The Swine it Podcast Show

Today’s episode will cover Applied Pig Nutrition: Update from Canada . “We cannot replace antibiotics and zinc by just looking at feed additives. I think we have to think outside of the box but beyond that, we have to look at how we feed our pigs based on fiber, energy, protein, and amino acids… so we have make sure that we look at the whole diet.” – Dan Bussieres. Our guest is Dan Bussieres , one...

Today’s episode will cover A life-long of swine production in 30 minutes . “We need to improve our productivity by using data… data is the number one issue. If you don’t have the data, it’s going to be very difficult for someone to come in and try to get it right.” – Dr. Gonzalo Castro. Our guest is Dr. Gonzalo Castro , one of the bright minds of the Global Swine Industry. Dr. Castro is Agronomist...

Today’s episode will cover Designing the modern sow farm from a nutritionist's perspective .   “In a stall barn, typically, we don't know where those gilts versus older sows are going to be located, so we feed a common diet which commonly over formulates those nutrients for the older sows who are done growing, and just needing maintenance and the development of the growing fetus.” – Dr. Hy...

Today’s episode will cover meat quality: what should you know .   “I think we're always working towards driving our product quality higher and continuing to meet ever-changing customer demands… and I think that's always going to require us to work at elevating product quality.” – Dr. Emily Arkfeld.   Our guest is Dr. Emily Arkfeld , one of the bright minds of the Global Swine Industry. Dr....

Today’s episode will cover key aspects for successful pig production .     “[To be successful, we need to know] what are we going to do, how are we going to get there, and that needs to be an ongoing activity… and often times, in the pig industry we are really busy taking care of pigs but we really sometimes are not very good at business planning and development.” – Dr. Steve Pollmann.    Our gues...

Today’s episode will cover the Microbiome: teasing out the buzz from reality . “The microbiome is the one part of the genome of the pigs that we can modify. In the future, microbiome analysis will be as common as PCR are today.” – Dr. Andres Gomez. Our guest is Dr. Andres Gomez , one of the bright minds of the Global Swine Industry. Dr. Gomez is Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota and h...

Today’s episode will cover a Veterinarian's look at lessons from the past as we build the future swine industry. “After having a healthy sow herd, what make the healthiest herds today it is discipline, biosecurity and pigmanship.” Our guest is Dr. Steve Henry, one of the bright minds of the Global Swine Industry. Dr. Henry is retired as president and partner with the Abilene Animal Hospital PA...

Today’s episode will cover the past, present, and future of swine production and nutrition. “The biggest thing that I see around the world that separates the best producers in terms of achieving high productivity - and those that are not - is really around applying what we know from the science background and basics.” Our guest is Dr. Mike Tokach, one of the bright minds of the Global Swine Indust...

Today’s episode will cover the Internet of Pigs: how smart farms are changing conventional production practices. There is a lot happening on this area and technology is evolving so fast, it is mind blowing... Twenty years ago the internet was barely starting… can you imagine that? How about smartphones? Things are evolving so fast… Our guest is Dr. David Rosero, one of the bright young minds of th...

Today’s episode will cover the backbone of Swine Nutrition: Nutrient loadings.   “ If someone calls you and asks about one of the diets you formulated… you should thank him/her profusely ” – Wayne Cast. Our guest is the man, the myth, the legend… Wayne Cast . Swine nutritionist graduated from the University of Nebraska, Wayne is one of the most interesting characters in the Global Swine Industry....

Today’s episode will cover the latest information on African Swine Fever which has spread to every province in mainland China and is now affecting an estimated 150+ million pigs. Our guest is Dr. Egan Brockhoff earned his DVM from the University of Saskatchewan and from 2014 to 2015 was President of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. Currently, Dr. Brockhoff is managing partner at Prairie...