SwineCast 0515 Show Notes:
- Elite Pork's Dr. Craig Rowles joins a group of animal health professionals for give and take on
Capitol Hill with legislators and staffers. What really happened in Denmark? Listen and load for your next congressional email.
It’s no secret that the USDA’s National Animal ID System (NAIS) has encountered its fair share of critisism during its first six years on the drawing board. In fact, following hearing sessions hosted by the USDA last year, industry buffs called the program unworkable and unnecessary.
With recent national media reports painting grim pictures of the dairy industry and the use of antibiotics in farm animals, it seems the agriculture community has become a serious target in media circles run by the likes of CBS Evening News Correspondent Katie Couric. And whether we like it or not, Couric is a
strong voice in millions of family homes across the United States,
unfortunately she is sure to make an impact on consumers choices.
SwineCast 0508 Show Notes:
- Dr. Bob Morrison and the Morrison Group break down the presentations and information from the International PRRS Conference and the attendent Boehringer-Ingelheim PRRS symposium in Chicago in this most recent 'At The Meeting' episode.
Printable: PRRS Eradication Update - Dr. Scott Dee, professor, swine health management, Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, from the Minnesota Pork Congress, January 20-21, 2010, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Keeping Disease off the Farm - Dr. Scott Dee, University of Minnesota, from the Iowa Pork Congress, January 27-28, 2010, Des Moines, IA, USA.
