In this episode, Jamee Eggers, Chief Operating Officer with Cloverleaf Animal Welfare Systems, discusses Proposition 12 and sow housing with us.

Dr. Kimberly Crawford, with VRI, joins us to discuss her paper on the efficacy of ivermectin administration to pigs challenged with PRRSV.

Find the manuscript here: https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v32n4/v32n4p164.pdf

Dr. Brett Ramirez, from Iowa State University, joins us to discuss swine barn ventilation and the future of ventilation technologies.

Peng Li, also known as Jack, from the ISU Field Epi team joins us to discuss TOSc sampling.

Dr. Derald Holtkamp discusses updating the cost of PRRSV for the US swine industry.

Contact Dr. Holtkamp regarding the outbreak investigation tool: [email protected]

Contact SMEC with questions: [email protected]

White paper: https://www.ipic.iastate.edu/information/InBarnInsectManagement.pdf

Dr. Chris Rademacher: [email protected]

Access all of the reports and resources discussed in this episode about the SDRS here: https://fieldepi.org/sdrs/

Dr. Kate Dion joins us discuss the outbreak investigation tool that she and Dr. Derald Holtkamp have developed.

If you're interested in using the tool email [email protected] or contact us here at SMEC as [email protected] and we can get you in contact with Dr. Dion.

Welcome to “Talkin’ about Pigs” – a podcast where individuals from the Swine Medicine

Education Center (SMEC) answer swine health questions submitted by pork producers. We

keep the topic producer oriented, with the goal of bringing pork producers relevant information

that they can bring back to the farm.

Today’s podcast answers the question: what is the PRRSV resistant pig, and how might it affect the swine industry?

Publications discussed in the podcast can be found at the links below:

-Whitworth, K., Rowland, R., Ewen, C. et al. Gene-edited pigs are protected from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Nat Biotechnol 34, 20–22 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3434

-PRRSV Antimicrobial use impact: https://www.pic.com/iowa-state-university-study-shows-preventing-common-swine-disease-could-dramatically-reduce-demand-for-antibiotic-use-in-pork-production/

Stay tuned for more swine health podcasts, geared towards pork producers! If you have

difficulty accessing any of the referred materials, or if you have a swine health related question

you would like featured on the podcast – please email us at [email protected]. Please put

“SMEC Podcast Question” in the title of your email to ensure we receive it

Welcome to “Talkin’ about Pigs” – a podcast where individuals from the Swine Medicine

Education Center (SMEC) answer swine health questions submitted by pork producers. We

keep the topic producer oriented, with the goal of bringing pork producers relevant information

that they can bring back to the farm.

Today’s podcast answers the question: what are the current trends in E. coli and how can we

manage it?

Publications discussed in the podcast can be found at the links below:

- SDRS reports: https://fieldepi.org/sdrs-reports/

- SHIC Webinar (F18 E. coli):

https://iastate.app.box.com/file/865979567303?s=yd8shajrgzlt2v9cxurctso1ijohlo3t

Stay tuned for more swine health podcasts, geared towards pork producers! If you have

difficulty accessing any of the referred materials, or if you have a swine health related question

you would like featured on the podcast – please email us at [email protected]. Please put

“SMEC Podcast Question” in the title of your email to ensure we receive it