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June Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report Now Available

The Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) June Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available.

This month’s Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report  covers the increased detection of PRRSV lineages 1C.5 and 1C.2. The PRRSV case positivity in wean-to-finish historically decreases in May; however, the positivity remains above 40% this year. In sow farms, the PRRSV case positivity also continues to increase at an alarming rate. PRRSV L1C.5 doubled the number of 2025 detections in a single month in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Indiana.

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Special Considerations for Grazing Dairy Cows

Video: Special Considerations for Grazing Dairy Cows

Presented by Christine O'Reilly

Many Canadian grazing recommendations were developed using beef cattle in the prairies. While we have adapted these the forage species and climate in Ontario, other livestock have different needs. Maintaining milk components can be difficult on a predominantly pasture diet for lactating cows.

The purpose of the Profitable Pasture conference is to bring fresh ideas and new research results to Ontario grazing managers across the ruminant livestock sectors. These conferences have a major focus on pasture management.