UV germicidal chambers – best practices: A refresher

The AASV annual meeting brought forward some conversation about UV chambers and their efficacy in decontaminating supplies when entering the farm. The Torremorell Lab put together some great resources in both English and Spanish, available on our website!

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Control technologies to prevent aerosol-based disease transmission in animal agriculture

This week, we are sharing a new publication from the Torremorell lab reviewing emerging and currently used technologies to control disease transmission through aerosols.

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Investigation of ultraviolet C (UVC) doses in homemade UVC chambers with items commonly used on swine farms

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 week, the 2021 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize winner, Kaci Way has written a summary of her project with her mentor Dr. Kayla Henness from the Maschhoffs.

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