Talkin' About Pigs

Dr. Meredith Petersen, Director of Swine Health with the National Pork Board, gives an update on the National Swine Health Strategy.

To learn more about the National Swine Health Strategy, visit porkcheckoff.org/strategy

Dr. Michele Moncrief discusses the use of telehealth technology to evaluate biosecurity in swine breeding farms.

https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock-management/telehealth-based-biosecurity-hazard-analysis

https://www.swinehealth.org/telehealth-biosecurity-analysis-powered-by-shic-outbreak-program/

Dr. Dalton Humphrey discusses his area of research within swine nutrition and metabolism.

Nikki Villalon, a third year veterinary student at Iowa State University, discusses her project on the importance of accurate teat assessment of sows.

Emma Zwart, third year veterinary student at Iowa State University, discusses a novel approach to feedback for sows in open pen gestation.

We discuss Vera, the ISU VDL's new artificial intelligence assistant.

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdl/

In this episode, Dr. Doughan discusses the Iowa State Fair Farrowing Display with Dr. Michele Moncrief, SMEC, and Joyce Hoppes, IPPA.

Survey: tinyurl.com/swinehealth

Learn more: https://porkcheckoff.org/news/a-united-front-building-a-national-swine-health-strategy-for-u-s-pork-producers/

Learn about the speakers and topics to be covered at the 2025 ISU James D. McKean Swine Disease Conference, and register today to attend!

Big update on the PRRSV resistant pig, and some important updates from SMEC!