Confused about Streptococcus zooepidemicus?

Dr. Matheus Costa wrote a couple of articles regarding this new swine pathogen for the online information platform Farmscape.

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This first one summarizes what is know about the pathogen so far. You may read the article on the website or even listen to Dr. Costa’s interview.

A second article focuses on biosecurity measures that should be implemented to prevent the spread of the pathogen. Again you may read the article or listen to the interview.

Lastly, Dr. Costa published a summary of the cases so far, shared on this blog a few months back and still available if you would like to read it again.

Podcast: Conversations around African Swine Fever

Happy holidays everyone! The swine group at the University of Minnesota wishes you the most wonderful time, surrounded by friends and family.

Thank you for your interest in this archived blog post. The link below may not work anymore, but you can access older episodes of “At the Meeting” at the podcast’s website!

The latest episode of At the meeting… sees our hosts and their invited speaker talk about African Swine Fever: what is the current situation?

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PRRS podcast series: One or two vaccine doses against PRRS?

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.

There are already two episodes in this series. We shared the second episode last week and the first episode the week before. Feel to listen to them if you have not already!

This episode focuses on vaccination strategies against PRRS. What is best? One or two doses?
Drs. Torremorell, Spronk, and Wetzel are talking with Dr. Scott Dee from Pipestone Veterinary Services and Dr. Reid Philips from Boehringer-Ingleheim.

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Second podcast in the PRRS series: extending lessons to other diseases

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.

Last week, we shared the first episode in this new podcast series on PRRS. Feel to listen to it if you have not already!

This episode, is the second part of a two-part series on PRRS and raises the question of how we can expend the lessons learned with PRRS to tackle other swine diseases. Drs. Torremorell, Spronk, and Wetzel are talking with Dr. Scott Dee from Pipestone Veterinary Services and Dr. Reid Philips from Boehringer-Ingleheim.

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A podcast on PRRS to enjoy over the week-end

This episode, recorded last month, is the first part of a two-part series on PRRS history, the major milestones, and the lessons learned in the past 30 years. Drs. Torremorell, Spronk, and Wetzel are talking with Dr. Scott Dee from Pipestone Veterinary Services and Dr. Reid Philips from Boehringer-Ingleheim.

Listen to the podcast (22 minutes)