In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Drs. Kim VanderWaal and Igor Paploski about PRRS virus Classification. Both are faculty members in the University of Minnesota Veterinary Population Medicine department. PRRS virus Classification is basically naming of the PRRS virus according to the genetic sequencing of the virus. Kim and Igor explain how PRRS viruses were classified previously and changes to how they are being classified based on their work. Learn more ...
Jul 08, 2025•35 min•Ep. 46
In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Dr. Marie Culhane about H5 Influenza. Especially as it relates to cases in poultry and dairy, and the risk of it for pigs. Dr. Culhane is a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Population Medicine. Her expertise is Influenza as it relates to food animals. Learn more about H5 Influenza featured in the podcast This podcast was based on a Swine in Minnesota blog post, "H5 Influenza Q &...
May 09, 2025•27 min•Ep. 45
In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Rachel Schambow who is a researcher with the UMN Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Rachel speaks about the analysis her and her colleagues did of USDA’s Sick Pig Surveillance component at Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories. She also talks about USDA’s Sick Pig Surveillance program in general and how producers and veterinaria...
Mar 06, 2025•24 min•Ep. 44
In the podcast, Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Gabriella Lima who recently finished her Master of Science degree in the Department of Animal Science. Gabriella speaks about a research project she worked on. The research project was very comprehensive in what it all looked at, but specifically, Gabriella looked at the effects of growth performance and carcass characteristics when feeding hybrid rye to organically raised growing-finishing pigs. Gabriella does briefly sha...
Jan 06, 2025•16 min•Ep. 43
In the podcast, Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Courtney Archer who is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Animal Science. Courtney speaks about a research project she completed to identify the tail biter pig in a pen of pigs with intact tails. She shares how her findings can help identify pigs responsible for tail biting behavior at an early stage so farmers can implement timely interventions to mitigate the issues and improve overall well-being. Learn more about re...
Dec 13, 2024•20 min•Ep. 42
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 experiences and lessons learned can be applied to improve our ASF preparedness in the U.S. Learn more about research featured...
Jul 09, 2024•34 min•Ep. 41
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.
Jun 03, 2024•29 min•Ep. 40
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.
Mar 05, 2024•30 min•Ep. 39
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.
Jan 11, 2024•26 min•Ep. 38
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.
Nov 13, 2023•24 min•Ep. 37
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.
Sep 12, 2023•33 min•Ep. 36
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 podcast Published in Animals , Volume 13, Issue 2, article 310, doi: 10.3390/ani13020310....
Jul 05, 2023•16 min•Ep. 35
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 podcast Published in Vet Record , Volume 192, Issue 7, article e2539, DOI: 10.1002/vetr.2539 Summarized on the Swine in Minnesota blog , February 1, 2023...
May 03, 2023•18 min•Ep. 34
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 Minnesota Pork's Checkoff Report November/December 2022 publication ....
Mar 06, 2023•18 min•Ep. 33
To learn about the Minnesota Alternative and Outdoor Pig survey talked about in the podcast visit the UMN Extension Swine blog or reach out to Miranda Medrano directly by email (medra036@umn.edu) or phone (612-440-5859). To complete the survey visit https://z.umn.edu/OutdoorSwineSurvey . The survey is open for responses from December 2022 - March 2023....
Jan 04, 2023•19 min•Ep. 32
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Erin Cortus, University of Minnesota Extension engineer about environmental sustainability initiatives in the swine industry and elsewhere in agriculture. Erin helps explain the science and communication related to environmental sustainability initiatives.
Sep 14, 2022•22 min•Ep. 31
Learn more about research featured in the podcast Published in Journal of Animal Science , Volume 100, Supplement 2, Abstract 72 Published in Journal of Animal Science , Volume 100, Supplement 2, Abstract 264
Jul 08, 2022•30 min•Ep. 30
Learn more about the information shared in the podcast Visit National Pork Board's Sustainability webpage to learn more about the On-Farm Sustainability Reports and to get started on your farm's report. The 2021 Pork Industry Sustainability Report can be found on the Pork Cares webpage as well as the goals and metrics of the Pork Industry's Sustainability initiative....
