Precision Veterinary Services

04/16/2025

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Please note that our office will be closed this Friday, April 18th for Good Friday. 🐣

03/21/2025

🐖🎧 Discover how balancing animal welfare and farm productivity can boost efficiency and pig health. Dr. Kurt Preugschas shares insights on practical welfare strategies, from managing out-of-feed events to simple enrichment tools. Listen now! 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q03bLyPl0

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03/10/2025

🚨 SDCV Alert 🚨

Swine Delta Coronavirus (SDCV) has been detected at a pig-handling facility in Alberta.

Reminder to review biosecurity protocols and ensure trucks are cleaned, disinfected, and dried before entering farms. Also, enforce strict biosecurity measures like clean boots and clothing for visitors.

Stay vigilant to protect your herd! 🐖

02/24/2025

Cordell and Mark had a great time at the Saskatchewan Livestock Expo last week! It's always a pleasure connecting with producers and people from the industry. 🐷💙

01/21/2025

01/13/2025

What an incredible week for the SVP team! 🌟 We kicked things off at Precision’s new office in Red Deer for our annual partners meeting, followed by an unforgettable team-building escape room challenge with the Precision team (shoutout to the one team that made it out! 🔐🙌).

Next stop: Banff! We were proud to sponsor the Wednesday lunch at the Banff Pork Seminar, where our team had a fantastic two days of learning and networking with industry leaders. 🤝🍽️

It was a week full of growth, collaboration, and fun!

12/12/2024

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Please note that our office will be closed according to the holiday schedule below. Happy Holidays! ✨❄️

10/10/2024

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Please note that our office will be closed this Monday, October 14th.

09/30/2024

Slaughter checks play a crucial role in optimizing swine herd health. By examining animals post-slaughter, producers gain direct insights into the effectiveness of their health management strategies.

This process identifies prevalent health issues and aids in tailoring preventive measures. Insights from these evaluations are critical for enhancing overall herd well-being and operational efficiency.

Implementing regular slaughter checks ensures informed decision-making, ultimately leading to improved productivity and sustainability in swine production.

09/20/2024

Dr. Cordell Young is a veterinarian and partner at Precision Veterinary Services in Canada. Since graduating in 2017 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine with a focus on swine, Dr. Young has dedicated his career to advancing swine health and production in Canada. Listen to his insights on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.

09/06/2024

Early-life piglet scours, or neonatal diarrhea, significantly impacts swine production by affecting the health and growth of piglets. Addressing its root causes—microbial infections, gut microbiota disruption, and environmental stressors—is essential for improving piglet welfare and farm productivity.

First step in controlling the disease is prevention by vaccinating the sows pre-farrow with commercial or autogenous vaccines or on-farm feedback strategies. This ensures optimal maternal antibodies in the colostrum. This should be followed by ensuring adequate colostrum intake by the piglets to boost their immunity.
A stringent cleaning and disinfection protocol and a good temperature and ventilation control will also reduce scouring events. Internal biosecurity between litters and targeted nutritional interventions, e.g. providing starch products and/or electrolytes, will limit the effects of the disease on farm.

Implementing these health and management strategies helps to reduce the incidence of scour, enhance piglet survival rates, and support healthier growth patterns. Early and proactive intervention is critical to managing this prevalent issue in the swine industry.

08/29/2024

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Please note that our office will be closed this Monday, September 2nd.

08/07/2024

PRRS continues to be a cause of concern for the health and productivity of swine herds across Eastern Canada. Our group has tried and tested several strategies to prevent, control and eradicate this costly disease.

Prevention in some cases is possible with good biosecurity measures and a quarantine testing program. However, the PRRS virus is known to travel via aerosol and enter barns even if they have high biosecurity standards. Being quick to detect infection and to control the disease can limit losses.

Commonly used strategies for control and eradication include herd closure, controlled exposure to the virus, adapted management interventions and regular testing to follow-up on the infection dynamics in the barn.

Area-regional control programs exist and help us understand more about the epidemiology and dynamics in certain regions and help us set-up protocols to eradicate certain zones. With a control program and collaboration between veterinarians and producers, disease outbreaks can be successfully eradicated.

07/03/2024

Benchmarking is crucial for optimizing production efficiency. Owners and managers can identify areas for improvement by assessing and comparing key performance indicators. This process ensures that operations in the sow, nursery, and finisher stages are streamlined and effective.

By focusing on performance gaps, managers can develop strategies to enhance productivity and health in swine herds. The goal is to minimize inefficiencies and enhance output without compromising the welfare of the animals, leading to a more sustainable and profitable operation.

Tools like PigFlow, PigKnows, and ProHog TrueAg support these efforts by providing real-time data tracking. Such resources empower managers to make informed decisions, ultimately optimizing performance.

06/27/2024

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Please note that our office will be closed this Monday, July 1st.