First time win: A University of Minnesota student takes the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize

2025 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize winner Kaydance Hinn (right) and Dr. Perle Zhitnitskiy, CVM professor and coordinator of the competition. 

St. Paul, Minn.—Kaydance Hinn, a first-year student at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2025 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize, an award given to veterinary students who want to make a difference in swine health and production. 

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Scoring of swine lung images: a comparison between a computer vision system and human evaluators

Today, we are bringing you a paper recently published in Veterinary Research. This collaboration between the MycoLab at the University of Minnesota, Texas A&M, HIPRA Laboratories, and the University of Barcelona aimed at comparing scoring of cranioventral pulmonary consolidation by computer vision system and by a human evaluator.

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Dr. Albert Canturri and Mark Schwartz discuss “Characterizing the detection of inactivated Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae DNA in the respiratory tract of pigs”

The Swine Disease Eradication Center is proud to present another episode of “Processing the Litter-ature”: a podcast in which peer-reviewed papers are docked, clipped and supplemented with a field perspective.

Dr. Albert Canturri and Mark Schwartz discuss “Characterizing the detection of inactivated Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae DNA in the respiratory tract of pigs”.

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Eradication Roadmap: A podcast

Podcasts are a perfect way to get caught up with new swine information! We are presenting you the latest episode from “At The Meeting.”

In this episode of “At the Meeting, our special guests, Dr. Eduardo Fano, Dr. Amanda Sponheim, and Dr. Maria Pieters, explore the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Eradication Roadmap, a critical initiative for eliminating M. hyopneumoniae in swine. They discuss this roadmap’s collaborative efforts, research, and practical applications, offering valuable insights for producers and veterinarians. Tune in to learn more about the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Eradication Roadmap.

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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.  

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