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Swine Health Blackbelt #20 - New surveillance protocols for ASF to make sure you act fast if infected by Dr. Rachel Schambow the swine health blackbelt Sep 20, 2022

With ASF so close to our borders, we need to make sure we are prepared for if it spreads to the U.S. because if it crosses our borders, we need to act fast. One of the main factors contributing to the...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #19 - Biosecurity for all: From show pigs to large producers by Dr. Andréia Arruda the swine health blackbelt Sep 12, 2022

Having effective biosecurity protocols is critical, especially with ASF not too far away from our borders. While they may be commonly found on large scale facilities, many small farmers may not have m...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #18 - How Lawsonia intracellularis shedding by sows affects herd health? the swine health blackbelt Sep 06, 2022

Lawsonia intracellularis, the bacteria that causes ileitis, leads to poor animal performance through poor feed conversion, and even mortality for pigs. That’s why it is a major concern for many pig pr...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #17 - Rotavirus ice cubes - efficacy and methods by Dr. Seth Melson the swine health blackbelt Aug 30, 2022

Rotavirus, without an effective commercial vaccine solution, continues to be a problem for the swine industry. Numerous methods have been tested to help develop immunity in piglets, one of which invol...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #16 - Heat stress in sows - can it affect litter performance too? by Dr. Jay Johnson the swine health blackbelt Aug 23, 2022

What if I told you that you could improve litter growth rate without any nutritional changes? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well in this episode with Dr. Jay Johnson, we discuss his research on s...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #15 - Diving deeper into the gastric ulcers in pigs by Agbee Kpogo the swine health blackbelt Aug 16, 2022

We’ve seen several studies on gastric ulcers being influenced by either feed outages or by particle size, but we still don’t know the exact physiological mechanism that causes the onset of these gastr...

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Swine Health Blackbelt #13 - Dr. Ana Paula Poeta Silva: Optimizing diagnostic strategies for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae the swine health blackbelt Aug 02, 2022

Much of the United States has become mycoplasma naive in the last several years, but that doesn't mean it isn't a threat for producers, especially regarding the gilt movement. In this episode, I talk ...

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