the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship where Elanco President Jeff Simmons will be one of the panelist. Concurrently, Simmons will unveil the company’s multi-faceted approach to combat the growing concern about antibiotic resistance. Simmons said this is about “One Health – not just animal health, but this work creates healthy food, ensures the … Read More
Zoetis Introduces Penicillin Free Feed Additive
Zoetis announces the availability of AUREOMIX® S — a medicated feed additive that combines the proven safety and therapeutic strength of chlortetracycline and sulfamethazine without the use of penicillin. AUREOMIX S replaces AUREO S-P 250® and AUREOMIX® Granular 500, the chlortetracycline/sulfamethazine/penicillin combinations that Zoetis voluntarily withdrew last year. “We worked voluntarily with the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] to remove … Read More
Groundbreaking for New Food Bio Security Facility
This week Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack helped to break ground on the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. “The NBAF laboratory will provide the nation with cutting edge, state-of-the-art, lab capabilities and help protect our food supply and the nation’s public health,” said Secretary Johnson. “The economic impact … Read More
Alltech Tackles Antimicrobials in Livestock
Dr. Karl Dawson, Chief Scientific Officer and VP at Alltech, talked antibiotics at the recent REBELation in the beef breakout session. Companies like McDonald’s and Costco have said no to antibiotics. Is it time for the industry to be a REBEL and say no too? “The term antibiotic is somewhat controversial. I prefer to talk about antimicrobials. The use of … Read More
13th Annual Leading Dairy Producer Conference
More than 550 dairy farmers, family members and industry representatives attended the Leading Dairy Producer Conference hosted by Purina Animal Nutrition and Land O’Lakes. “Dairies are in the business of making money, not milk,” said Greg Bethard, Ph.D., and chief financial officer for Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy, Dairy Dreams, and Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese located in Kewaunee, Wis. “That means they need … Read More
Policy Influencers Learn About Antibiotic Use
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has focused efforts on continuing educational on the use of antibiotics in the cattle industry. On Capitol Hill, staffers gathered to hear from Dr. Guy Loneragan, veterinary epidemiologist and professor of Food Safety and Public Health and at Texas Tech University, as part of NCBA’s “Beef 101” educational series. NCBA also hosted another FDA … Read More
DCRC Hosts 2nd Webinar in Series
The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is hosting a webinar series in 2015 that highlights top presentations from its 2014 Annual Meeting. Learn to improve transition cow performance through data monitoring. Register for the event here. The second webinar in this series of four will be held on May 27 at 11am CST. Dr. Michael Overton, Elanco Animal Health, will … Read More
More States Moving Towards Standardize Trich Testing
In late 2014, the U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA) endorsed three standard components of interstate regulations and testing for trichomoniasis (trich): – Virgin bulls up to 18 months of age will be exempt from trich testing requirements. – A negative trich test is valid for 60 days after collection if the bull is held separate from females. – A single, … Read More