Sow longevity has been an issue the industry has tried to improve over the last several decades with not a lot of success. With the high turnover rate of sows, we need a steady influx of replacement gilts to...
Paola Lancheros, former Master student in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, talk about cell wall bound ferulic and coumaric acids in diets based on corn, and soybean meal or corn, soybean meal, and distiller dried grains with solubles are...
About the Guest
A lifelong “car guy” Brad Zimmerman began his career in event marketing which naturally gravitated towards professional motorsports. A move from California to North Carolina in the early 2000’s to be closer to the epicenter of stock car...
This is the Swine Disease Reporting System update number 47.
In this Swine Disease Reporting System update, Dr. Edison Magalhaes, Dr. Giovani Trevisan, and Dr. Daniel Linhares review their recent update with Dr. Luc Dufresne (Seaboard Foods &...
With another USDA weaned pig price report in hand, we visit with Steve Toohill to get his thoughts on the current weaned pig market. Steve comments on buyers willingness to accept PRRS positive pig sources and we chat about...
About the Guest
Ron Ketchem graduated from the University of Missouri in 1973 with a BS in Animal Science and master studies in Reproductive Physiology and Animal Breeding. He worked 12 years for a genetic company in production, sales, and...
Dr. Aaron Lower joins us to share his passion for improving the quality of information available to pig producers to support quality decision making. Aaron shares his experiences in the Executive Veterinary Program at the University of Illinois and...
Welcome To Barn Talk!. Today we are going to talk about Determination! Don’t throw in the towel, roll that towel up and snap your problems right in the ass! Get back on the horse and keep going. Let’s talk...
Another week and another USDA update on weaned pig prices. We visit with Steve Toohill, Business Development Manager for the Carthage System as he shares his insight for how the weaned pig market has evolved over the last week....
Sometimes it's good to step back and take a look at trend lines. What's happened in efficiency and productivity and how should that affect our facility design for today and the future?
Joining us for part one in...