A recent study in pigs has shown that inhaled vaccines could potentially reduce viral transmission and improve efficiency, marking a significant step toward advancing human vaccine development.
Since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020, interest in administering vaccines mucosally, rather than...
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is reviewing its sampling plan for the federal 2025 fiscal year, which runs through September 30, due to the agency’s ongoing assessment of last year’s Boar’s Head recall linked to a deadly...
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) has received an overwhelming response to its recent call for research proposals aimed at enhancing the swine industry’s defenses against H5N1 influenza. In a collaborative effort involving the Swine Health Information Center, the...
July 2024 hog futures have sold off $17 since April 24th. The 2 questions are why did this happen and is it done going down? Listen in to Mike Fitzgerald and Mike Minor to discuss todays most asked questions.
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) has announced that the PRRS-2 Lineage 1C.5 Clonally Expanded Clade has become the dominant Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) lineage circulating in the United States. Since its emergence in 2020, this lineage...
About the Guest
As the CEO of GroGuru, I drive the overall strategy and operational execution for an exciting AgTech company that is changing the way that we grow crops by using an innovative IoT system for precision irrigation, soil...
In the podcast, Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Gabriella Lima who recently finished her Master of Science degree in the Department of Animal Science. Gabriella speaks about a research project she worked on. The research project...
Did you unpack and install the inlet openings that came with your tunnel ventilation fans? They were probably in the box, but are hard to see, and easily overlooked. Tunnel ventilation air inlets must be installed properly - at...
Pests, particularly rodents, can have many impacts on your daily operations in any livestock system, including contaminated feed, building maintenance, and potential disease vectors. These are just some of the factors that can ultimately affect the economic viability of...
In this episode, I talk with James Cornwell of Nine Pines Farm in Pennsylvania. James and his wife farm full time on 3 different parcels of land - some owned and some leased. Pastured pigs make up a portion...