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SwineCast 1226, At The Meeting – Better Sequencing Can Improve PRRS Elimination – Dr. Kim VanderWaal

swinecast on March 3, 2023

Improved sequencing tools can make PRRS elimination easier, but the techniques also show how difficult-to-change management practices help drive the continued evolution of the PRRS virus. The ATM team talks with Dr. Kim VanderWaal (University of Minnesota) to understand the tools and the practices that need to change if the industry is to erase the drain on revenues caused by PRRS.

swinecast on February 23, 2023

The Swine Disease Reporting System team features special guest Dr. Jordan Gebhardt (Kansas State University) to discuss the dissemination of swine pathogens through animal feed manufacturing facilities, feed mitigation, and biosecurity strategies, and Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP) initiatives on feed biosecurity.
This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 60, that can also be found at https://fieldepi.research.cvm.iastate.edu/sdrs/.

swinecast on February 16, 2023

From the 2023 Iowa Pork Congress session on Foreign Animal Diseases, Dr. Robin Holland (USDA) shares research on using oral fluids to help detect African Swine Fever.

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/.

swinecast on December 22, 2022

It is likely that Denmark will soon move aggressively toward PRRS elimination. The At The Meeting team talks with Dr. Nicolai Weber (Project Manager, Danish National PRRS Reduction Program) to learn the strategies and expectations of the Danish pork industry.

swinecast on December 19, 2022

Dr. István Szabó (Hungarian National PRRS Eradication Committee Member) and Dr. Adám Bálint (Hungarian National Reference Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate) share with the At The Meeting team how Hungary eradicated the PRRS virus from the majority of the country’s herds.

swinecast on November 1, 2022

The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (US-SHIP) project has rapidly gained momentum over the past year. The At The Meeting team revisits the Swine Health Improvement Plan a year later with the leaders of the project Dr. Rodger Main (Iowa State University) and Dr. Tyler Holck (Iowa State University).
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 October 25, 2022

The Swine Disease Reporting System team features special guest Dr. Jianqiang Zhang (Iowa State University) for an update on the recent date collected by the SDRS.
This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 55, that can also be found at http://agtoday.us/swine-reports.

swinecast on September 13, 2022

The Swine Disease Reporting System team features special guest Dr. Marcelo Almeida (Iowa State University) for an important discussion post-weaning colibacillosis, APP outbreak investigation, and the importance of population-based samples for disease monitoring.
This SwineCast episode shares the most recent report number 54, that can also be found at http://agtoday.us/swine-reports.

swinecast on September 8, 2022

Increasing efficiency and productivity are keys to surviving the current inflationary economy–and many producers are well-positioned. The ‘At the Meeting’ team discusses the details with Brett Stuart, a founding partner of Global AgriTrends.
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.