Tongue tip fluid (TTF): A welfare friendly directed population-based monitoring technique

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

This week’s science page looks at the collect of tongue tip fluid as a monitoring technique for PRRSv, thanks to researchers Jordi Baliellas, Elena Novell, Enric Vicens Tarancón, Lorenzo Fraile and Carles Vilalta.

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The 2022 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference offered science-based solutions to swine producers and veterinarians

The 2022 edition of the Allen D. Leman swine conference held in St. Paul, MN continued to offer a wide range of high-quality, science-driven presentations while innovating on several aspects of its program. This year was another successful edition for the UMN organizing committee, attracting more than 800 attendees from around the globe. Enjoy a few highlights from the conference and mark your calendars for next year: September 16-19, 2023!

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Early Data On Prop 12 Production: A podcast

Podcasts are a perfect way to get caught up with new swine information! We are presenting you the latest episode from “At The Meeting… Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison” in collaboration with SwineCast.

The ATM team digs into preliminary data from one of the nation’s leading swine producers – the Pipestone System – to discover the realities of productivity and costs associated with Prop 12 compliance.

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Evaluating the Efficacy of Boot Baths with Wet and Dry Disinfectants for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

Researchers at Kansas State University (Olivia Harrison, Catherine Grace Elijah, Allison K. Blomme, Haley Ottot, Jianfa Bai, Elizabeth Poulsen-Porter, Jason C. Woodworth, Chad B. Paulk, Jordan T. Gebhardt, and Cassandra K. Jones) share their finding the efficacy of boot baths for control of the spread of porcine viruses.

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Top 5 Things to Do at the Leman Swine Conference!

The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference is less than a week away!! if you haven’t registered yet, you can register now, or you can register on-site at the St. Paul RiverCentre.

If you’ve ever been to the Leman Swine Conference, you know there are many educational and social opportunities, here are the ones we are most excited about this year:

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