Swine Health Blackbelt #6 - Test, identify, and remove - a novel ASF farm response strategy by Li Peng the swine health blackbelt Jun 14, 2022

ASF continues to be prevalent internationally and can be an economically devastating disease for pig farmers. The United States has successfully kept the disease out of its borders but it is crucial that we are prepared to handle the situation if it finds its way in. In this episode, I talk with...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #4 - Senecavirus A in swine populations by Guilherme Preis the swine health blackbelt May 31, 2022

Often being overshadowed by more “famous” swine diseases such as PRRSV and PEDV, Senecavirus A has been silently moving through swine herds since the late 80s. Not much is known about its epidemiology and detection has so far been mainly limited to vesicular fluid. Dr. Guilherme Preis...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #3 - Dr. Edison Magalhães: How can we improve our current PRRSV regional control programs? the swine health blackbelt May 24, 2022

Controlling and minimizing PRRSV outbreaks is a major priority for farms everywhere. We currently have PRRSV regional control programs to better regulate how to respond when challenged or exposed to PRRSV. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Johnson talks with Dr. Edison Magalhães who is...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #2 - Different PEDv vaccination strategies by Dr. Brent Sexton the swine health blackbelt May 17, 2022

Even with different types of vaccines available for PEDv, it still is a common issue that swine farms struggle with. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Johnson interviews Dr. Brent Sexton about his experiencies with PEDv vaccines and how he has been utilizing a different vaccination method to try and...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #1 - PRRSV classification tool by Dr. Derald Holtkamp the swine health blackbelt May 10, 2022

Disease classification is a very important aspect for both swine producers and veterinarians. It helps provide a roadmap for how to manage viruses within herds, and PRRSV has been a major problem for the swine industry for many years. In the first episode, Dr. Derald Holtkamp shares with me Dr....

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