CWSHIN Manager Applauds Rapid Response to Sapovirus

Sep 11, 2023

The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is applauding a collaboration that has resulted in the recognition of and response to Sapovirus, a newly emerged infection previously unknown in Canada. The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network has released its swine health surveillance report for the second quarter of this year. CWSIN Manager Dr. Jette Christensen says scours where Sapovirus was detected was first reported in the region during the quarterly call in January and then, during discussions in May, practitioners in Manitoba and Alberta reported having seen cases.

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Video: Stress as a Nutrient Thief - Dr. Sarah Pearce

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Sarah Pearce, Research Animal Physiologist with USDA ARS, explains why stress can act as a nutrient thief in pigs. She discusses gastrointestinal health, barrier integrity, inflammation, feed efficiency, stress interactions, and emerging biomarkers that may help predict performance challenges before they occur. Listen now on all major platforms!

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"Stress can steal calories and nutrients because energy normally used for growth is redirected toward immune activation, gut repair, and other costly survival responses."

Meet the guest: Dr. Sarah Pearce / sarah-pearce-phd-3a5881a5 earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from Iowa State University and currently serves as a Research Animal Physiologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Her research focuses on gastrointestinal physiology, nutrition, stress biology, immune function, and productivity in pigs and poultry. Learn more from Dr. Sarah Pearce on the Swine Nutrition Black Belt Podcast, available on all major platforms.