Welcome to “Talkin’ about Pigs” – a podcast where individuals from the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) discuss swine health topics over coffee. Each podcast episode covers a different swine health topic of interest to pork producers. All topics are generated from pork producer questions! 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 covers wean pig pricing and investigates the question: What should I pay for weaned pigs based on health status? Publications discussed in the podcast can be found at the links below:

• Journal of Translational Animal Science “Impact of health challenges on pig growth performance, carcass characteristics, and net returns under commercial conditions”

  • https://academic.oup.com/tas/article/2/1/50/4904082?login=false

• Ag Decision Maker tool: Assessing Economic Opportunity of Improving Mortality Rate in Wean-to-Finish Swine Production

  • https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/livestock/html/b1-78.html

• Video tutorial of Ag Decision Maker tool

  • https://vimeo.com/801286449/8261ae280c

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) discuss swine health topics over coffee. Each podcast episode covers a different swine health question from a pork producer! 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 covers Mycoplasma hyorhinis a bacterial infection in pigs that causes disease in pigs ages 3-10 weeks. Publications discussed in the podcast can be found at the links below:

- Swine Disease Manual – Mycoplasma-related diseases chart: https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam/FSVD/swine/index-diseases/mycoplasma-related-diseases

- Austrian case series – “Mycoplasma hyorhinis as a possible cause of fibrinopurulent meningitis in pigs? – a case series”: https://porcinehealthmanagement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40813-020-00178-8

- How to tackle mortality-causing lameness in finishing hogs: https://www.thepigsite.com/articles/how-to-tackle-mortality-causing-lameness-in-finishing-hogs

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].

Welcome to “Talkin’ about Pigs” – a podcast where individuals from the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) discuss swine health topics over coffee. Each podcast episode covers a different swine health topic of interest to pork producers. All topics are generated from pork producer questions! 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 covers disinfectants and whether rotating disinfectants is necessary. Publications referenced in the podcast can be found below:

• Michigan State University – disinfectant strategies for swine facilities: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/disinfectant-strategies-for-swine-facilities\

• Should You Rotate Disinfectants? Industry Experts Weigh In: https://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/should-you-rotate-disinfectants-industry-experts-weigh-in-0001

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].

Welcome to “Talkin’ about Pigs” – a podcast where individuals from the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) discuss swine health topics over coffee. Each podcast episode covers a different swine health topic of interest to pork producers. All topics are generated from pork producer questions! 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 episode covers current research in African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF has continued to spread through the global swine herd. Although not yet detected in the US, this podcast covers current research efforts focused on ASF and how US pork producers can prepare. Publications discussed in the podcast can be found at the links below:

• Predicting the time to detect moderately virulent African swine fever virus in finisher swine herds using a stochastic disease transmission mode: https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-022-03188-6

• An Assessment of Diagnostic Assays and Sample Types in the Detection of Attenuated Genotype 5 African Swine Fever Virus in European Pigs over a 3-Month Period: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/4/404/htm

• Swineweb article – Purdue Professor Develops African Swine Fever Risk Assessment Tool: https://www.swineweb.com/purdue-professor-develops-african-swine-fever-risk-assessment-tool/

• USDA Vaccine Update: https://www.aasv.org/news/story.php?id=14145

Also discussed:

• Secure Pork Supply Plan: https://www.securepork.org/

• Certified Swine Sample Collector Training: https://www.securepork.org/training-materials/disease-monitoring-sample/

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].

Welcome to “Talkin’ About Pigs” – a podcast where individuals from the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) discuss swine health topics over coffee. Each podcast episode covers a different swine health topic of interest to pork producers. All topics are generated from pork producer questions! We keep the topic producer oriented, with the goal of bringing pork producers relevant information that they can bring back to the farm.

Stay tuned for swine health podcasts, geared towards pork producers! 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.