In the press – Page 2 – Swine in Minnesota

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.

AI brings 30 years of data to the real world

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.

The UMN Swine Group in the News

Our team has been featured in a number of publications recently, discover the interesting things our team is up to!

2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize awarded at Leman Swine Conference

2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize winner Savannah Thomson (left) and Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy, CVM professor and coordinator of the competition.

St. Paul, Minn.—Savannah Thomson, a second-year student at Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize, an award given to veterinary students who want to make a difference in swine health and production.

Have you checked out the new Roadmap to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Eradication yet?

Boehringer Ingelheim and the University of Minnesota launched the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) Eradication Roadmap on June 5 to equip veterinarians and producers with a holistic resource to inform, prepare and guide them through the M. hyopneumoniae eradication process.