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Best of Leman: Mark Schwartz – How is the lack of pig robustness affecting our farms?

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.

Comparative Survival of 5 Strains of PRRSV in Tap Water at 3 Different Temperatures

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.

Valeria Lugo, Cesar Corzo, and Sagar Goyal of the University of Minnesota compare PRRSV survival rates in water, in this week’s Science page.

Characterizing the persistence of inactivated Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae DNA detection in the respiratory tract of pigs

The detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in clinical samples is usually determined by PCR targeting bacterial DNA. However, a positive M. hyopneumoniae PCR result may eventually represent the detection of non-viable bacteria, complicating the diagnostic interpretation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the PCR detection of non-viable M. hyopneumoniae and its residual cell-free DNA in live pigs.

Frequency of PCV‑2 viremia in nursery piglets from a Spanish swine integration system in 2020 and 2022 considering PRRSV infection status

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 this week’s Science Page researchers Mònica Sagrera, Laura Garza-Moreno, Marina Sibila, Salvador Oliver-Ferrando, Sonia Cárceles, Carlos Casanovas, Patricia Prieto, Alberto García-Flores, David Espigares, and Joaquim Segalés share the results of their study assessing PCV2 viremia in Spanish nursery piglets based on the farm PRRS status.

University of Minnesota alumni and current students recognized at this year’s AASV

Three College of Veterinary Medicine alumni recently were recognized for their outstanding contributions and service to the swine industry at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV).

Three College of Veterinary Medicine students recently took home scholarships and awards presented by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Foundation.