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SwineCast Update for Novermber 30, 2012, What is Antimicrobial Resistance?

blog | December 3, 2012 - 2:39pm | By Ned Arthur

Kansas City is the venue for the 2012 International PRRS Symposium and a joint meeting with the National Swine Improvement Federation is opening the curtain on where we are in the PRRS control effort. The development of tolerance to this bug through genetic channels is working hand in hand with new control techniques and improved biosecurity efforts. Special thanks to the Pork Checkoff in addition to our sponsors for underwriting coverage of this conference.

On SwineCast.com are selected comments from Dr. Dale Polson [audio] has he overviews the industry evolution on the PRRS virus. He highlights where we are and what is working best in this fight.

Also, all the One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use and Resistance presentation videos are now online from the recent program from the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA). Presentations of note include Antimicrobial Use in Plant Agriculture and Surveillance On The Farm.

Hear and see the top One Health Approach presentations on line [playlist] at your convenience, made possible by NIAA and our sponsors.

SwineCast^® Conversations

Audio: Expand Your Thinking On PRRS Control - Dr. Dale Polson, Boehringer Ingelheim, shares how industry perspective of how PRRS has changed and where the swine industry goes from here [audio].
Audio: Is There Balance On Antimicrobial Resistance Discussion? - The One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Symposium gathered prominent speakers and industry insiders in a unique round-table work environment, focusing on what's happening and what can be done. Dr. Leah Dorman, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, shares the conference conversations and outcomes [audio].

Video: Is There a Future for Food and Agriculture? - Aidan Connolly, Alltech Inc.'s Vice President Corporate Accounts, shares some thoughts on the future of agriculture and food. From the NAMA Fall Conference, September 25-26, 2012, Minneapolis, MN, USA [video].
Resource: What Research is Pork Checkoff Supporting? - One of the National Pork Board’s responsibilities is for Checkoff-funded research. Example research includes group sow housing, how to make the pork supply chain secure, and looking at weather impacts on agriculture. The Pork Checkoff page of SwineCast highlights recent Checkoff-funded research that producers may find valuable on their farm [resource].