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Best of SwineCast 2008: Leman Conference, part 1

This is part 1 of a 3 part Best of SwineCast series from the 2008 Leman Conference.

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Best of SwineCast: Leman Conference, part 1.

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Use of Stalls is Not a "Liberal" vs. "Conservative" Issue

One of the more revealing outcomes of the voting which took place this week throughout the nation was centered in California.  The people of California followed the trend in Florida and Arizona to adopt the position put forward by HSUS requiring that confinement structures for all farm animals be revised to allow more space.  Don't be too quick to dismiss this as the expected outcome from the "left coast".

Swine Industry Update: Unprecedented Times

Mark Greenwood
October 2008

2008 Leman Conference: Overview of Controlled Trial Data Using Inactivated PRRS Vaccines

Overview of Controlled Trial Data Using Inactivated PRRS Vaccines by Michael Roof, Ph.D., Executive Director Bio-R&D, Boehringer Ingelheim

2008 Leman Conference: Pork’s carbon footprint: Hot air, hot opportunity, or both?

Pork’s carbon footprint: Hot air, hot opportunity, or both? by Garth Boyd, Camco Global Garth Boyd, Ph.D., PAS, is the senior vice president of agriculture for Camco North America, a global carbon credit aggregation and project development firm in Denver.