Best of Leman 2019 #2: J. Nerem and J. Schwartz – Investigating silent estrus in gilts

Our second selection from the past Leman conference is actually two presentations from practitioners regarding silent estrus in gilts. Dr. Joel Nerem works in Pipestone Veterinary Services and Dr. Jake Schwartz is with Swine Vet Center. Both share their experience dealing with this issue.

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Best of Leman 2019 #1: D. Olsen – Batch farrowing in large farms

We are kicking off this series with a presentation from Dr. Daryl Olsen from AMVC regarding batch farrowing in large farms and the reasons why you may want to implement it. We hope you enjoy it!

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Best of Leman 2018 series #10: A. Gomez – Swine gut microbiome studies, where are we at?

Our tenth presentation is from Dr. Andres Gomez, from the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural resource Sciences (CFANS) regarding the latest development in the swine gut microbiome studies.

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Best of Leman 2018 series #9: K. VanderWaal – Can we predict PRRS and PED outbreaks?

Our ninth presentation is from Dr. Kim VanderWaal, our colleague at the University of Minnesota, who gives us a glimpse into a future when producers might be able to know when their farms are at risk of disease outbreaks.

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Best of Leman 2018 series #8: M. Turner – The changing role of the swine veterinarian

Our eighth presentation is from Dr. Matthew Turner from JBS, on the evolution of the profession and what it means to be a swine veterinarian in an integrated system.

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