SwineCast

SwineCast 0764, When Did The Pigs Showing Symptoms Today Really Get Sick?

SwineCast 0763 Show Notes:

Consultant, educator, practioner Dr. Jim Lowe believes we need to change our diagnostics thought process to provide maximum economic impact with our treatment options. He presented on "The Chronology of a Cough: Are We Really Looking and Working in the Right Place?" at the Boehringer Ingelheim symposium proceeding the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting.
Full Video Presentation from the Symposium.

SwineCast 0763, Who Is Answering Animal Agriculture Questions On Sustainability?

SwineCast 0763 Show Notes:

Consumers are asking about carbon footprints and sustaining agricultural practices because they're interested. Who's answering? Jim Fallon of the Center for Food Integrity takes up the flag at the recent National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Conference.
National Institute for Animal Agriculture 2013 Annual Conference Presentations.

SwineCast 0762, ePigflow Provides Producers Additional Sourcing/Housing Options

SwineCast 0762 Show Notes:

ePigflow is a new business created to facilitate the utilization of feeders, weaners and facilities. General Manager Ryan Cooney notes, "We allow producers to list the pigs and swine barns they have available and help them get connected with other interested producers, and then we facilitate the transactions so there are no surprises."

SwineCast 0761, NIAA - What To Do When The Pig Show Breaks With Illness

SwineCast 0761 Show Notes:

Dr. Bret Marsh, Indiana State Vet, describes a 2012 H3N2 Influenza outbreak at several Indiana fairs and what procedures have been developed for the future. From the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's 2013 Annual Meeting.
Link to Measures-to-Minimize-Influenza-Transmission-at-Swine-Exhibitions-3-11-13-1.pdf

SwineCast 0760, Sexed Semen Soon In Your Swine Operation?

SwineCast 0760 Show Notes:

Dr. Duane Garner, professor emeritus in Animal Biotechnology at the University of Nevada and consultant with GametoBiology Consulting shares perspective on the potential for prevalent use of sexed semen in the swine industry. He say's it not likely to be on your farm soon.
Approaches Towards Efficient Use of Boar Semen in the Pig Industry
New Tools in Future Pig Production for Agriculture and Biomedicie
Encapsulation of sex sorted boar semen

SwineCast 0759, Canadian Pork Council Director Outlines Possible Response To COOL WTO Finding

SwineCast 0759 Show Notes:

Canadian Pork Council Director Martin Rice talks with Farmscape.ca's Bruce Cochrane about the recent response by the USDA to World Trade Organization rulings and how future trading may be impacted.

SwineCast 0758, Christian Veterinary Missions Introduce Management Practices And More

SwineCast 0758 Show Notes:

Christian Veterinary Missions (CVMUSA.org) encourages the sharing of faith along with production technology and training. Short term missions trips introduce students and practitioners to another world.

SwineCast 0757, Exports and Feed Costs Top Concerns For NPPC CEO Dierks

SwineCast 0757 Show Notes:

National Pork Producers Council CEO Neil Dierks recently visited on top issues he sees today and in the near future for the U.S. production industry.

SwineCast 0756, Pork Board Updates Delegates On Sow Housing, Announces Educational Series

SwineCast 0756 Show Notes:

At the 2012 National Pork Industry Forum, the National Pork Board delegates requested a review of sow housing research and policy. Director of Swine Welfare for the National Pork Board, Sherrie Niekamp provides this overview of the information for the 2013 delegates and announced a series of online information presentations coming soon.

SwineCast 0755, If Exports Drive Expansion, Who's Behind The Wheel?

SwineCast 0755 Show Notes:

At National Pork Industry Forum, Chairman of NPPC's Trade Policy Committee, Doug Wolf shares where the action is and what roadblocks are in the way.