SwineCast 1093, At The Meeting – Swine Central Nervous System Diseases

swinecast on March 18, 2020

Download SwineCast mp3 podcast episode for pork productionSwineCast 1093 Show Notes:

  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison talks about the increase in the number of reported cases of swine central nervous system diseases.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) are joined by Dr. Bailey Arruda (diagnostic pathologist with Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory) to discuss viruses and un-resolved problems of the past with central nervous system diseases.

SwineCast 1088, At The Meeting – Batch Farrowing In Large Farms

swinecast on February 7, 2020

Download SwineCast mp3 podcast episode for pork productionSwineCast 1088 Show Notes:

  • This ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison conversation covers an old topic that is making a comeback: Batch Farrowing.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) are joined by Dr. Daryl Olsen (Managing Partner with AMVC). The ‘At The Meeting’ group looks at how batch farrowing has come back as a production approach for pig dense locations.
  • Dr. Daryl Olsen also presented more information on batch farrowing at the 2019 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference. See his presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0XEWflbxcs