PigX

Joined by Dr. Chris Rademacher from Iowa State University, Dr. Justin Brown, Assistant teaching professor from Iowa State University, and Dr. Pete Thomas, Director of Health Services at Iowa Select Farms, Delaney guides the conversation around individual sow care. The men share how they have seen this concept work and tips on how to implement it on your own operation.

Dr. Ryan Brook, who spoke at the Iowa Swine Day, joins us to discuss a topic that isn't brought up much in the swine industry, wild hog populations. He shares the importance of this issue and what can be done to mitigate the risks it causes.

Dr. Jack Dekkers talks through the idea of genetic resiliency in swine and ways to employ it on an operation. He shares research behind this idea and tips on how to discovery resiliency in your own hogs.

On this special episode of the PigX podcast, we are joined by geopolitical expert, Peter Zeihan, to discuss some impending impacts we will soon face due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. He was one of the many incredible guests to have spoken at the Iowa Swine Day conference in Ames, and we will bring you a few more special edition episodes soon. In the meantime, you can hear from some of those g...

Return guests of the podcast, Dr. Derald Holtkamp and Dr. Chris Rademacher, define and discuss the concept of staged loading. Dr. Holtkamp shares findings from a study on this concept and gives tips on how to implement the practice in your own swine operation.

Chris and Lance share some insight from their recent discussion at the Sow Summit on the importance of sow management.

Sustainability has been a buzzword floating around the industry for years now, but what does it mean within pork production? Dr. Justin Ransom, Senior Director of Sustainable Food Strategy for Tyson Foods, and Dr. Brett Kaysen, Vice President of Sustainability for National Pork Board, join us to talk about the definition of sustainability, establishing and attaining sustainable goals, and a whole...

Dr. Jim Pillen and Dr. Deb Murray join us for this month's episode of PigX! We talk about a smorgasbord of topics, including industry changes, the post-wean transition, and more.

On this installment of PigX, we have not one but two guests! Tune in as Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller and Valerie Duttlinger talk to us about the importance of people on the farm.

Welcome to the February episode of the PigX podcast! This month, we talk to Dr. Ron Ketchem about the important relationship between piglet survivability and sow care.

Welcome to 2022! We are kicking off the New Year right with more coverage of the International Conference on Pig Survivability from October 2021. Join us for post-conference recaps with Dr. Noel Williams.

Welcome to the final PigX episode of 2021! We are airing this episode early as a special treat. Host Delaney Howell sat down with Dr. Joel DeRouchey and Dr. Jason Ross to talk about the swine survivability conference that took place back in October. Tune in to hear more about the conference and how it came to be!

Welcome to the second part of our discussion with Dr. Chris Rademacher, Clinical Professor at ISU college of Vet Medicine and Associate Director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center, and Dr. Steve Pollman of DSP Consulting. We kick things off with a recap of last month's episode. Then, we talk more about stocking density, the importance of weaning age, and get some take home messages from our guests.

Dr. Chris Rademacher, Clinical Professor at ISU college of Vet Medicine and Associate Director, Iowa Pork Industry Center, and Dr. Steve Pollman of DSP Consulting join the PigX podcast for a two part conversation! In part one, we introduce our guests and their work, identify industry changes, and post-weaning mortality. Tune in next month for part two!

This month's PigX episode is all about Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, otherwise known as PRRS. Our guests Dr. Daniel Linhares and Dr. Paul Yeske guide us through a conversation about the disease, its variants, operation monitoring and mitigation, and more.

Dr. Matt Ritter, Cargill Director of Technical Services, and Dr. Anna Johnson, Professor of Animal Behavior and Welfare at Iowa State University, join the PigX podcast to talk about transport losses. From animal care to employee management, there are multiple parts and pieces to animal losses during the transportation process.

On the second episode of our second season, Brett Ramirez, Assistant Professor in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University, and Fernando Gomez, Technical Services Direct at PIC, join the show to discuss ventilation in swine operations.

Dr. Caleb Shull, Director of Research and Development at The Maschhoffs, is our first guest of the second season! Dr. Shull discusses his research, the relationship between mortality and opportunity costs, and more. He even presents us with a challenge to the industry.

On the final episode of season one, we are talking to Kendall Weger. Kendall, technical support at PIC, talks to us about farrowing room preparation, day one pig care, post-farrowing care, and more.

On this episode of the PigX podcast we are talking about sow longevity. To give you a heads up, there's a lot more to longevity than you might think! Tune in as we talk about all these key components with Dr. Mark Wilson of Zinpro Corporation and Wayne Cast of PIC.

Join us as Dr. Derald Holtkamp and Dr. Lee Schulz of Iowa State University take us full circle around the swine industry! Dr. Holtkamp and Dr. Schulz discuss the economics behind the swine industry, how the two impact one another, and more.

Part 2 of the conversation between Dr. Chris Sievers and Dr. Ryan Strobel is here! Chris and Ryan share steps 6 though 10 on how you can reduce wean-to-finish mortality.

A 10 step plan might seem excessive but Dr. Chris Sievers and Dr. Ryan Strobel of the Swine Vet Center in St. Peter, Minnesota say otherwise. Chris and Ryan share steps 1 though 5 on how you can reduce wean-to-finish mortality. Tune in next month for steps 6 through 10.

People can make or break a business, especially when your business relies on excellent labor! Ken Stalder, professor at Iowa State University, and Valerie Duttlinger, Chief Analytics Officer for Summit SmartFarms, share why people are essential to the swine industry, and how to find the right people for your team.

Weaning ages of piglets can play a vital role during production. Dr. Mike Tokach, of Kansas State University, and Dr. Adam Moeser, of Michigan State, have both researched the impact weaning ages truly have during a pig's life and share their thoughts on this topic.