Production costs continue to climb across the swine industry, and the health costs associated with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome only make it worse. PRRS is estimated to cost the industry $1.8 million per day.Host Sarah Muirhead

Emerging diseases: Sapovirus

Oct 18th, 2023 17m 3s

There are plenty of diseases that can affect a production system, but what happens when the standard culprits don’t show up on a diagnostics test? Host Sarah Muirhead sits down with Dr. Tom Petznick of ArkCare to discuss lessons learned in unco

Lawsonia: Silent robbers of feed

Oct 11th, 2023 17m 58s

“There is no such thing as normal diarrhea.” This comes from someone who has dedicated nearly 40 years to controlling and establishing immunity to ileitis, a leading cause of diarrhea in pigs. Host Sarah Muirhead speaks with Dr. Nate Winkelman

Mycoplasma knocks down ADG and secondary cull markets

Oct 4th, 2023 13m 27s

In an industry where health challenges can determine the difference between profitability and loss, why not eliminate a challenge when you can? Host Sarah Muirhead sits down with Dr. Amy Maschhoff from The Maschhoffs LLC System to discuss pract

Writing and executing effective swine health protocols

Oct 31st, 2022 11m 32s

Welcome to this episode of Feedstuffs Swine Healthline, brought to you by Pharmgate Animal Health and focused on writing and executing effective swine health protocols.One aspect of the job as a swine veterinarian is helping your customers or y

Advice on dealing with chronic health challenges and disease elimination programs

Oct 24th, 2022 13m 29s

Welcome to this episode of Feedstuffs Swine Healthline, brought to you by Pharmgate Animal Health and focused on transitioning a sow herd or pig flow to high-health status.You’ve probably heard the saying that the definition of insanity is doin

The latest on endemic bacterial research and whole genome sequencing

Oct 17th, 2022 15m

Welcome to this episode of Feedstuffs Swine Healthline, brought to you by Pharmgate Animal Health and focused on endemic bacterial agents. Increasingly, the swine industry's attention is focused on epidemic agents, such as PRRS and PED, or the

An update on the current state of PRRS in the U.S.

Oct 10th, 2022 14m 59s

Welcome to this episode of Feedstuffs Swine Healthline, brought to you by Pharmgate Animal Health and focused on what the latest veterinary diagnostic data tells us about the state of PRRS in the U.S.Our guest is Dr. Daniel Linhares, associate

Practical experience in developing a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae elimination program

Apr 7th, 2021 18m 21s

Welcome to this episode of Feedstuffs Swine Healthline, brought to you by Pharmgate Animal Health and focused on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.M. hyo doesn’t have to be a part of pig production anymore. As we hear in this episode, elimination progra

Immune responses following Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection

Mar 24th, 2021 17m 38s

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae has a complex interaction with a pig’s immune system. Understanding this response is essential to recognizing the pathogen’s role in respiratory disease, as well as treatment and prevention decisions.Welcome to the thir

Tools for Practical Diagnosis of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

Mar 10th, 2021 17m

Accurate detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in live pigs is critical for timely disease control, but it is challenging. New, practical tools that improve upon or complement existing diagnostics can make a difference. Our guest is D

Relevance and impact of swine respiratory disease complex and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in modern pork production

Feb 23rd, 2021 15m 52s

You know that Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a primary pathogen in swine respiratory disease (SRD) complexes and a gateway to endemic health challenges. Jordi Mora of ECO Animal Health explains the impacts of M. hyo and swine respiratory disease i

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