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This year’s winner has dedicated his career to improving swine production systems, mentoring students and supporting pork producers with science-driven solutions.
Dr. Matt Allerson uses science to solve health problems for pork producers and was recognized as the 2024 Leman Science in Practice Award Winner.
A newly funded study led by Kimberly VanderWaal aims to create an “integrative data science” platform to predict the ability of PRRSV-2 variants to provoke an immune response and spread across farms.
Tom Petznick, DVM, is a respected thought leader in porcine sapovirus (PSaV). He will be awarded the 2023 Science in Practice Award at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference for his tireless PSaV efforts and sow expertise.
Do you need a refresher on how to read pigs’ ear notches using the Universal Ear Notching System, or a way to teach the system to others?
Does drinking water quality influence health and performance of pigs? University of Minnesota researchers are looking at the impact of water quality on animal performance, gut health and livability of nursery pigs.
Camelina meal can be a useful replacement for soybean meal in diets for growing-finishing pigs when used at low levels (10% or less).
Allowing pigs with no evidence of infection to move from a disease control area is possible if science-based risk mitigation measures are in place.