Pseudorabies rises in hog states aided by new vaccine
Veterinarians report a surge of pseudorabies across major hog producing states including Illinois where the disease appears in new areas. A vaccine released less than a year ago offers hope as Illinois records 66 lab confirmed cases in 24 counties, up from 50 in fewer counties two years ago. Experts note the virus spreads quickly in farrowing houses and can devastate hog production.
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Robert Lee Zimmer
Associated Press
Illinois
Korsmeyer
Paul Spencer
Illinois Agriculture Department
Pseudorabies hits Illinois hog farms with vaccine hopes
Dr Leroy Biehl of the University of Illinois notes fewer pigs in longer distances for breeding and warns once pigs contract pseudorabies nothing can be done. A vaccine, available since July 1977 for pigs only, costs about 1 to 1.50 per animal and offers protection to offspring during the danger period. Cases have appeared in Vermilion and Jasper counties, with western Illinois first hit in 1974. Pseudorabies spreads mainly by air or animal waste, with early signs like flu symptoms and later nervous-system effects. Vaccination is most effective in uninfected herds, and some immunity can pass to offspring but wanes over time, allowing later infection. Even nonlethal cases raise costs via reduced feed, milking, pregnancy losses, and longer times to market for feeder pigs, increasing expenses for hog producers.
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Leroy Biehl
University of
Ilinois
Spencer
Vermilion
Jasper
Park
Pike, Cass and
Morgan
Henry
Whiteside
Biehl
Korsmeyer
Farm Bureau sponsors exchange visits to bridge urban rural divide
Illinois Farm Bureau again runs a farm city exchange to pair urban residents with farms and rural families for a weekend visit. In 1981 the program drew 60 Chicago and St Louis area families who stayed on farms and later hosted farm families in the city, sponsored by WGN and KMOX.
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Illinois Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Mary Anne Chevalier
Illinois
Chicago
St. Louis
Ms. Chevalier
WGN
KMOX
Pork producers clash with turkey ham labeling proposal
Pork producers oppose the USDA proposal to label turkey products as ham arguing only hog thigh meat deserves that name. The debate hinges on consumer perception and market competition with beef and pork, with comments due by Aug. 31 and input directed to Hearing Clerk, USDA.
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Pork Producers
Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Corn Belt
Webster
New International
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