HealthConference2008
 SwineCast 0339 Show Notes:
- NPPC's Legislative Conference underway with key issues to be discussed with congressmen
- Swine dysentery... the health issue that won't go away. Dr Steve McOrist shares how to beat the bug
SwineCast 0332 Show Notes:
- Research on links to low birthweight and pork quality from the Prairie Swine Centre
- COOL Update with the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board
- David Funderburke of Cape Fear Consulting delves into the use of alternative feedstuffs to help get through tough times
From the 2008 Swine Health Conference, Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA: Swine Dysentery, Can it Re-emerge if Carbadox Goes?, by Dr. Steven McOrist, University of Nottingham.
Dr Steven McOrist of Nottingham University discusses the impact of swine dysentery on the industry and what medicinal options are avaiable.
From the 2008 Swine Health Conference, Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA: Developing Nutritional Strategies to Manage Feed Costs, by Dr. David Funderburke, Cape Fear Consulting.
Dave Funderburke shares his learnings in source alternative feedstuffs. What is the nutritional value of a load of “Gummi-Bears”. There’s a place to go to find out.
From the 2008 Swine Health Conference, Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA: Ingelvac MycoFLEX, Vaccination in Growing Pigs, by Dr. John Kolb, Boehringer Ingelheim.
From the 2008 Swine Health Conference, Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA: BIV R&D Update, by Dr. Mike Roof, Boehringer Ingelheim.
Boehringer Ingelheim’s lead microbiologist Mike Roof presents the PRRS solution development status and why the answer is so elusive.
SwineCast 0331 Show Notes:
- Sweet potatos more attuned to ethanol production that corn! (Where do they trade sweet potato futures?)
- Biosystems engineer Jay Harmon discusses ventilation technology
- BI's John Kolb updates on CircoFLEX effectiveness and the newly cleared ComboFLEX package
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid research from PhD candidate at the University of GA, Suzanne Meers
From the 2008 Midwest Swine Health Conference, Coralville, Iowa, USA: Ventilation and Energy Use, by Dr. Jay Harmon, Iowa State.
Iowa State’s Jay Harmon reviews energy costs and engineering considerations in the time of serious cost control efforts in your operation.
SwineCast 0330 Show Notes:
- Impact of higher meat prices yet to show in Consumer Price Index
- Immunology with Purdue's Paul Ebner. Better results seen with some vaccines when applied with appropriate technology
- Carolina Swine Health Conference... hooking up with BI's Executive Director of Biologic Research... What's Next In PRRS?
SwineCast 0328 Show Notes:
- New sensor technologies driving field application equipment. Next step could be nitrogen or manure application based on color of plants
- CalPoly recognizes the importance of industry in the research and development field... especially as regards to students
- Research behind CircoFLEX success
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