Technical support and advice and Glasser’s disease. Veterinarians and producers can The PSC provides specialist advice to use serotyping veterinarians and producers, who have technologies for E. coli when selecting the varying degrees of knowledge and experience appropriate vaccines for disease control in dealing with pigs. on their properties. PSC can also perform antimicrobial sensitivity studies on bacterial The centre provides advice to veterinary isolates to determine which antibiotics will practitioners, particularly those with limited pig most effectively control disease outbreaks. experience, to enable them to better support their clients who own pigs. PSC staff provide 7.3 Vaccine production advice on pig diseases; when appropriate, they also provide on-the-ground support, The PSC has an established vaccine including necropsies and diagnostic testing. production laboratory, with good The centre advises on appropriate sample manufacturing practice (GMP) accreditation collection and laboratory testing, according provided by the Australian Pesticides and to the history and clinical presentation of Veterinary Medicines Authority. disease. The centre produces autogenous (farm- at the centre assist pig producers specific) vaccines that are not available by providing services relating to pig the shelf’, to help control endemic ‘off health, biosecurity, disease diseases of pigs and poultry. Some of recognition, pig husbandry and the vaccines produced for pigs are welfare. The centre against pleuropneumonia, Glasser’s supports smaller-scale and hobby producers, disease and particularly those just entering the industry. greasy pig disease (Staphylococcus hyicus). Staff provide information about obtaining a The main poultry vaccine produced at the Property Identification Code, tattoo branding, centre targets Salmonella species. biosecurity considerations, pig welfare and the advantages of joining the Australian Pork Training Industry Quality Assurance Program. Under the Livestock Management Act Applied research and 1994, anyone owning pigs must be ‘suitably development qualified’. To meet this requirement, piggery workers must be competent in the The PSC further supports the pig industry by Pork conducting research to evaluate husbandry Industry Skill Set or must hold a Certificate III techniques, and veterinary chemical and in Agriculture (Pig Production). The PSC is a biological products. It works in partnership major provider of this training to the Victorian with universities and other bodies on research industry. and development projects of benefit to the industry.
and Glasser’s disease. Veterinarians and producers can use serotyping technologies for E. coli when selecting the appropriate vaccines for disease control on their properties. PSC can also perform antimicrobial sensitivity studies on bacterial isolates to determine which antibiotics will most effectively control disease outbreaks. 7.3 Vaccine production The PSC has an established vaccine production laboratory, with good manufacturing practice (GMP) accreditation provided by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. The centre produces autogenous (farm- specific) vaccines that are not available ‘off the shelf’, to help control endemic diseases of pigs and poultry. Some of the vaccines produced for pigs are against pleuropneumonia, Glasser’s disease and greasy pig disease (Staphylococcus hyicus). The main poultry vaccine produced at the centre targets Salmonella species. Training Under the Livestock Management Act 1994, anyone owning pigs must be ‘suitably qualified’. To meet this requirement, piggery workers must be competent in the Pork Industry Skill Set or must hold a Certificate III in Agriculture (Pig Production). The PSC is a major provider of this training to the Victorian industry. Technical support and advice The PSC provides specialist advice to veterinarians and producers, who have varying degrees of knowledge and experience in dealing with pigs. The centre provides advice to veterinary practitioners, particularly those with limited pig experience, to enable them to better support their clients who own pigs. PSC staff provide advice on pig diseases; when appropriate, they also provide on-the-ground support, including necropsies and diagnostic testing. The centre advises on appropriate sample collection and laboratory testing, according to the history and clinical presentation of disease. at the centre assist pig producers by providing services relating to pig health, biosecurity, disease recognition, pig husbandry and welfare. The centre supports smaller-scale and hobby producers, particularly those just entering the industry. Staff provide information about obtaining a Property Identification Code, tattoo branding, biosecurity considerations, pig welfare and the advantages of joining the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance Program. Applied research and development The PSC further supports the pig industry by conducting research to evaluate husbandry techniques, and veterinary chemical and biological products. It works in partnership with universities and other bodies on research and development projects of benefit to the industry.
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