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Why should we focus our attention to PRRSV in growing pigs? Dr. Montse Torremorell, University of Minnesota, shares what is being learned and highlights the implications for making progress on shifting PRRS research to focus on the grow/finish phase of production [video].

The adaptive immune response to PRRSV Dr. Tobias Kaeser, North Carolina State University, delivers the 2019 Michael P. Murtaugh Memorial Lecture in Immunology at the 2019 North American PRRS/NC-229 Symposium, on PRRS, Emerging, and Foreign Diseases of Swine, held in conjunction with the 2019 CRWAD Conference, November 2 - 3, 2019, Chicago, IL, USA [video].

SwineCast 1081 Show Notes:

• From the 2019 North American PRRS Symposium, Dr. Bob Rowland with Kansas State University and the Executive Director of the North American PRRS Symposium, shares some of the history of how the PRRS Symposium got started, what it's future looks like, and describes the impact PRRS research has had on the business of pork.

Using Internal Research and Innovation to Enhance Value Across the Smithfield Pork Chain Dr. Terry Coffey, Chief Science And Technology Officer, Smithfield, provides context and background on how Smithfield develops innovation to provide value to their customers [video].

SwineCast 1077 Show Notes:

• From the 2019 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, Cristian Gutiérrez, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, shares the background and story of Boehringer Ingelheim's approach to developing products to help drive value for pork producers.

SwineCast 1075 Show Notes:

• From the 2019 Carthage Swine Conference, Dr. Andrea Hanson, Nutritionist, Carthage System Professional Swine Management, highlights the issues and concerns with the audience on feed biosecurity and risk mitigation.

SwineCast 1074 Show Notes:

• 'At The Meeting' Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison discusses new research looking at vaccinating pigs for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) at weaning, comparing 1 dose vs 2 doses.
• Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzel (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) are joined by Dr. Daniel Linhares (College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University) and Dr. Cesar A. A. Moura (College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University) to look at new research comparing one dose vs two dose PRRS vaccination programs at weaning, the economic impacts, and benefits to swine health.
• See presentation by Dr. Moura from the Boehringer Ingelheim 2019 AASV Pre-Symposium, March 8, Orlando, FL, USA [video].

SwineCast 1073 Show Notes:

• In this second episode of two part series, 'At The Meeting' Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison looks at how the lessons of PRRS can be applied in to the future to help tackle other diseases.
• Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Tom Wetzel (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica), and Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services) are joined by Dr. Scott Dee (Pipestone Veterinary Services) and Dr. Reid Philips (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) to look into the future on how knowledge learned from PRRS can help in other areas.
• Catch up with Part One

SwineCast 1072 Show Notes:

• In this first episode of a two part series, 'At The Meeting' Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison looks at the lessons learned and milestones made in the history of PRRS.
• Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Tom Wetzel (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica), and Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services) are joined by Dr. Scott Dee (Pipestone Veterinary Services) and Dr. Reid Philips (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) to discuss what has happened over the last 30 years of PRRS, what milestones occurred, and what lessons were learned.
• Continue to Part Two

SwineCast 1071 Show Notes:

• From the 2019 Carthage Swine Conference, Dr. Erin Lowe, Boehringer Ingelheim, highlights information on the facts to help choose a PRRS Vaccine.