Leman – Swine in Minnesota

Congratulations to the 2025 Science in Practice award winner!

Veterinarian Dr. Christine Mainquist-Whigham routinely uses science to improve swine health and production. That dedication to using the scientific method has earned her the 2025 Science in Practice Award, which will be presented at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in September.

Mainquist-Whigham serves as the director of health at Pillen Family Farms and DNA Genetics, where she oversees health and biosecurity strategies across their commercial and genetic sow units and downstream nursery-finish spaces.

Best of Leman 2024: Marjorie Schleper – Alternatives to rendering for nursery/grow-finish mortality management: A cost and feasibility analysis

This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.

You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.

This presentation was given by Marjorie Schleper of Christensen Farms during the 2024 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, recorded September 22, 2024.

Best of Leman 2024: Mike Rahe – Porcine astrovirus 4 as a cause of tracheitis and bronchitis in young pigs

Watch Mike Rahe’s Best of Leman 2024 presentation: Porcine astrovirus 4 as a cause of tracheitis and bronchitis in young pigs

You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.

This presentation was given by Mike Rahe of North Carolina State University during the 2024 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, recorded September Monday, September 23.

The Leman Swine Conference seeks DVM Students to apply for the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize this Summer

2024 MSIP Winner Savannah Thomson presents the Pig-O-Meter at the 2024 Leman Swine Conference
Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy presents Savannah Thomson with the 2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize
Valeria Lugo gives her presentation at the 2023 Leman Swine Conference
Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy introduces the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize during the 2017 Leman Conference
Dr. Cesar Corzo announces Carly Bates as the winner of the 2023 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize

Veterinary students: Are you shadowing a swine practitioner this summer or have you been involved in an interesting clinical case investigation? Did you work on your veterinary skills by designing a differential diagnosis list or working on a treatment plan? Did you investigate a problem by analyzing production records? Share your work at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference to win the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize!

Save the Date for this year’s Leman Swine Conference: September 20-23, 2025!

The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference is an annual educational event for the global swine industry held in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is internationally acclaimed for bringing science-driven solutions to the complex challenges facing the industry. Each year hundreds of participants from over 20 countries attend the Leman Swine Conference. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Want to watch the presentations from the 2024 conference or revisit your favorite presentations? They are now available on the Leman Swine Conference google site!