Episodes
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
African Swine Fever WeCAHN Veterinary Update
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
African Swine Fever is a disease threat to ALL pigs in Canada - including those raised in backyard, hobby, heritage breed or smaller scale production settings. For veterinarians in western Canada who treat swine in these alternative production settings, Dr. Jessica Law, a swine veterinarian, provides a need-to-know update on ASF, including details about this disease's clinical presentations, first CFIA contacts, and how to communicate risk factors for ASF infection to your clients.
Links of Interest:
Canadian Pork Council ASF resources for producers and veterinarians
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association webinars with CFIA
Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network – Webinars accessed through library login: https://www.cwshin.ca/
Pamphlets/handouts:
Canadian Pork Council ASF Handouts
Explanation of CanSpot ASF from Ontario Animal Health Laboratory
Explanation of CanSpot ASF from National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council
CanSpot ASF Participating labs:
MAPAQ laboratory in Quebec
Ontario Animal Health Laboratory
Prairie Diagnostic Services
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Agri-Food Laboratories
BC Animal Health Center.
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
WeCAHN Swine Veterinary Primer
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
For veterinarians in mixed or other types of veterinary practice, requests to provide care for pigs in backyard or smaller-scale production settings can be challenging. In this episode, Dr. Jessica Law, from Prairie Swine Veterinary Services in Alberta, reviews diseases of interest and some other important considerations for veterinarians who may be providing veterinary care for these pigs in the western provinces.
Links of Interest:
British Columbia Pork Manual
Western Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians Webinars
Text books:
Diseases of Swine: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119350927
Pig Health: https://www.amazon.ca/Pig-Health-John-Carr/dp/1498704727
Webinars and Documents:
National Hog Farmer Webinars
Pig Progress Webinars
Pig 333
Canadian Pork Council Biosecurity
Canadian Pork Council ASF hand outs
Canadian Swine Health Board Videos
Manitoba Pork, On farm disease prevention
American Association of Swine Veterinarians
WeCAHN podcasts:
As one of a number of resources for animal health surveillance, WeCAHN produces podcasts covering current topics in animal health and disease surveillance in western Canada. For more information on the WeCAHN animal health surveillance networks and their activities and resources, visit wecahn.ca