Clinical case: App
A new herd, in a high density swine region, despite effective biosecurity barriers, gets infected by App
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Pig health: news and articles on PRRS, PCV2, biosecurity, etc, Pig disease guide, atlas of pathology, clinical cases…
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
Images of major swine diseases
Pig disease diagnostic tool
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
Pig Prices by countries. Pork production and trade. News of the pig market and the raw materials
The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Figures & trends in pig numbers, pork production and pork trade.
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Articles on nutrition and pig feeding, characteristics of raw materials and additives for pig feed. Prices of raw materials
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to find out why your farrowing rate is less than ideal. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons found within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
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Director of Batista & Asociados since 1994, a one women practice specialized in swine production offering health and production integrated services to the Swine Industry in Canada, USA, Mexico, Central, South America and Europe. Today, this practice specializes in consulting on Area Regional Control on PRRS, PED, SIV and other important swine diseases, record analysis, swine disease diagnostics, biosecurity audits, integral swine system development, and farm personnel training and continuous education. Among others, Laura is also co-researcher of the PRRS Swine Cluster CDPQ-U Laval, Quebec, Canada, OIE’s Mexico representant for the PED ad hoc group, Advisor of PRRS and Emerging diseases for the Colombian, Peruvian and Dominican Republic Pork Producers,member of the AASV PRRS Task Force, and member of AMVEC Scientific Committee.
She has published more than 500 publications in reviewed and not reviewed journals, author of several swine book chapters, and a permanent speaker in swine meetings.
Some honors and distinctions: Lead Lecture: Practitioner’s Line, IPVS 2014, Cancun, Mexico (2014), Recognition by the Sonora Swine Producers for her contributions to the Sonora Swine Production (2014), Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award for her contributions to swine health management and best practices in the industry (2009), AMVEC, Practitioner of the Year Award (1999).
Updated CV 23-Feb-2016
A new herd, in a high density swine region, despite effective biosecurity barriers, gets infected by App
Regional control programs were designed for the control and eradication of different viral diseases. Why are there only a few regional control programs still active for swine worldwide?
The first and the most important condition at the beginning of PRRSV control program is to disrupt virus circulation in the reproductive herd.
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