Ned Arthur

Ned Arthur is the host of SwineCast, connecting you to the experts in the swine industry.
Learn more from the SwineCast episodes. Email: narthur@trufflemedia.com

SwineCast 0744, Leading Without Authority - Pushing Rope With No Pull

SwineCast 0744 Show Notes:

Leadership without authority is a pig of a different color. If you can't hire and fire, how do you keep the team moving forward? General Stanley McChrystal found himself in just such an environment as he sought to meet his goals while working both within the U.S. military establishment and with outside contractors and civilians. Good stuff from the Stanford Graduate School of Business "View From The Top" Series.

SwineCast 0743, At The Meeting Revisits Using Herd Closure To Eliminate PRRSv With Review Of Recent Research

SwineCast 0743 Show Notes:

Dr. Bob Morrison and The Morrison Group follow up on an earlier discussion related to herd closure as a option in eliminating PRRS in an operation. Now, the data from a recent research project fills in the gaps on this episode of "At The Meeting".
Daniel Linhares "How Long Does It Take Herd To Produce PRRS-Negative Piglets" Powerpoint Slides
Daniel Linhares Text Release "How Long Does It Take Herd To Produce PRRS-Negative Piglets".

SwineCast 0743a, Special 'At The Meeting' Preview - Herd Closure For PRRS Control Research Discussion

SwineCast 0743a Show Notes:

Previewing the next "At The Meeting" as The Morrison Group revisits herd closure for PRRS control.

SwineCast 0742, Bridging The Animal Welfare Communications Gap With Consumers

SwineCast 0742 Show Notes:

Purdue's Dr. Candace Croney recently presented thoughts on sow housing and other welfare issues at the Midwest Pork Conference in Danville, IN. She shares highlights from her presentation and discusses those animal management areas which are overshadowed by the current debate.
Link to Dr. Croney's 2012 Leman Conference Presentation.

SwineCast 0741, Expand Your Thinking On PRRS Control

SwineCast 0741 Show Notes:

The International PRRS Symposium in Kansas City featured a joint meeting with the National Swine Improvement Federation to highlight the role geneticists are playing in developing PRRS tolerance. Today we feature comments from the PRRS program as speaker Dr. Dale Polson of Boehringer Ingelheim shares how industry perspective of this major disease has changed and where to go from here.

SwineCast 0740, Finding Balance On Antimicrobial Resistance Discussion At "One Health Approach" Symposium

SwineCast 0740 Show Notes:

The "One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use and Resistance" Symposium gathered prominent speakers and industry insiders in a unique round-table work environment, focusing on what's happening and what can be done. Under the auspices of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, the event follows up on last year's extremely successful "Antibiotic Use In Food Animals". The resulting videos and white paper from the 2011 conference have been downloaded over ten-thousand times. Today we overview the conversations and outcomes with conference chair, Dr. Leah Dorman with the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
Links to important presentations from the One Health Approach conference.
Conference proceedings page at National Institute for Animal Agriculture.

SwineCast 0739, Drought 2012 Impact With AgriBank VP

SwineCast 0739 Show Notes:

The short-term effects of the 2012 drought are readily apparent though we hope the feed price peaks are behind us. Looking through a banker's glasses at the waves resulting from a short crop... and what scenario for 2013 most concerns Jeffrey Swanhorst, Executive Vice-President of Credit and Chief Credit Officer for AgriBank.

SwineCast 0738, Will Animal Agriculture's Access To Antibiotics Cease?

SwineCast 0738 Show Notes:

At the upcoming National Institute for Animal Agriculture's Symposium, A One Health Approach To Antimicrobial Use And Resistance: A Dialogue For A Common Purpose, presentations and discussion will center on the importance of maintaining access to this important class of management products. Dr. Annette Jones, California State Veterinarian and Director for Animal Health and Food Safety Services, overviews the significance of this discussion and the importance of having your voice in the debate.
Symposium agenda, November 13-15, Columbus, Ohio

SwineCast 0737, Leman Keynote - Making Rational Management Decisions

SwineCast 0737 Show Notes:

Rational decisions are decidedly in the best interest of your business. So why don't we make them all the time? Dr. Terry Hurley, economist at the University of Minnesota discussed the issue and offered his insights to the 2012 Leman conference. Selected comments provide a baseline for your future considerations.

SwineCast 0736, Simplified Nursery Diet Shows Promise But May Affect Disease Response

SwineCast 0736 Show Notes:

Dr. Kees de Lange, a swine nutritionist at the University of Guelph says research into early pig physiology and less complex diets show promise in lowering feed costs. He cautions the research is ongoing and that disease challenged herd results were significantly different. He talks with Bruce Cochrane at Farmscape.ca.