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This made me consider the swine industry

“This made me consider the swine industry”: How Pork Prospect, an experiential learning initiative for undergraduate students developed by The Ohio State University and the University of Minnesota, is inspiring the next generation of swine professionals.

By Pork Prospect team, The Ohio State University and University of Minnesota

In the world of agriculture education, few moments are more powerful than when a student sees a pig – really sees it – for the first time. Not just as an animal or as a future product; rather, as a symbol of an entire industry, a living link to a professional future they had never considered, until that moment.

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North Star and Lone Star states get together on livestock biosecurity

This article was written by Catherine Dehdashti and originally published in the University of Minnesota Extension's Magazine Source. Since this piece has been written, the first case of H5N1 influenza has been reported in a non-commercial pig in Oregon. Read Dr. Marie Culhane's comments in this article.

Like Minnesota, the state of Texas is strong in livestock. But Minnesota, including University of Minnesota Extension’s livestock team, has long led in research and education on preventing the spread of disease among farms, especially since the 2015 outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza and the 2024 spread of avian influenza into dairy cows.

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AI brings 30 years of data to the real world

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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus impacts as much as half of all swine breeding farms in the United States. It’s one of the most costly issues the swine industry faces. The virus now costs the U.S. pork industry $1.2 billion per year in lost production, an 80-percent increase in the last decade. 

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