They really need to simplify the pronunciation of these swine diseases. However, when it comes to simplifying how to treat them Boehringer Ingelheim has that covered with 3FLEX. THE ONLY USDA-APPROVED COMBINATION PACKAGE FOR PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS, MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE AND PRRS Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. brings you the 3FLEX™ combination package, the first 3-way combination approved by the USDA to be …
Customer Reaction To BIVI 3FLEX Announcement
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica introduced 3FLEX today. This new vaccine that treats the three most significant diseases in the swine industry was met with a lot of approval from the attendees here at the 2010 Swine Health Seminar. We’ve heard from BIVI on the announcement. Now let’s hear from some of those in the audience. You can listen to some reaction …
Introducing Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica 3FLEX
The Director of Swine Marketing for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica is Randy Buller. He introduced attendees at their Swine Health Seminar to a brand new product, 3FLEX. Randy says the product will “revolutionize the vaccinating for the three most critical diseases in the swine industry.” He says 3FLEX will contain Ingelvac MycoFLEX, Ingelvac CircoFLEX and Ingelvac PRRS. It’s the first time …
BIVI Swine Health Seminar
Here’s the welcoming committee for the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar. Our room is full and I’ve already conducted several interviews. BIVI has just made a big announcement about the a first for the industry, 3FLEX, a single dose vaccine that includes Ingelvac MycoFLEX, Ingelvac CircoFLEX and Ingelvac PRRS. I’ll have more about this in the next few posts.
Novus Presents Awards at JAM 2010
Novus International had the opportunity to award excellence in animal science education at the recent Joint Animal Meeting 2010 (JAM 2010) held in Denver. Publicized as one of the largest animal science meetings ever, JAM 2010 included the membership of the Poultry Science Association (PSA), American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the Canadian Society …
BIVI Swine Health Seminar Concludes
You can’t have a swine health seminar without having a little pig on the menu and at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar we got it at our closing dinner which was a luau on the lawn. I have just updated the photo album with a lot of photos from yesterday’s events that include the dinner and entertainment. I …
Swine Health Seminar Take Aways
It’s always good to hear from the producers who attend a farm production meeting like the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar. I’ve posted interviews with all the presenters so let’s hear from a couple of the attendees. First up is Mark Daughtry, Prestage Farms. He actually has a contract farm with Prestage bu also works for them. He says …
Treating Post Weaning Scours
The last presentation at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar did not focus on PRRS. Instead we heard a presentation from Chad Stahl, North Carolina State University, on controlling post wean scours. Yeah, it’s as nasty as it sounds too. Chad was talking about post E. coli caused post weaning diarrhea and ways to mitigate it in your herd. …
Train Your Pig To Test Orally
We’ve heard about the oral testing of hogs for disease from Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Iowa State University, before, here and here. But a guy with a last name of Zimmerman is worth hearing again! And that’s what we did at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar. Jeff has found in his work that there is a better way to …
Don’t Forget Swine Diseases Other Than PRRS
When it comes to hog production your veterinarian is one of the first sources of information and often considered a “team member.” At the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar Mike Elsenmenger, DVM, Swine Vet Center, talked to us about production. Mike wanted attendees to know that to have successful grow-finish pigs it starts at the sow farm and that …