Porcine Herd Health

Today’s pork producers face many challenges, from producing a socially acceptable product to balancing business operations with the realities of production.

Penn Vet’s Swine Herd Health experts regularly provide on-location outreach services for pork producers and other industry organizations. Our experts work with you to address your most pressing production needs.

Our Swine Herd Health experts are available to provide outreach consultations in the following areas:

• Implementation of Sustainable Practices (Organic, Antibiotic Free, Welfare-Friendly)
• Biosecurity and Disease Management
• Reproduction Optimization
• Swine Production Health Strategies
• Animal Housing and Feed Systems
• Business Optimization and Strategic Planning

Looking for on-farm clinical care? Visit New Bolton Center’s Food Animal Field Service for more information about our veterinary care services.

As leading health experts in the industry, the Swine Group's research efforts offering practical, producer centric solutions that can be directly applied to the farm or swine business.

• Swine Disease Surveillance and Management
• Economic Sustainability: As part of it's applied research work, Penn Vet's Swine Unit provides scalable, science-based solutions to improve the viability of the farm business.
• Environmental Sustainability: From solar power to value-added production systems, Penn Vet's Swine Teaching & Research Center provides opportunities to improve on-farm sustainability practices.
• Swine Behavior and Animal Welfare
• Swine Reproduction: The Reference Andrology Laboratory aids practitioners in the differential diagnosis of individual/herd/flock reproductive problems.

• Pathology: PADLS Mammalian Pathology Lab
• On-Farm Clinical Care: New Bolton Center Food Animal Field Service
• Advanced Clinical Care: New Bolton Center Hospital