During the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) conference in New Orleans, U.S. Swine Business Leader for Alltech, Russell Gilliam, spoke with Chuck about their products for the swine industry. Getting pigs off to a good start while keeping in mind stresses in weaning is the main priority for the Alltech swine team. Gilliam said, “We work with customers to … Read More
2015 America’s Pig Farmer of the Year Winner to Hold Call
The deadline to apply to be the next America’s Pig Farmer of the Year is March 13. The award recognizes a U.S. pork producer who demonstrates excellence in raising pigs using the We Care ethical principles and in sharing his or her story with the public. On March 7 at 6 p.m. CST, the 2015 America’s Pig Farmer of the … Read More
Swine Vets Learn from Other Animal Ag Vets
Prior to the start of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) in New Orleans, a group of swine vets heard from their counterparts in cattle, poultry and aquaculture during a Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BIVI) seminar. Dr. Nels Lindberg of Kansas belongs to a team of veterinarians known as Production Animal Consultation. For him, the most important controllable factor for … Read More
Ceva's New Swine Division Offers New Approach
Gary Robertson is the Director of the newly launched U.S. Swine Business Unit for Ceva Animal Health. For the past four to five years the team at Ceva has been working behind the scenes to assemble the swine division. They’ve listened to the customers’ needs and taken that information to create something that is differentiated and better than what is … Read More
Ceva Mission – High Quality, Low Cost Protein Globally
One of the missions of Ceva is to provide high quality, low cost protein to the world and while at the Ceva Swine U.S. Launch and Scientific Symposium, CEO & North America/Pacific Zone Director for Ceva, Craig Wallace, shared more about their commitment to pork. “It’s a dream for the organization. As we talked about how we can serve the … Read More
NPPC Highlights Policy Priorities for 2016
Some of the greatest minds in the swine community gathered in New Orleans this weekend to discuss key issues and research impacting pork producers across the country. During the Ceva Swine Launch event, National Pork Producers Council’s CEO Neil Dierks talked about some of their top issues in 2016. Food security is at the top of that list. “The world … Read More
#AASV2016 Starts Healthy with BIVI
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) got the 2016 American Association of Swine Veterinarians meeting off to a healthy start Friday with a twist on their traditional pre-AASV Swine Health Seminar, hearing from vets in other animal agriculture fields. “It was a very unique program, different than what we’ve had in the past,” said Dr. Nathan Schaefer, BIVI Professional Service Veterinarian. … Read More
Veterinarians Seek to Understand Client's Needs
Tom Burkgren, DVM, Executive Director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), was a one of the panelists to take part in a discussion at the Ceva Swine U.S. Launch and Scientific Symposium, which took place just before the AASV annual meeting. The panel gave Dr. Burkgren a better perspective on how the producers in the group viewed veterinarians, … Read More
Ceva Panelists Discuss Antibiotic Movement
Ceva Swine U.S. Launch & Scientific Symposium recently featured a panel discussion entitled “Swine Industry Expectations, Innovations & Transformations.” Chuck Zimmerman caught up with a few of the panelists and got their take on solutions for antibiotic use. Bob Ruth is President of Country View Family Farms, a supplier for Hatfield Quality Meats. The company harvests about 10,000 hogs a day, … Read More
Purdue Study Reveals ManureMagic Success
DryLet, LLC recently announced the results of a Purdue University study that highlight the ability of ManureMagic to reduce deadly hydrogen sulfide gas and noxious odors generated in pig farming operations. The 42-Day study was conducted by Dr. Albert Heber in Purdue’s Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering. The research tested the efficacy of ManureMagic in reducing hydrogen sulfide, as … Read More