Never forget M. hyo when introducing gilts

For about 20 years, it has been known that M. hyo can stay around in a pig farm through the introduction of new breeding animals. A well-operated method to acclimatise gilts is therefore essential to maintain high health levels on a farm. A global picture is emerging that the ability of many pig herds to control the respiratory infection Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) is at risk from the lack of a proper focus on the introduction of replacement gilts. Evidence comes from a series of surveys