Day 3 - Swine Health Principles
Enter... Dr. Clayton Johnson
“Swine Nutrition Principle #5: The Pig Doesn’t Lie
I once heard the late Dr. Dale Hendrickson say “Your client is the pig, keep the pig happy and you’ll keep everybody happy”. That wisdom has served me well in my career – when you have competing requests from owners, production managers, farm managers and farm technicians focus back on the pig. What is the pig telling you is the problem? As we evaluate the efficacy of our health ...
Day 2 is here and the swine health and nutrition principles are on fire! Check this out...
Day 2 - Swine Health Principles
Enter... Dr. Clayton Johnson
“Swine Health Principle #3: Vet Med Cost Control
In our first three principles, we reviewed biosecurity, disease control and treatment and regulatory compliance. Principle #3 is cost control of our overall health program – this is meant to ensure that we use our resources judiciously. Any producer can have the best biosecurity, best v...
I am very excited to share some key swine health and nutrition principles from Dr. Coble and Dr. Johnson with you. Check them out:
Day 1 - Swine Health Principles
Enter... Dr. Clayton Johnson
“Swine Health Principle #1: Biosecurity is the prevention of novel disease introduction into a farm
Where we can prevent disease, it is our most effective method of disease management. Prevention of disease starts with identifying all potential risk factors for disease introduction into your farm and ...
Have you ever considered what actions would need to be taken if ASF found its way into the US swine population? This virus continues to be a looming threat to the country as it would bring enormous economical losses along with it. Today we discuss what measures are necessary to prevent the entry of ASF into the country and what plans are in place if the virus does manage to find its’ way into our herd:
''Swine producers must think about what they would do in the worst-case scenario If they c...
''We do so much work on the gilt and sow side, and sometimes we forget the other half of the equation, which is the boar side.'' - Dr. Karl Kerns
What you'll learn:
1. The importance of the boar
2. Understanding their sperm cells
3. Semen pool
4. The future of animal breeding
5. Boar nutrition
6. Heat stress
7. Tips on genetics
8. Semen transportation
9. Third-party evaluation
10. Health side
11. Sow side
Meet the guest: K...
''Companies must embrace new technologies to tackle the swine industry problems that have existed for decades and people have just accepted.'' - Chris Bomgaars
What you'll learn:
1. Biosecurity
2. Telemedicine
3. Diagnosis
4. Merging data
5. Data management system
6. Challenges with telemedicine
Meet the guest: Chris grew up in Orange City, Iowa, and in 2008, he saw an opportunity to join the family pork production business. As he began to buy and r...
''Whatever you change in pig diets, make sure you can measure the outcomes you are expecting.'' - Dr. Pedro Urriola
What you'll learn:
1. Alternative ingredients
2. Different phases of production
3. Finding the digestibility coefficient
4. Steps to improve digestibility
5. Enzymes
6. Response to different nutrient requirements
Meet the guest: As a Ph.D. student at Dr. Stein's lab at the University of Illinois, Pedro Urriola gained experience in swine...