It’s one thing to know how a disease pathogen affects a pig. It’s another thing to know how multiple disease pathogens affect a pig. A new study sheds light for producers.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 17,310 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $92.74, up $7.29 per head from last week.

Dr. Angela Baysinger, DVM, passed away on March 8. Baysinger was well known throughout the pork industry for her contributions to veterinary medicine and empowering those around her every day.

Jimmy Pollock has spent his entire career working with and serving pork producers to improve and strengthen the pork industry, a role that has benefited farm families across the state and the across the country.

“You don’t know what you don’t measure,” says Brad Eckberg with MetaFarms. “Producers need to be able to say, ‘Here is where we’re at, here is where we want to be as a goal for an improvement.’”

When outbreaks of APP15 were detected in Iowa finishers in late 2021, experts agreed they were unusual. In response, SHIC funded research to define the risk and mitigation of this emerging swine disease strain.