In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Fernanda Perosa discusses the results of an extensive necropsy survey across nursery farms in southern Brazil. She outlines the diagnostic strategies used, the leading infectious agents found, and how findings informed vaccine protocols. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death and illness for piglets."

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Fernanda Felicetti Perosa holds a DVM from Instituto Federal Catarinense and a Master's in Veterinary Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, where she is also pursuing her Ph.D. Her research centers on veterinary pathology and toxicology, with emphasis on swine health diagnostics. 

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:05) Introduction
• (02:23) Necropsy survey methods
• (04:19) Disease diagnosis approach
• (05:28) Infectious patterns in piglets
• (08:05) Seasonal effects on mortality
• (08:50) Applying results
• (10:00) Closing thoughts

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