As part of the Banff Pork Seminar, the reference meeting for the pork industry in Canada that was held in Banff (Alberta) on January 7-9, HIPRA CANADA hosted a HIPRA University course for Canadian veterinarians.

This educational session, focused on vaccination and nutrition, as an alternative to mass use of antibiotics on pig farms.

Dr Isaac Ballara Rodriguez (Corporate Technical Manager, HIPRA) spoke about current antibiotic reduction in Europe and also discussed vaccination strategies for emerging and re-emerging diseases. Dr Francesc Molist (Schothorst Feed Research) gave a presentation on transition feeding of sows to increase piglet vitality.

Dr Mike DeGroot (Technical Services Manager, HIPRA) presented current farm trials with SUISENG® (vaccine against porcine neonatal colibacillosis) and VEPURED® (vaccine against edema disease) on Canadian farms.

In addition, HIPRA presented three research posters at the Banff Pork Seminar. The first poster entitled “Decreasing sow mortality with SUISENG®  vaccine” demonstrated a reduction in sudden death mortality in sows using vaccination against Clostridium Novyi.

The other two posters presented farm trials to demonstrate the effectiveness of VEPURED® vaccine in reducing nursery mortality due to Edema Disease.

The poster entitled “Reduction of Edema Disease mortality with vaccination” showed a reduction of nursery mortality due to Edema Disease using VEPURED® vaccine. And finally, the poster “Comparison of two vaccines in reducing of Edema Disease mortality” showed that VEPURED® vaccine reduced mortality significantly more than other vaccines.

Since 2017 HIPRA CANADA has been very active in commercializing and licensing new innovative products for livestock which includes the following swine vaccines: SUISENG®, VEPURED and ERYSENG® PARVO (vaccine against porcine parvovirus and swine erysipelas).

The Banff Pork Seminar (held last January 7-9, 2020) is the reference meeting for the pork industry in Canada. Nearly 650 attendees attended the current edition, representing all segments involved in pork production.

With the presence on the Banff Pork Seminar, HIPRA continues their commitment as the Reference in Prevention for Animal Health in Canada.