July 2023 – Swine in Minnesota

Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project Incidence Year 2022 / 2023 Annual Summary

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.

The 2022-2023 MSHMP incidence year again brought us unexpected events and chances to learn. We were able to meet these challenges because you, as an MSHMP participant, continue to share your data. We would like to provide a general update and summary of where we are at this point.

Best of Leman 2022: Mike Roof – USDA Vaccine licensing requirements and field impacts of off-label use

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.

Associations between weather events and PED

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.

In today’s Science Page the MSHMP team explores the connection between weather events and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus outbreaks.

Surviving Challenging Production Economics: 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.

Reducing costs and managing capital are key survival strategies during periods of challenging production economics. The ‘At the Meeting’ team talks with John Schwartz, CEO and President of Schwartz Farms, one of the leading swine production companies in the U.S.

Inter-Regional Spreading Patterns of Contemporary PRRSV-2 in the U.S.: A Molecular Epidemiological Perspective

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.

MSHMP brings us a new perspective on the spread of PRRS in this week’s Science Page, by Nakarin Pamornchainavakul, Igor Paploski, Dennis Makau, Mariana Kikuti, Albert Rovira, Samantha Lycett, Cesar Corzo, and Kim VanderWaal.