sow management

SwineCast 0576

• Swine Vet Service's Mike Eisenmenger joins us from Boehringer-Ingelheim's Carolina Health Seminar with thoughts on how management of PRRS has changed over the past decade and top issues for control.

SwineCast 0574

• Prairie Swine Centre's Dr. Harold Gonyou shares findings on sows seeking solitude... some like it snug.  He talks with Bruce Cochrane about recent research and finding the best solution for the sow, not the activists.

SwineCast 0444 Show Notes:

• Research project from the University of Manitoba sees economic benefits to use of straw in sow housing.

SwineCast 0327 Show Notes:

SwineCast 0302 Show Notes:

• Special presentation from the Pulmotil-Sow Health Round table discussion at the 2008 American Association of Swine Vets meeting in San Diego, CA, USA.

SwineCast 0279 Show Notes:

• Smithfield cutting sow herd 4-5% in light of high feed costs
• Julie Maschoff shares that company's views on human resources and public relations
• Dr George Foxcroft looks at sow prolificacy issues
• Comment period for "naturally raised" term extended

SwineCast 0275 Show Notes:

• Changes in the administration's policy for foreign workers in development
• Sow housing issues and management considerations with Texas Tech's John McGlone and Harold Gonyou from the Prairie Swine Center
• Land values... still room to run and why in this conversation with

  SwineCast 0241 for October 5 2007

  Related terms:

  • meat inspection
  • Pulmotil
  • sow management

  SwineCast 0241 Show Notes:

  • VELOS sow management system provides real-time remote control and oversight
  • Todd Williams presentation about Pulmotil impact on sow herd health
    
  • Global VetLink provides secure health record access anywhere in the world
  • Interstate state-inspected meat legislation in the house bill and a focus of effort on senate side