Minnesota's Swine & U

Jul 08 2024 41 ep. 20 mins 965
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University of Minnesota Extension Swine team gives research updates through podcasts.

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Episode 41: African Swine Fever preparedness for the U.S.

Jul 08 2024 33 mins  
In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Rachel Schambow who is a postdoctoral researcher with the UMN Center for Animal Health and Food Safety. Rachel speaks about a “Vet to Vet” project presented at the 2023 Leman Conference and about recent work on African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic and Philippines. She shares how these exper

Episode 40: Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and investigating its antimicrobial susceptibility.

Jun 03 2024 28 mins  
In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with associate professor Maria Pieters about her research investigating the antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen of the respiratory tract of pigs.

Episode 39: Longitudinal evaluation of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection in processing fluids in swine breed-to-wean farms

Mar 05 2024 30 mins  
In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with pathologist and assistant professor Albert Canturri about his research on the detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in processing fluid. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen of the respiratory tract of pigs.

Episode 38: PRRS farm surface contamination assessment through environmental sampling

Jan 11 2024 25 mins  
In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Ph.D. student Marcello Melini about his research on environmental sampling of farm surfaces to assess contamination of PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome) virus at various places both in and outside the barn.

Episode 37: Infectivity of PRRS virus variants

Nov 13 2023 23 mins  
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with PhD student Marcello Melini about his research on the infectivity of PRRS virus variant 1-4-4 as it comparies to other PRRS virus variants. The podcast was recorded on October 20, 2023.

Episode 36: Senecavirus A seroprevalence in U.S. pig farms and biosecurity procedures to prevent indirect transmission.

Sep 12 2023 33 mins  
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Guilherme Preis about his graduate research on the seroprevalence of Senecavirus A in U.S pig farms and biosecurity procedures to prevent indirect transmission.

Episode 35: Length of time farms stay naive of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)

Jul 05 2023 16 mins  
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Mariana Kikuti, University of Minnesota researcher in the Department of Veterinary Medicine about her research on the length of time farms stay naïve of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) since last outbreak. Learn more about research featured in the podcastPublished in Animals, Volume 13, I

Episode 34: Sow mortality in midwestern USA pig production: reasons for removal and factors associated with increased mortality.

May 03 2023 17 mins  
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Mariana Kikuti, University of Minnesota researcher in the Department of Veterinary Medicine about her research on sow mortality in midwestern USA pig production: reasons for removal and factors associated with increased mortality. Learn more about research featured in the podcastPublished in Vet Record, Volume

Episode 33: Estimating the impact of swine feedlots on residential values in southern Minnesota

Mar 06 2023 18 mins  
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Zach Uter, University of Minnesota graduate student about research he did looking at estimating the impact of swine feedlots on residential values in southern Minnesota. This research was completed through a collaboration agreement with Minnesota Pork.A summary of this research can be found on pages 8-9 of Min

Episode 32: Open Now – a survey on alternative and outdoor pig farming in Minnesota.

Jan 04 2023 19 mins  
In the podcast Swine Extension Educators Sarah Schieck Boelke and Diane DeWitte speak with Miranda Medrano, a 3rd-year Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine. Miranda talks about the current survey she has open for alternative and outdoor pig farmers in Minnesota to take. The survey is part of her Ph.D. research.