E. coli has been an issue in several nurseries across the United States. Scours, death loss, and poor gain have all been issues that producers with affected herds have had to deal with. In today’s roundtable talk, Dr. Dean Boyd, Dr. Ken Mooney, and Dr. Kathryn Price, all discuss different methods for identifying the source of infection as well as potential nutritional solutions to help ameliorate the negative effects caused by E. coli infection in nursery barns.

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The microbiome of pigs has been an area of study that has gained popularity over the last several decades. Intestinal health and gut inflammation are problems that we sometimes see in the industry. In today’ talk with Clayton Chastain, Dr. Sung Woo Kim shares his research over the last several years highlighting his work with intestinal health biomarkers and how these biomarkers might help identify problems with a pig’s intestinal health so that we may be able to find a solution.

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Disease prevention is a very important aspect of successful swine management but sometimes, no matter how good your biosecurity is, diseases find a way to infect the herd. This is why it is helpful to have effective plans in place to minimize the damage done. In today’s talk Dr. Greiner, Dr. Gustavo Machado discusses how swine disease models work, what they will look like in the future, and how they can be effective to prepare for diseases such as ASF infecting our swine herds.

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Since the covid pandemic began, producers have seen the price of swine feed ingredients increase. With this increased cost, it is important that we research ways that we can save money on feed. In today’s talk, Dr. Trey Kellner discusses the results of a trial run at AMVC evaluating different feeding levels during the sow’s wean-to-estrus period to see if there are any differences in the sow’s reproductive potential when the amount of feed is reduced. Take a short break to hear these interesting...

Technology has advanced considerably over the years, but implementing technological advancements into our swine farms is not always as simple as it sounds. Training staff to effectively integrate this technology can be difficult and if not done properly can result in more work for little improvement. Matthew Rooda addresses this reality in this episode discussing some of these issues producers face and identifying some opportunities to empower employees and improve data and efficiency.

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Welcome back - As the danger of ASF looms over our heads, it’s important that we have a gameplan for it if gets into the US. In today’s talk with Clayton Chastain, Dr. Cassie Jones discusses the results of a study that tests the effectiveness of flushing ASF out of the lines of a feed mill if the feed mill ever made a batch of ASF positive feed. Could this help reduce the spread of ASF in feed? Listen to this short podcast to find out!

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A successful swine operation is not only determined by who has the best quality pigs, but rather by who can achieve the highest profit per pig while also having the lowest input cost. In today’s talk, Dr. Bob Kemp discusses his research and methods to try and improve meat quality in pigs while also trying to maintain low input costs.

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1. Latest updates in genetic improvement

2. Achieving both low production costs & high meat quality

3. Carcass and meat quality prog...