The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, in collaboration with the Swine Health Information Center, has developed a near-real-time event-based surveillance system to support informed decision making for U.S. pork producers. To further enhance disease monitoring, the team has expanded its focus to include production diseases, and develop a global swine disease dashboard. What might this mean for the hog industry?

From the 2024 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases in Chicago, Feedstuffs Ann Hess talks with Dr. Rachael Schulte, University of Minnesota to find out about the new surveillance system

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is sponsored by United Animal Health, a leader in animal health and nutrition. You can learn more about United Animal Health and how they are working to advance animal science worldwide by visiting the website at UnitedANH.com

With disease outbreaks on the rise across the Midwest, controlling swine respiratory disease (SRD) pathogens has become even more crucial. Air filtration has been shown to reduce pathogen introduction. However, aerosol transmission into barns continues to occur.

This episode is brought to you by Pharmgate Animal Health, a growing business that puts livestock first. Pharmgate provides a proven portfolio of technically supported, high-quality products that are the foundation of custom herd health protocols. By offering multiple options for active ingredients, concentrations, and administration routes, Pharmgate provides you with choices to fit your needs, backed by a team with technical expertise to get the results you want.

From the 2024 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases in Chicago, Feedstuffs' Ann Hess talks with Erin Kettelkamp of Swine Vet Center to, among other things, dig into a recent study in the area of biocontainment and airborne swine pathogens and its findings. 

To access more SRD resources and connect with an expert, visit Pharmgate.com.

Similarities and differences exist in poultry production around the world. In Germany, production and labeling standards are driving change and creating opportunities. Likewise, technology aimed at reducing labor in all stages of production and processing are under evaluation and implementation. 

We catch up with Brian Earnest, lead economist for animal protein in CoBank's Knowledge Exchange research division, to get his observations from a recent trip to Germany where he visited poultry production operations, a grocery store, a feed mill and spoke during a preconference to EuroTier.

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is sponsored by United Animal Health, a leader in animal health and nutrition. You can learn more about United Animal Health and how they are working to advance animal science worldwide by visiting the website at UnitedANH.com

There is a new convenient, one-shot, low-volume antibiotic from Elanco Animal Health that offers swine respiratory disease treatment protocol flexibility from nursery to finish. Pradalex has a unique structure that differs from any molecule in its class. What opportunities might Pradalex have for your hog operation. 

Joining us to share his experience and trial work to date with Pradalex is veterinarian Dr. Paul Thomas of AMVC.

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is brought to you by Elanco Animal Health. Learn more about Elanco at farmanimal.elanco.com/us/swine

A number of key strategies exist for managing seasonal variation and herd constraints in a hog operation, all while considering the specific herd capacity limitations and market dynamics.

Our Ann Hess sat down with Mark Knauer of North Carolina State University during the Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul to talk about how best to manage seasonal variation and herd capacity constraints in hog operations.

This episode is brought to you by Topigs Norsvin, the second-largest swine genetics company in the world. Topigs Norsvin is not just a genetics supplier but a production partner. By working together you can unlock your operation’s productivity and profitability. Visit topigsnorsvin.us to learn more about how partnering with Topigs Norsvin can help your business.

On November 12, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a long-awaited final decision with reforms to pricing formulas used by the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. The next step is a vote of approval on the ruling by the dairy industry. That is to come in December. What does this reform in milk pricing mean for the dairy industry overall and at the farm level?

Joining us today to talk about the recent reforms to milk pricing is Tim Trotter, CEO of Edge. We caught up with Tim at this week National Farm Broadcasters meeting in Kansas City.

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is sponsored by United Animal Health, a leader in animal health and nutrition. You can learn more about United Animal Health and how they are working to advance animal science worldwide by visiting the website at UnitedANH.com

NOVUS has launched its latest intelligent nutrition innovation. The new feed additive is scientifically shown to help dairy farmers get more out of forage by optimizing dry matter intake per pound of milk produced while maintaining milk production. 

NEXT ENHANCE® CGO Feed Solution supports greater returns on feed investment while providing a safeguard for feed inventories. 

The new campaign supporting NEXT ENHANCE® CGO boasts that a 33-pound bag of the product can save over 81,000 pounds in total mixed ration.

NOVUS Technical Services Manager Sarah Stocks joins us to talk about the new product and what it means for the dairy industry.

For more information, visit: https://www.novusint.com/products/dairy-next-enhance/

EuroTier 2024 is fast approaching. It will be held Nov. 12-15 in Hanover, Germany. 

Holding to tradition, there will be lots of new innovation unveiled as well as valuable information for attendees to take in. Animal feeds and feeding will most certainly again be a topic of focus. 

Joining us in this episode is Detlef Kampf, Head of Animal Nutrition, DLG – EuroTier. Our discussion centers around the trends taking place in animal agriculture in Europe, specifically the animal feed and feeding sector. 

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is sponsored by United Animal Health, a leader in animal health and nutrition. You can learn more about United Animal Health and how they are working to advance animal science worldwide by visiting the website at UnitedANH.com

Dr. David Baumert, Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis, and Dr. Kayla Castevens, NC Regional Veterinarian, Country View Family Farms, discuss their partnership in the implementation of a large Mhp-elimination project, including helpful insights and best practices to ensure long-term herd stability.

In addition to this podcast, we encourage you to learn more on the topic in our recent Feedstuffs webinar with Dr. David Baumert and Dr. Kayla Castevens.

Note: The customization of the Mhp Guardian Program intervention roadmaps relies heavily on the guidance and recommendations of your customer’s on-staff or consulting veterinarian working in collaboration with our Technical Services Team.

The animal health information contained herein is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace discussions with an animal healthcare professional. Testimonials represent individual experience only, and the experiences and opinions herein may be unique to the patient. Individual results may vary, considering the unique characteristics of the patient.

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus has been brought to you by Zoetis Pork.

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Swine respiratory disease (SRD) is a commonly encountered health challenge in today’s hog industry. SRD includes a wide range of bacterial pathogens that can impact pig respiratory systems as well as the overall health of a farm system. What might all this mean for your operation, and how can you fight back? 

This episode is brought to you by Pharmgate Animal Health, a growing business that puts livestock first. Pharmgate provides a proven portfolio of technically supported, high-quality products that are the foundation of custom herd health protocols. By offering multiple options for active ingredients, concentrations, and administration routes, Pharmgate provides you with choices to fit your needs backed by a team with technical expertise to get the results you want.

Joining us today on Feedstuffs in Focus is Dr. Nic Lauterbach, technical services veterinarian with Pharmgate Animal Health. Our topic is that of how swine respiratory disease can be stopped in its tracks through the implementation of practical strategies and recommendations for improving herd health outcomes when faced with the threat of swine respiratory disease.

To access more SRD resources and connect with an expert, visit Pharmgate.com.