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What Happens When Pigs Die On The Farm?

In this one the boys explain what happens when pigs die on the farm. They show the whole process all the way through for educational purposes! No pigs were harmed in the making of this video.... More ›

Dr. Jay Johnson: Heat Stress in Sows - Can it Affect Litter Performance too?

What if I told you that you could improve litter growth rate without any nutritional changes? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well in this episode with Dr. Jay Johnson, we discuss his research on sow heat stress and the impacts it can have on litter performance as well as technological innova... More ›

What It Takes To Run The Swine Barn At The Iowa State Fair

A superintendent at an animal barn at the Iowa State Fair is a big job. Making sure exhibitors, judges and the public all see the best of that industry takes a lot of effort. Ernie Barnes has been making sure the Swine Barn fits that model for more than 20 years. We give him a ride around the ba... More ›

Agbee Kpogo: Diving deeper into the gastric ulcers in pigs

We’ve seen several studies on gastric ulcers being influenced by either feed outages or by particle size, but we still don’t know the exact physiological mechanism that causes the onset of these gastric ulcers. In this episode, I talk with Agbee Kpogo about his work continuing the research on ga... More ›

Dr. John Carr: Future swine farming may be vastly different than you believe

What will the future of pig farming look like? That is an old question with many different possible answer. Some people imagine more robots and technology, but what about some changes that you may not see coming? In this episode, I talk with Dr. John Carr about his take on what the future of our... More ›

Dr. Woongbi Kwon: Benefits from better understanding BCAA transporters in the pig's body

Several new research studies have demonstrated the mechanisms behind branched-chain amino acid transporters and nutrient utilization in pigs. Better understanding this concept can be crucial in some diets due to the high leucine content of dried distillers grains. In this episode, I talk with Dr... More ›

Getting Baby Pigs & Loading Market Hogs

In this one the boys load out 4 loads of market hogs to dump Site 3. Next Tork gives you an update on how the Ap Edge 2 controller has performed over the last 6 months. Finally the boys welcome in another batch of baby pigs to continue the fill at Site 1.... More ›

Dr. Joel DeRouchey: Inspiring youth to be the future of the swine industry

Arguably the best thing that the swine industry can do today to plan for the future is to get the next generation interested in agriculture. With less families having a background in agriculture today than in past generations, it is much more difficult to introduce children to the swine industry... More ›

Dr. Mark Knauer: What parameters have the biggest impact on pigs through the nursery period?

When it comes to different pig preweaning parameters, which ones are the most important? That is a question that has had a variety of answers over the years, and hopefully after this study we can better understand exactly how large of an effect each parameter has. In this episode, I talk with Dr... More ›

Unloading Piglets

In this one the boys welcome a brand new group of piglets at their double barn site. Then Sawyer chores the piglets and feeds them while Tork brings y'all along for sweet corn harvest, finally the boys meet up again once more to clean out the water lines.... More ›

Loading Market Hogs

In this one Tork and Sawyer start off the day by doing some landscaping around Sawyer’s barn, picking up steel, mowing, spreading gravel, then they sort 2 loads of hogs to load out for Sunday night, then it’s on to finally loading some market hogs.... More ›

What Are We Seeing In Terms Of Pig Birth Weight?

In this episode, Dr. Knauer talks about how genetics can have a huge impact on a sow and her litter performance. Besides talking about selection process criteria, Dr. Knauer also shares his knowledge and some updates on pig birth weight and what to expect over the next few years.... More ›

Dr. Jamil Faccin: Swine diet vitamin averages across the U.S. industry

Vitamins can sometimes be overlooked due to their cheap and easy inclusion in swine diets. With stabilization issues under certain conditions, we tend to put more in the diet than is required, but how much extra is everyone adding? In this episode with Dr. Jami Faccin, we talk about his survey o... More ›

How can you get buy-in from swine producers on research studies?

Dr. Burton holds is an Associate Veterinarian for Suidae Health & Production. It’s part of her job to coordinate field-based research. Here she shares some thoughts on how to get the producers to actively support and participate in the research, according to her needs. Interesting, right?... More ›

Advice to people interested in performing swine disease evaluations

Dr. Burton holds a DVM from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. She is currently an associate veterinarian for Suidae Health & Production and has been performing field-based research. She shares some advice for those of you who have been working with research on swine dise... More ›

Bringing The Pigs To Hog Heaven

In this one Tork and Sawyer start off the day by sorting 3 loads of pigs, then it’s on to loading up those 3 loads and taking them to hog heaven to feed the world.... More ›

Delaying piglet diet transition: when should you start feeding them soybean meal?

Dr. Smith is an animal scientist. Her Ph.D. research was focused on the application of dietary soy bioactives aimed to affect immune response in disease-challenged swine.... More ›

Danny Kluthe: From Hog Manure to Free Energy

This is one of those stories that make you think - the potential is MASSIVE. The meat industry is a fact of life for now, even if it needs to be seriously amended. But the chemicals and pollution produced within this industry don't need to be - in fact, the waste products from meat production ma... More ›

DDGs in Swine Diets, with Dr. Annie Lerner

Dr. Lerner is Director of Nutrition and Research at Schwartz Farms, Inc. One of the principal lines of her master research was on the impacts of withdrawing corn DDGS from swine diets prior to market.... More ›

The correlation between inflammation biomarker and pig mortality

In this episode, Dr. Burton shares some of her experiences researching inflammation biomarkers and their effects on swine performance. One of the most significant results shows a correlation between the serum vitamin A biomarker and pigs’ mortality rate. What do you think of that? Share your tho... More ›

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