News - Brachyspira

The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network reports pork producers that have remained diligent with biosecurity have been successful in keeping their farms free of Brachyspira.

The latest Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network survey of Canadian swine veterinarians shows the number of farms across the prairies infected by swine dysentery caused by Brachyspira appears to be gradually increasing.

Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are hoping to harness the microbial populations in the guts of pigs as a defense against Brachyspira.

New diagnostic tools developed by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are helping the pork industry address a new strain of Brachyspira.

A researcher with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine recommends heightened biosecurity to minimize the risk of Brachyspira infection.

The Vice President Science and Technology with the National Pork Board recommends stepped-up biosecurity as the best means of protecting swine herds from the risk of brachyspira infection.