In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Fernando Leite shares his research on Salmonella diagnostics. He discusses the sensitivity of various testing methods and their association with clinical signs in pigs. Dr. Leite’s insights provide valuable guidance for veterinarians and swine producers in improving disease detection and management. Tune in now to learn about effective diagnostic techniques! 

"We wanted to do a trial to better understand the sensitivity and the association of different tests with clinical signs, and also understand their relationship with shedding."

• (00:00) Introduction 
• (01:18) Overview of Salmonella research
• (03:42) Understanding diagnostic tests
• (04:36) Test sensitivity results
• (05:35) Direct plate culture findings
• (10:07) PCR testing challenges
• (11:02) Closing thoughts

Meet the guest:  Dr. Fernando Leite is an Associate Director of Technical Marketing - Swine at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. He earned his DVM from Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil, a Master’s in Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology from Iowa State University, and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota.

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