News Desk @ AASV and NPIF

Our exclusive interviews from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting and National Pork Industry Forum

Credible data drives understanding of pork consumers, marketplace
The National Pork Board uses Checkoff funds to invest in data tools to determine what consumers are hearing, seeing, searching, eating, buying, saying, feeling and thinking to develop actional insights to build trust in and add value to the U.S. pork industry. These insights into action will come to life in our conversation with four members of the National Pork Board team.View interview

Research platform offers deeper understanding of disease interactions
Disease is the number one cause of decreased pig performance, and pork producers understand the importance of maintaining a healthy herd and what that means to the welfare of their animals and their bottom line. With us to talk about a Dynamic Pig Health research platform are Dr. Guilherme Cezar of Iowa State University and Dr. Fernando Leite of Boehringer Ingelheim. Learn more about Dynamic Pig Health.View interview

International consumer key to future of US pork industry
U.S. veterinarians are essential to protecting the industry from foreign animal disease, preparing for the worst-case scenarios and working every day to enhance productivity and sustainability. Overall, the US pork industry has great potential with veterinarians being key to that success. Erin Borror of the US Meat Export Federation joins us to talk about.View interview

Implications of Prop 12 compliance on the farm
U.S. veterinarians are essential to protecting the industry from foreign animal disease, preparing for the worst-case scenarios and working every day to enhance productivity and sustainability. Overall, the US pork industry has great potential with veterinarians being key to that success. Erin Borror of the US Meat Export Federation joins us to talk about.View interview

The future of farrowing

When considering alternatives to conventional farrowing systems, the pendulum in Europe appears to be swinging back from free farrowing (zero confinement) to temporary crated systems. Dr. Tom Parsons of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine joins us from the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians with more details.View interview

Soybean meal: Nutritional and prescriptive feed ingredient for pigs

Soybean meal – it is a nutritional and prescriptive feed ingredient for pigs. Why is that? Here to tell us more is Dr. Paul Yeske of the Swine Vet Center.

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