H1N1

SwineCast 0459 Show Notes:

• Carthage Vet Service partner Dr Jim Lowe looks at the reality of H1N1, why it's still making news, and what to consider for your operation's best practices this fall. From the 2009 Carthage Vet Service Annual Swine Conference in Macomb, IL, USA.

SwineCast 0445 Show Notes:

• New FluSure XP herd health website from Pfizer Animal Health comes online with information for producers and vets. Conversation with Dr. Michael Kuhn provides details on about swine influenza virus and what information is available.

SwineCast 0430 Show Notes:

I have been among the group which is curious why the World Health Organization has shown such alarm about the current H1N1 strain. Dr. Greg Stephenson, Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostics Lab, raises the million dollar question regarding restricted movements and quarantines, with respect to H1N1.

SwineCast 0425 Show Notes:

• National Pork Producers Council Don Butler and Neal Dirk present a rollercoaster perspective of the industry’s economic outlook in light of recent events.
  
  While some foreign markets have been reopened, hog price increases have offset expenditures, the media’s exacerbation of H1N1 is slowly moving behind us, and the economic outlook won’t be as optimistic as desired.
  

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SwineCast 0418 Show Notes:

• Steve Meyer's CME Daily Livestock Report pencils in some numbers on cost of H1N1 to producers
• U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Phil Seng shares on fallout and possible recovery period for flu residue in international markets

SwineCast 0415 Show Notes:

• Conversation with NPPC Board Member and CEO of Iowa Select Farms, Dr Howard Hill discusses status and learnings from the recent H1N1 calamity
• Bruce Cochrane shares a conversation with the Chairman of the Canadian Pork Producers on what they're doing to recover from the flu