To have efficient biosecurity and good health on your pig farm, you need to start at the beginning: making sure your facility is as clean as possible when the pigs move in. However, it may not be as simple as it sounds – after all, proper cleaning and disinfection of a pig barn takes time and attention to details. In today’s episode, I talk with Aaron Juergens about some tips and tricks to make sure you're getting that room 100% clean and everything goes through a proper process of disinfection....
Modified live virus vaccines are one of the best ways to prevent and control PRRSV today, but PRRS cases continue to be a problem. When testing for PRRSV though, its hard to tell if a positive test is from the live vaccine or from the wild type. In this episode Dr. Guarav Rawal talks about his MLV vaccine specific PCR assay that can detect the presence of a vaccine virus in a sample and what that can mean for the swine industry.
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Dr. Gaurav Rawal is a Virology Lab Manage...
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Part of a veterinarian's job is tracking disease outbreaks to identify the probability of their farm coming into contact with certain pathogens so they can best be prepared for any situation that may arise. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Giovani Trevisan and Dr. Daniel Linhares about their collaborative project, which is designed to collect data on swine pathogen outbreaks across the US and to monitor the spread of a multitud...
ASF continues to be prevalent internationally and can be an economically devastating disease for pig farmers. The United States has successfully kept the disease out of its borders but it is crucial that we are prepared to handle the situation if it finds its way in. In this episode, I talk with Li Peng about his work in China developing a new farm response strategy that is designed to quickly and effectively respond to an ASF outbreak to safely eliminate any risk of disease spread.
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With the summer getting closer, pig farmers will need to start worrying about the effects of heat stress on their pigs. It can have a large impact on the productivity of the animals, especially for sows in lactation, as maintaining a high feed intake is critical. In this episode, Dr. Greiner and Dr. Erin Holmes discuss different feeding and management strategies that can help alleviate some of that heat stress during the summer months.
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1. What to do with our sows duri...
Controlling and minimizing PRRSV outbreaks is a major priority for farms everywhere. We currently have PRRSV regional control programs to better regulate how to respond when challenged or exposed to PRRSV. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Johnson talks with Dr. Edison Magalhães who is currently working on a proposal for a new updated program that may help with PRRSV monitoring and the development of action plans to combat it’s spread.
Meet the guest: Dr. Edison Magalhães is a Ph.D. student at ...
Even with different types of vaccines available for PEDv, it still is a common issue that swine farms struggle with. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Johnson interviews Dr. Brent Sexton about his experiencies with PEDv vaccines and how he has been utilizing a different vaccination method to try and increase the effectiveness of the vaccine in his sow herds. Take 9 minutes out of your day and give this a listen!
Meet the guest: Dr. Brent Sexton grew up on a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa. He ...