Moving towards clear health plans in the pig industry

Fighting respiratory diseases in pigs can sometimes be a matter of trial and error. Subclinical infections, different diseases with identical clinical signs, co-infections and incorrect diagnosis may make disease management a costly business. An integrated, recurring audit can help organise the chaos of information – and thus smoothen the way towards solution and prevention. By Vincent ter Beek Once upon a time, a veterinarian was a jack-of-all-trades. He knew what to do when a cow had sudden