Technology – SwineCast

SwineCast 1246, What is Veterinary Telehealth and Telemedicine? – Dr. Meredith Petersen

swinecast on September 26, 2023

Dr. Meredith Petersen (Iowa State University Swine Medicine Education Center) shares a research update on veterinary telehealth and telemedicine. Key message is telehealth offers an opportunity for improving veterinary efficiency but the current telehealth equipment needs improvement.

swinecast on September 15, 2023

The Swine Disease Reporting System (SDRS) invited Dr. Craig Bowen (Purdue University) to discuss Purdue’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory contributions, motivations to join the SDRS project, and the expected benefits for swine stakeholders.
This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 67, that can also be found at https://fieldepi.research.cvm.iastate.edu/sdrs/.

swinecast on September 7, 2023

The Swine Disease Reporting System shares aggregate data from participating veterinary diagnostic laboratories (VDLs) in the United States of America. Plus Dr. Thomas Petznick (ArkCare) joins the conversation on the PRRSV scenario in Nebraska, enteric coronavirus biosecurity strategies, and Sapovirus epidemiology.
This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 66, that can also be found at https://fieldepi.research.cvm.iastate.edu/sdrs/.

swinecast on August 22, 2023

The Swine Disease Reporting System team discusses the project’s new developments funded from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). New developments include monitoring new PRRSV variants, traceability of pathogen co-detections, and SDRS representativeness.
This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 65, that can also be found at https://fieldepi.research.cvm.iastate.edu/sdrs/.

swinecast on August 9, 2023

Dr. Rodger Main (Professor & Director, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory) shares updates on Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and what it will do to help food animal health monitoring in Iowa and across the U.S.

swinecast on June 6, 2023

Dr. Tyler Te Grotenhuis (Christensen Farms) and Dr. Mike Eisenmenger (recently retired from the Swine Vet Center) discuss with the At The Meeting team how to implement biosecurity on nursery-grow-finish sites.
On ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison are Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), and is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. In each episode, veterinarians and other swine experts join the podcast to discuss the most recent topics in swine health and production.

swinecast on April 6, 2023

Decades of hard work have produced a wide assortment of tools to fight the spread of PRRSv. Success and failure and no silver bullets have discouraged many – leaving the impression that the PRRSv cannot be eliminated.
The At The Meeting team documents how far the pig industry has come with two front-line leaders in the PRRSv battle: Dr. Scott Dee (Emeritus Director, Discovery and Innovation, Pipestone Research) and Dr. Reid Philips (PRRS Technical Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Inc USA).
On ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison are Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), and is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. In each episode, veterinarians and other swine experts join the podcast to discuss the most recent topics in swine health and production.

swinecast on March 31, 2023

Dr. Carmen Alonso (Boehringer Ingelheim Integrated Health Management) and Dr. Dale Polson (Boehringer Ingelheim Integrated Health Management) share how continuous technology monitoring (collecting various data elements like audio via SoundTalks) can identify sick pigs before humans can identify them.

swinecast on March 15, 2023

Dr. Fernando Leite (Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health – US) shares an update about the various strains of Salmonella, especially Monophasic Salmonella.

swinecast on January 24, 2023

The Swine Disease Reporting System team features special guest Dr. Clayton Johnson (Carthage Veterinary Services) for an update on the recent data collected by the SDRS.
This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 59, that can also be found at https://fieldepi.research.cvm.iastate.edu/sdrs/.