Talkin' About Pigs

Dr. Dalton Humphrey discusses his area of research within swine nutrition and metabolism.

Nikki Villalon, a third year veterinary student at Iowa State University, discusses her project on the importance of accurate teat assessment of sows.

Emma Zwart, third year veterinary student at Iowa State University, discusses a novel approach to feedback for sows in open pen gestation.

We discuss Vera, the ISU VDL's new artificial intelligence assistant. https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdl/

In this episode, Dr. Doughan discusses the Iowa State Fair Farrowing Display with Dr. Michele Moncrief, SMEC, and Joyce Hoppes, IPPA.

Survey: tinyurl.com/swinehealthLearn more: https://porkcheckoff.org/news/a-united-front-building-a-national-swine-health-strategy-for-u-s-pork-producers/

Learn about the speakers and topics to be covered at the 2025 ISU James D. McKean Swine Disease Conference, and register today to attend!

Big update on the PRRSV resistant pig, and some important updates from SMEC!

Dr. Phil Gauger from ISU's Veterinary Diagnostic Lab joins us to discuss the various ways we refer to PRRSV and why we are moving away from RFLPs like 1-4-4.

In this episode, ISU CVM students present their summer research findings that they will be presenting at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.

Dr. Gabi Doughan joins us to update her research findings on water line biology and biofilm growth in swine barns.

In this episode, Jamee Eggers, Chief Operating Officer with Cloverleaf Animal Welfare Systems, discusses Proposition 12 and sow housing with us.

Dr. Kimberly Crawford, with VRI, joins us to discuss her paper on the efficacy of ivermectin administration to pigs challenged with PRRSV. Find the manuscript here: https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v32n4/v32n4p164.pdf

Dr. Brett Ramirez, from Iowa State University, joins us to discuss swine barn ventilation and the future of ventilation technologies.

Peng Li, also known as Jack, from the ISU Field Epi team joins us to discuss TOSc sampling.

Dr. Derald Holtkamp discusses updating the cost of PRRSV for the US swine industry. Contact Dr. Holtkamp regarding the outbreak investigation tool: soip@iastate.eduContact SMEC with questions: isusmec@iastate.edu

White paper: https://www.ipic.iastate.edu/information/InBarnInsectManagement.pdfDr. Chris Rademacher: cjrdvm@iastate.edu

Access all of the reports and resources discussed in this episode about the SDRS here: https://fieldepi.org/sdrs/

Dr. Kate Dion joins us discuss the outbreak investigation tool that she and Dr. Derald Holtkamp have developed. If you're interested in using the tool email soip@iastate.edu or contact us here at SMEC as isusmec@iastate.edu and we can get you in contact with Dr. Dion.

Welcome to “Talkin’ about Pigs” – a podcast where individuals from the Swine MedicineEducation Center (SMEC) answer swine health questions submitted by pork producers. Wekeep the topic producer oriented, with the goal of bringing pork producers relevant informationthat they can bring back to the farm.Today’s podcast answers the question: what is the PRRSV resistant pig, and how might it affect the swine industry? Publications discussed in the podcast can be found at the links below:-Whitworth, K., Rowland, R., Ewen, C. et al. Gene-edited pigs are protected from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Nat Biotechnol 34, 20–22 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3434-PRRSV Antimicrobial use impact: https://www.pic.com/iowa-state-university-study-shows-preventing-common-swine-disease-could-dramatically-reduce-demand-for-antibiotic-use-in-pork-production/Stay tuned for more swine health podcasts, geared towards pork producers! If you havedifficulty accessing any of the referred materials, or if you have a swine health related questionyou would like featured on the podcast – please email us at isusmec@iastate.edu. Please put“SMEC Podcast Question” in the title of your email to ensure we receive it