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Swine Health Blackbelt #36 - What is required to operate a commercial research program? - Part 2 the swine health blackbelt Jan 09, 2023

There are a lot of details and inner workings in a swine research facility, especially when it comes to running it at a commercial level and dealing with customers who expect top-notch, quality...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #35 - Novel biologic compound with antiviral properties in pigs the swine health blackbelt Jan 02, 2023

As the use of antibiotics declines and public pressure for the elimination of pharmacological levels of zinc in swine diets increases, the industry finds itself in dire need of more methods for...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #34 - What is required to operate a commercial research program? - Part 1 the swine health blackbelt Dec 26, 2022

There are a lot of details and inner workings in a swine research facility, especially when it comes to running it at a commercial level and dealing with customers who expect top-notch, quality...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #33 - What can we learn from using swine models in human research by Dr. Elisa Crisci the swine health blackbelt Dec 19, 2022

Nowadays, using animals as models for human biomedical research is an important part of scientific studies. In particular, pigs share a lot of gastrointestinal, anatomical, and pathophysiological...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #32 - Managing pain - what options are available for pigs? by Monique Pairis-Garcia the swine health blackbelt Dec 12, 2022

One of the most difficult and unfortunate things in pig production is having to accept that pain is a reality when we are talking about certain practices. That is why, as responsible pig producers,...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #30 - How does PRRSv sequencing help vets out in the field? by Dr. Joel Sparks the swine health blackbelt Nov 28, 2022

Whole genome PRRSv sequencing is a topic that has already been discussed in more detail in some earlier episodes, with Dr. Linhares and Dr. Trevisan. But regardless of how important it is, its...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #29 - Novel monophasic salmonella - what it means to producers by Dr. Fernando Leite the swine health blackbelt Nov 21, 2022

There has lately been an increased prevalence of a new salmonella serotype in the US. This monophasic serotype is one of the most prevalent and can be a concern for producers if pigs become...

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