Management – Swine in Minnesota

Insights into the social interaction of pigs through social network analysis of AI-assisted automated data

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.

This Science Page is a joint effort of researchers from around the globe! Saif Agha, Eric Psota, Simon P. Turner, Craig R. G. Lewis, Juan P Steibel, and Andrea Doeschl-Wilson share a summary of their paper looking at swine social structures.

How do pig veterinarians view technology-assisted data utilization for pig health and welfare management? A qualitative study in Spain, the Netherlands, and Ireland

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.

Xiao Zhou, Beatriz Garcia-Morante, Alison Burrell, Carla Correia-Gomes, Lucía Dieste-Pérez, Karlijn Eenink, Joaquim Segalés, Marina Sibila, Michael Siegrist, Tijs Tobias, Carles Vilalta, and Angela Bearth examine swine veterinarians’ current technology practices and needs in this week’s Science Page.

Surprising but true: PRRSV is one of the most sequenced viruses in the world

By Kim VanderWaal, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

For those outside the pig world, it comes as a surprise that a disease affecting pigs, PRRSV-2, is one of the most sequenced viruses in the world. But those inside the pig world are unsurprised, because they know that the way sequence data is utilized in swine health management is unparalleled by human medicine. If you, as a human, get infected with the common cold, you are unlikely to even get a diagnosis, let alone will the doctor request a genetic sequence for your particular virus to make decisions about care or treatment. However, that is exactly what happens when farms break PRRSV-2: the genetic sequence of the virus is often used by animal health professionals for disease monitoring and management.

Best of Leman: Cathy Carlson – What do you need to know about OCD to better manage this disease?

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.

Want more? Find previous presentations in our Best of Leman archives.

This presentation was originally given by Cathy Carlson of the University of Minnesota during the 2023 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, recorded September 16, 2023.

Markets Will Drive More Hard Decisions in 2024: A podcast

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U.S. swine producers will face continued economic challenges for the first portion of 2024, with a reduction in feed costs arriving by summer. But producers will still need to improve herd health and make their production systems more efficient if they are to survive.