For the May edition of the PigX Podcast, joining us is Kate Dion, a PostDoc Research Associate at Iowa State University, and Dr. Derald Holkamp, a professor in Veterinary Preventative Medicine with a focus on biosecurity. Throughout this episod

Season 4, Episode 11: The Future of Animal Agriculture & Canadian Pork Production Systems

Apr 1st, 2024

Joining the PigX Podcast this month is Jack Bobo, the director of Global Food and Water Policy at one of the world’s largest conservation organizations, the Nature Conservancy. Jack will be discussing his Iowa Swine Day presentation that covere

Season 4, Episode 10: Swine Disease Reporting System

Mar 4th, 2024

Giovani Trevisan, Guilherme A Cezar, and Daniel Linhares, three swine industry specialists, join the PigX Podcast this month to discuss the Swine Disease Reporting System (SDRS). Throughout this episode, we touch on topics including the researc

Season 4, Episode 9: Porcine Sapovirus

Feb 5th, 2024

Joining the PigX Podcast for February are Dr. Chris Rademacher, a Clinical Associate Professor and Swine Extension Veterinarian at Iowa State University, to help lead the discussion with Dr. Tom Petznick, a vet owner and veterinarian at ARK-CAR

Season 4, Episode 8: Gilt Selection & Sow Longevity

Jan 8th, 2024

This month, longtime friend of the podcast, Matt Romoser, a swine field specialist for Iowa State University, along with a new voice for our listeners, Derek Henningsen, who is the gilt flow manager for JBS Live Pork, join us for an in-depth ch

Season 4, Episode 7: Water Biology vs. Water Quality

Dec 4th, 2023

Becca Walthart and Gabi Doughan, two Iowa State University graduate students, join the PigX Podcast for the month to discuss water biology and water quality. Throughout the episode, we touch on a wide array of water-related subjects, including

Season 4, Episode 6: PRRS Management Program

Nov 6th, 2023

Joining the PigX Podcast this month are Dr. Chris Rademacher, a Swine Extension Veterinarian and the AssociateDirector for the Iowa Pork Industry Center, and Dr. Daniel Linhares, an Associate Professor and theDirector of Graduate Education for

Season 4, Episode 5: Biosecurity and Foreign Animal Disease Overview

Oct 2nd, 2023

Peering into two conversations from the 2023 Iowa Swine Day, we are featuring a chat with Dr. Jordan Graham, a veterinarian for the Swine Vet Center, discussing swine biosecurity. Later into the episode, we begin a discussion with Dr. Dusty Oed

Season 4, Episode 4: Gilt Nutrition

Sep 11th, 2023

Matt Romoser, Swine Extension Specialist, and Dr. Spenser Becker, Nutritionist at AB Vista, discuss all things related to gilt nutrition. Take a listen to the September episode of the PigX Podcast to learn about setting realistic gilt developme

Season 4, Episode 3: Domestic and International Sustainability

Aug 7th, 2023

Shane McAuliffe of McAuliffe Pig Farms & Munster Technological University in Ireland, along with Tom Battagliese, Senior Manager of Global Sustainability Metrics for BASF in New Jersey, join us this month to discuss the topic of sustainability

Season 4, Episode 2: Gilt Eligibility and Sow Longevity

Jul 10th, 2023

To jump into July, we are looking into two important topics for the swine industry: gilt eligibility and sow longevity. Jennifer Patterson, Research Associate with the University of Alberta, and Matt Romoser, Swine Extension Specialist with Iow

Season 4, Episode 1: PROSPER Grant

Jun 5th, 2023

Kicking off Season 4 with a great topic looking at a parallel grant, the PROSPER Grant. Spearheaded by Dr. Daniel Linhares and Edison Magalhaes, the PROSPER Grant is focused on how to integrate data more efficiently into swine production system

Season 3, Episode 12: In Utero Heat Stress

May 1st, 2023

Joining the PigX Podcast this month to discuss in utero heat stress are Dr. Jason Ross, Animal Science Department Chair and the Lloyd Anderson Endowed Professor at Iowa State University, along with Dr. Lance Baumgard, Jacobson Endowed Professor

Season 3, Episode 11: Ventilation Related to Heat Stress

Apr 4th, 2023

This month is part three of four in our series on heat stress. Dr. Brett Ramirez and Matt Romoser join this month to carry on the discussion by focusing on ventilation. They touch on proper ventilation systems, how to prep the barns for summer,

Season 3, Episode 10: Gender Effects on Heat Stress

Mar 6th, 2023

For part two of four in the heat stress series, we have Josh Selsby to take us through an in-depth discussion of how the sex of the pig directly affects heat stress results. He also touches on why they chose heat stress to study with the grant

Season 3, Episode 9: Research on Heat Stress

Feb 6th, 2023

This month we are sharing part one of a four-part series on heat stress in its different stages. Dr. Josh Selsby begins by sharing information covering the grant this research project received. Dr. Kara Stewart then takes us into more detail, d

Season 3, Episode 8: Survivability & Stress Alleviation

Jan 2nd, 2023

We're kicking off 2023 with Dr. Christine Mainquist-Whigham, the Director of Health at Pillen Family Farms! Delaney and Chris move through a discussion with Dr. Mainquist-Whigham over the research she has presented on. She covers the developmen

Season 3, Episode 7: Engaging Frontline Employees

Dec 5th, 2022

Kent Mogler, Mogler Family Farm’s CFO and IT leader, joins us to discuss the importance of engaging frontline workers on swine operations. He shares some great tools for accomplishing this task.

Season 3, Episode 6: Biocontainment in Grow Finish Hogs with Dr. Paul Yeske and Dr. Giovani Trevisan

Nov 7th, 2022

Dr. Paul Yeske, Swine Veterinarian with the Swine Vet Center, and Dr. Giovani Trevisan, Research Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, talk through the topic of biocontainment, specifically in grow-finish hogs. They each share research-

Season 3, Episode 5: Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae (APP) Outbreaks and Prevention

Oct 3rd, 2022

Dr. Derald Holtkamp and Dr. Marcelo Almeida join us on this month's episode of PigX to talk through their research on the bacteria Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae (APP). They give insight to what could have caused the 2021 outbreak in Iowa, and

Season 3, Episode 4: Individual Sow Care

Sep 6th, 2022

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

Season 3, Special Edition 2: Dr. Ryan Brook on Wild Boar Populations

Aug 15th, 2022

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.

Season 3, Episode 3: Genetic Resilience in Swine with Dr. Jack Dekkers

Aug 1st, 2022

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.

A Special Edition Episode with Peter Zeihan: the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the swine industry

Jul 15th, 2022

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

Season 3, Episode 2: The Definition and Purpose of Staged Loading

Jul 5th, 2022

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 s