In this special episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Lukas Schwarz, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, explores a highly relevant topic for the summer season:  the risks and impacts of stable flies in pig production. He shares new insights into disease transmission and provides strategies for effective pest control. Learn what swine professionals can do to prevent fly-borne pathogens. Listen now on all major platforms!

"The stable fly is a bloodsucking insect with a painful bite that creates stress and potential pathogen transmission among swine."

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Lukas Schwarz earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Ph.D. from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, where he is currently a postdoctoral researcher in swine medicine. His expertise lies in parasite-related swine health and integrated pest control strategies. His current research focuses on stable flies and their role in disease transmission within pig farms.

Click here to read the full research articles:

The Stable Fly as a Possible Vector Transmitting Pathogens in Austrian Pig Farms

Bleeding skin lesions in gestating sows of a piglet producing farm in Austria

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (00:58) Introduction
• (03:01) Stable fly insights
• (05:18) Parasite-related diseases
• (06:28) Transmission to pigs
• (08:43) Fly control strategies
• (11:38) Barn sanitation practices
• (13:27) Closing thoughts

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