covid-19 – Page 4 – Swine in Minnesota

COVID-19: 3 things your lender wants you to do today

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!

Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzel (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) are joined by Mark Greenwood, Chief Diversified Markets Officer at Compeer Financial.

MSHMP during COVID-19

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.

Today, the MSHMP team is giving an update on how things are handled during the current situation.

Practical recommendations to prevent COVID-19 in farm workers and allied industries

Dr. Montse Torremorell gave a webinar for the National Pork Board yesterday, sharing practical guidelines to protect workers in the swine industry from COVID-19. Below are the slides from her presentation for your convenience, her contact information are included at the end, should you wish to reach out to Dr. Torremorell.

German researchers show pigs, chickens not susceptible to SARS-CoV2

A recent report from the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health showed that animal species have a different sensitivity towards SARS-CoV2. Pigs and chickens have been shown to be less susceptible than ferrets or fruit bats.

COVID-19: A biosecurity threat like nothing seen before

Drs. Montse Torremorell and Jeff Bender from the College of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota share an updated document about biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.