Feedstuffs in Focus

Diseases like bovine respiratory disease (BRD) kill an estimated 8 million calves annually and create serious challenges for the cattle industry. Each year BRD alone costs the US cattle industry upwards of $1 billion. As we hear today, a new tool for producers’ toolboxes may be on the horizon.  

Joining us today is Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury, professor at Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. While not yet cleared for use, Dr. Chowdury has developed a vaccine for bovine respiratory disease for cattle thru the application of new technology. He joins us today to those details.

This episode 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

It is documented that viruses can be transported in feed. That being so, what is the role of feed mitigants, and is there value in including a mitigant in a biosecurity program? 

Your host for this episode of Feedstuffs Pork Nation is Mark Hulsebus, along with Dr. Jose Sota and  Dr. Andrew Bents, all of Alltech. They are joined by special guest Dr. Scott Dee. Dr. Dee is a leading expert in mitigating feed risk as part of a best-in-class biosecurity program. 

Feedstuffs Pork Nation is brought to you by Alltech. Alltech delivers smarter, more sustainable solutions for agriculture through a diverse portfolio of products and services. Contact the Alltech Pork Team, or visit go.alltech.com/swine-research to learn more.

Soybean meal net energy has been found to be higher in commercial settings, which changes the formulation strategies and economics of soybean meal use in diets. 

To find out more about this difference in soybean meal net energy and productive energy in commercial swine diets versus book values and how this improved understanding impacts formulation strategies for nutritionists and economic considerations we catch up with with Dr. Aaron Gaines, managing partner of Ani-Tek, LLC, and Dr. Bart Borg, vice president of feed and nutrition with Passel Farms.

Gaines and Borg spoke at the Iowa Swine Day Pre-conference Symposium titled "Soybean Meal 360° — Expanding our horizons through discoveries and field-proven feeding strategies for improving pork production.” Gaines focused on soybean meal net energy and productive energy in commercial swine systems versus industry book values, while Borg talked about the practical application of this new information relative to the conventional low-cost ingredient formulation approach. 

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is brought to you by U.S. Soy.

Last week the 2024 Farm Progress Show took place in Boone, Iowa. Coming into agriculture’s largest farm show of the year, Rabobank took the opportunity to bring its global grains and oilseeds team together to tour Midwest fields and talk with growers and agribusiness leaders.

Joining us in this episode to share their insights and global perspectives are Rabobank researchers Stephen Nicholson and Sam Taylor. We explore what looks to be ahead for this fall harvest, farm input cost trends and the impact of interest rates, US elections and more.

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

Cameras are used for many purposes. They are frequently used to monitor such things as traffic flows, weather patterns and even to provide security in a number of different ways. But what about in pig barns? What benefit might camera technology and the resulting data collection have when it comes to managing pigs in a breeding program?

Joining us today to talk about camera technology in the pig barn is Kristine Marinsen, a researcher in the health and behavior platform of Toppigs Norsvin. 

This episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is sponsored by Topigs Norsvin, the second largest swine genetics company in the world. The TN70 is the flagship parent sow of Topigs Norsvin, described as being a self-reliant sow capable of raising her own pigs and requiring less human intervention in the farrowing house. Visit tn70.topigsnorsvin.com to see what producers are saying about their experience with the TN70. 

Traceability continues to be a key priority for the National Pork Board. 

AgView, the industry’s contact-tracing tool, has reached an all-time high of more than 1,200 producer-user adoptions, and nearly 1.5 million pig movements, since its launch in November 2020. The National Pork Board is continuing to explore advancements and opportunities while maintaining data security and integrations that make AgView so beneficial to producers.

Joining our Ann Hess today to discuss AgView’s value to U.S. pig farmers is Dr. Dusty Oedekoven, Chief Veterinarian and Dr. Patrick Webb, Assistant Chief Veterinarian, both with National Pork Board. 

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

The greatest risk for the livestock sector in the remainder of 2024 is that which is related to politics and the uncertainty around what the new administration’s policy will be on the economy and agriculture. 

What will end up being in the farm bill? What about support for such things as foreign animal disease monitoring and prevention? How, too, can more resiliency be created in the overall supply chain and what advantages does that hold for the livestock sector?

Feedstuffs Ann Hess caught up with Lance Zimmerman, Rabobank’s Senior Beef Analyst for the North America market during the recent Ag Media Summit 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

Is liquidation in the beef cattle sector finally slowing? What about the aging of the cow herd? What might this fall calving season hold? 

Herd rebuilding, drought, consumer demand and preferences as well as cost of feeding and the dairy on beef trend. These all are topics we tackle as we dig into the beef industry and what’s likely ahead.

Joining us today to discuss the state of the beef industry is Don Close, chief researcher and analytics officer with Terrain Ag. We caught up with Don during this week’s Ag Media Summit in Kansas City.

This episode 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

Joining us in this episode of Feedstuffs in Focus to discuss new research findings related to how quickly EXCEDE ® for Swine reaches therapeutic plasma concentration levels in pigs is Dr. Micah Jansen, Managing Technical Services Veterinarian for Zoetis Pork. Dr. Jansen details research presented at last fall’s Leman Swine Conference and why it's relevant to veterinarians and pork producers when making antibiotic treatment decisions for swine respiratory disease.

In addition to this podcast, we encourage you to learn more on the topic in our recent Feedstuffs 365 interview with Dr. Jansen.

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

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: People with known hypersensitivity to penicillin or cephalosporins should avoid exposure to EXCEDE for Swine. Do not use in swine found to be hypersensitive to the product. Pre-slaughter withdrawal time is 14 days following the last dose. See full prescribing information at Excedeforswine.com/pi.

References

1 Lutz, S., et. al.; Pharmacokinetics of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid; Leman 2023.

2 Data on file, Study Report No. 1121R-60-04-215, Zoetis LLC.

3 Anadón A. Perspectives in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. Front Vet Sci. 2016 Sep 13;3:82. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2016.00082. PMID: 27679801; PMCID: PMC5020047.

4 Data on file, Study Report No ORPORK2030, Zoetis Services, LLC

5 Bowersock, T.L., et al., Efficacy of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid for the Treatment of Artificially-induce Pnemonia in an Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Challenge   Model. Proceedings of the 18th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, Hamburg, Germany, 2004.

6 Data on file, Study Report No. 1123C-60-08-315, Zoetis Services LLC

7 EXCEDE for Swine FOI Summary: 2004/06/18 Original NADA 141-235.

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The last time the estimated economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, or PRRS, was investigated was in 2013. What is the current impact of the disease on herd health and production? 

Feedstuffs Ann Hess caught up with Drs. Henry Osemeke and Derald Holtkamp of Iowa State University during this week’s Iowa Swine Day to find out more.

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