Ileitis

Impact of Ileitis Ileitis or porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE) is an infectious enteric disease caused by Lawsonia intracellularis. The organism and disease are present in all swine producing regions around the globe. In other words, Lawsonia intracellularis infection is a ubiquitous disease causing huge economic loss worldwide.

Ileitis

FIRST COMMERCIAL QUANTITATIVE PCR TEST FOR LAWSONIA DEVELOPED BY BIVI

US - The Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) Health Management Center has developed and will offer, starting July 1, the industry’s first commercially available quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Lawsonia (ileitis) using fecal samples.

Ileitis

BIVI AWARDS FURTHER GRANTS FOR PED DATA SHARING PROGRAMMES

US - For the second year, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), has awarded $50,000 in Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) research grants.

Ileitis

TWO NEW PED INITIATIVES FROM BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc has launched two initiatives on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) for swine industry; it has announced applied research funding and a PED News service for vets.

Ileitis

VACCINATION VS. ENTEROPATHY CUTS NEED FOR ANTIMICROBIALS

Boehringer Ingelheim DENMARK - Two researchers from Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica in Copenhagen have published a paper showing a highly significant reduction in the use of antimicrobials after vaccination of pigs against porcine proliferative enteropathy in a Danish specific-pathogen-free (SPF) herd.