May 18, 2022•18 min•Ep. 29
Learn more about the information shared in the podcast Information about Edema Vac can be found on ARKO Lab's website . Visit Animal Science Product Inc.'s website to learn more about administering vaccines to piglets in sow stalls using Underline and Pig-E Gel products
Mar 08, 2022•48 min•Ep. 28
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Kaitlyn St. Charles with the Secure Food Systems team at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine about the results of a survey on trucker biosecurity and communication she worked on that was aimed at pig haulers.
Nov 12, 2021•25 min•Ep. 27
Learn more about research featured in the podcast Published in Journal of Animal Science , Volume 99, Issue Supplement 1, May 2021, Pages 64-65.
Sep 08, 2021•10 min•Ep. 26
In the podcast Swine Extension Educators Sarah Schieck Boelke and Diane DeWitte speak with Dr. Cesar Corzo, UMN veterinarian and associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine about the confirmed case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic that USDA recently confirmed on July 28, 2021. During the discussion, Dr. Cesar Corzo answers several questions about ASF, including what this means for Minnesota pork producers.
Aug 06, 2021•27 min•Ep. 25
In the podcast Swine Extension Educators Sarah Schieck Boelke and Diane DeWitte speak with Charles Haley who is a veterinary epidemiologist with USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health. The three discuss USDA’s 2021 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Study that will be occurring this summer.
Jun 28, 2021•28 min•Ep. 24
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with current University of Minnesota graduate student Kayla Law about her research. Kayla’s research looked at the maternal programming of the piglet microbiome from birth to weaning.
Apr 30, 2021•13 min•Ep. 23
Learn more about the research featured in the podcast Article published in National Hog Farmer June 11, 2020 Research summary posted on grant funder, MN Pork Board's website Abstract published in Journal of Animal Science , Volume 98, Issue Supplement 3, Page 89. Recorded on February 23, 2021...
Mar 01, 2021•21 min•Ep. 22
Transport Quality Assurance reference mentioned in the podcast can be found on the National Pork Board's website . Episode 21 was recorded on December 29, 2020.
Jan 04, 2021•19 min•Ep. 21
The UMN Extension Livestock Contingency plans are available free of charge to anyone and can be found online at z.umn.edu/LivestockPlans . Be sure to look for the swine specific one.
Nov 04, 2020•16 min•Ep. 20
Resources mentioned in the podcast: Upper Midwest Ag Safety and Health Center (UMASH) needlestick prevention resources - umash.umn.edu/needlestick-prevention UMASH Farm Safety resources Center for Disease Control (CDC) swine influenza resources - http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu Minnesota Pork Board for manure pumping in progress STOP tags order form or call their office 1-800-537-7576 University of Minnesota Extension manure management resources...
Sep 24, 2020•18 min•Ep. 19
In this podcast Swine Extension Educators, Sarah Schieck Boelke and Diane DeWitte discuss rural stress resources for farmers and others involved in agriculture. Listen to the podcast:z.umn.edu/PodcastEpisode18 (recorded August 21, 2020) Resources mentioned in the podcast as well as other resources: The University of Minnesota Extension's Farm and Rural Stress website offers resources for those dealing with farming's current challenges and struggles, including: Mental health Farm financial counse...
Sep 02, 2020•19 min•Ep. 18
Sarah Schieck Boelke, swine Extension educator is joined with Maria Lou, University of Minnesota Department of Animal Science Graduate Student in a discussion about her research on the struggle behaviors and vocalization of male piglets during castration. Listen to the podcast:z.umn.edu/PodcastEpisode17 (Recorded June 25, 2020) Learn more about research featured in the podcast Watch the " Evaluating the piglet grimace scale " video to listen to Maria talk about her research project...
Jul 09, 2020•16 min•Ep. 17
