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Impact of Health in Pig Production and Using Modeling for Decision-Making - Dr. Clayton Johnson and Dr. Tyler Holck health Mar 17, 2020

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“Most everybody got a competitive genetics and nutrition program. I know there are differences out there, but I don't see the differences in those areas of pig production being nearly as drastic as I see the differences in health from one producer to another.” – Dr. Clayton Johnson.

Today’s episode will cover “Impact of Health in Pig Production and Using Modeling for Decision-Making”.

Our guests are Dr. Clayton Johnson a...

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Wean-to-finish mortality: non-infectious causes - Dr. Jordan Gebhardt research Mar 10, 2020

 

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“If we want to make improvements in mortality as an industry, certainly science we need to continue to advance that ask the quality of research questions to learn more as an industry, but I think an important part of it that sometimes slips our mind is understanding the people aspect of it, and the importance that the people within our production systems have on the overall performance of our system.” – Dr. Jordan Gebha...

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Nutritionist’s role in a genetic company - Dr. Justina Caldas nutrition Feb 28, 2020

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“If ingredients are expensive, we may be wasting our money if we focus on maximizing diet density because it may not pay for the investment. Our recommendations, normally, are not to reach maximum biological potential but it’s based on economics.” – Dr. Justina Caldas.

Today’s episode will cover “Nutritionist’s role in a genetic company”.

Our guest is Dr. Justina Caldas. Dr. Caldas got her bachelor’s degree in Animal Sci...

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Boar Management and Nutrition - Dr. Mark Wilson production and management Feb 18, 2020

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Today’s episode will cover “Boar Management and Nutrition”.

“I always try to suggest to people, you don't want boars eating too little feed because you'll hurt semen production. Also, you don't want boars to get overfed so that they're fat, it decreases their locomotion ability, it decreases their jump time on the artificial insemination dummies. [From a body condition standpoint] we don't want to get on the extremes, we ...

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Sow feeding and research: Do’s and Don’ts - Dr. Laura Greiner research Feb 09, 2020

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“(…) not the kind of animal we wanted to put into a farrowing house because she would be more likely to crush her litter and not effectively comfortably fit in the stall. We started to transition away from the back fat because as we looked at that female and really spend some time with her, the reality was that she was a leaner derived female and yet we were treating her like she was more fat and lean.” – Dr. Laura Greiner...

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ASF vaccine: light at the end of the tunnel? - Dr. Douglas Gladue and Dr. Manuel Borca health Jan 30, 2020

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“No one really cared about the whole to found ASF research when it was on Africa. And now that’s in many countries that are major pig producers, it’s a big concern for everybody.” – Dr. Douglas Gladue.

Today’s episode will cover “ASF vaccine: light at the end of the tunnel?”.

Our guests are Dr. Douglas Gladue and Dr. Manuel Borca, both from the USDA, and they will share the latest developments about African Swine Fever v...

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PRRS: From "mystery disease" to not so mysterious anymore - Dr. Jessica Risser health Jan 22, 2020

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“How much prevention you want to put in place? It is just how much risk is one willing to take. And a lot of factors determine that... if we think about the modes of transportation and think about each route of entry can be giving risk level, depending on the phase of production, geography, and other production system characteristics.” – Dr. Jessica Risser.

Today’s episode will cover “PRRS: From "mystery disease" to not s...

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