February 2023 – Page 2 – Swine in Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is hiring a Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Director

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Best of Leman 2022: Lauren Glowzenski – Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae outbreak in an Iowa Finisher

This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.

You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.

Dr. Lauren Glowzenski from TriOak Foods, gave this talk on the impact of biosecurity related to an App case, during the Carlos Pijoan SDEC symposium, a pre-conference workshop offered annually at the Leman Swine Conference.

The changing disguises PRRSV might use to hide from a pig’s immunity

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 Igor A. D. Paploski, Dennis N. Makau, Nakarin Pamornchainavakul, Julia P. Baker, Declan Schroeder, Albert Rovira and Kimberly VanderWaal from the University of Minnesota and the University of Reading take a look at different glycosylation patterns of PRRSV in the US.

The effect of gilt flow management during acclimation on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection

Today, we are sharing a recent publication from the MycoLab investigating how two different gilt flow managements during acclimation impact Mycoplasma detection. The full publication is available on the journal’s website.

The secret behind controlling Influenza on pig farms: A podcast episode

Influenza viruses are a huge concern for swine producers around the globe: firstly, because they cause high levels of illness in the herds; secondly, because they are very contagious and evolve very quickly. Although swine (and human) influenza viruses can circulate throughout the entire year, most outbreaks do occur during late fall and winter – so there is no better time to talk about them! In this week’s episode, Dr. Laura Greiner talks with Dr. Montserrat Torremorell about the main strategies for solving influenza issues in our pig production systems. With vast experience on that topic, Dr. Montserrat explains what the differences are between influenza viruses, why sow farms are more susceptible to occurrences, and what we need to do to successfully control influenza on a practical level.