The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast - Marcello Melini: Tongue Tip Fluid in the Growing Herd | Ep. 158

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Marcello Melini from the University of Minnesota shares his research on alternative sampling strategies for monitoring PRRSv and other swine pathogens. He explains the potential of tongue tip fluids and other specimen types to improve pathogen detection and sequencing in grow-finish pigs. Listen now on all major platforms!

What will you learn: 

• Tongue tip sampling
• Pathogen detection methods
• Sequencing sample strategies
• Sampling timing challenges
• Environmental contamination risks

Meet the guest:

Marcello Melini is a PhD candidate and graduate research assistant at the University of Minnesota, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine. With over 12 years of experience in swine health, Melini focuses on field applications and epidemiology of PRRSv. He holds a DVM and a Master’s in Applied Statistics from Guatemala.
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