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What is the Infection Chain Concept? Dr. Brian Payne, Swine Technical Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim, looks that the infection chain concept and updates people on the new information that has been assembled. Dr. Payne looks at the system level approach to understanding how disease progress and trying to identify the roots of the disease infection problems.

SwineCast 0769 Show Notes:

• The discussion on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) is already showing progress as witnessed by this panel hastily gathered for World Pork Expo.  NPPC President-Elect Dr. Howard Hill emceed the discussion before the nearly full room of interested producers and health care providers.

Animal Disease Outbreaks and Checkoff Groups Dr. Patrick Webb, Director of Swine Programs – National Pork Board; and Dr. Sebastian E. Heath VetMB PhD, Branch Chief for Program Development - FEMA, provide perspective on the need to continuously be alert for issues and develop people to be ready in an animal disease emergency response situation. One of their critical roles is to meet with producers to learn of their needs and issues plus provide educational directions with respect to animal disease preparedness.

SwineCast 0767 Show Notes:

• The Canadian Swine Health Information Network (CSHIN) grows in importance as a link for practitioners and health care providers, as Farmscape.ca's Bruce Cochrane shares in this conversation with management team leader Dr. Chris Byra.

SwineCast 0766 Show Notes:

• Ovugel offers increased efficiencies through breeding and sow herd management.  Dr. Paul Yeske describes his experience in recent trials and suggests some additional benefits you may not have considered. 
• Link to the Veterinary Medicine Ovugel Website.