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What Are Swine Vets Saying About Antibiotic Use? Dr. Scott Hurd, Former Deputy Undersecretary Food Safety, USDA and Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State; and Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller, Carthage Vet Service, discuss the prudent use of antibiotics.

Coming up is the Leman Conference September 18-21, 2010 in St Paul, MN. SwineCast will be there to capture presentation highlights and interviews. Special thanks to Pfizer Animal Health for sponsoring SwineCast's in-depth coverage of this event.

Immediately prior to Leman will be the BIVI CircoFLEX Swine Health Seminar where we'll be capturing major FLEX news and developments to share. See you somewhere soon!

SwineCast 0197 Show Notes:

• FastCompany.com - Every Leader Tells A Story
• Jim Long logs in from Manitoba
• Ethanol impact on livestock producers with Steve Meyer from Paragon Economics
• Charlie Arnot shares his research on why consumers have changed... and how we need to change to deal with them

SwineCast 0191a Show Notes:

• Special episode with author Mark Thompson of "Success Built To Last".

SwineCast 0190 Show Notes:

• FastCompany.com article on 8 skills of people who perform.
• Impact of birthweight on grower performance
• Immigration update with John Wargowski. I-9 Form information. IMAGE information.
• Pork Management Conference Brochure
• Changes in the Canadian Swine Industry with Dr.

SwineCast 0188 Show Notes:

• Ron Wesley - ARS Human Antibodies Supplement Maternal Antibodies
• Michael Gomes with Top Con and his company's new land management tool
• Sara Fogleman with Kansas State on how to keep employees happy

SwineCast 0181 Show Notes:

• Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi vows support for disaster payments at National Farmers Union convention in Orlando.
  Link to full audio here.
• Be sure to include Work/Life balance in your recruitment efforts along with rural lifestyle issues.
• Water quality issues inside your operation.

SwineCast 0170a Show Notes:

• Dr. Moira Gunn of Tech Nation talks with author Carol Dweck on learning styles and whether we embrace status quo or enjoy change based on our style.

SwineCast 0169 Show Notes:

• How does the theory of attrition figure into your bottom line? Moreso than you think. We talk with veterinarian and U of MN professor John Deen about moving your operation to higher ground through managing for full value