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Pigx podcast

Ideas in the swine industry worth sharing. Join extension specialists and swine industry experts as they engage in conversations aimed to help producers succeed in raising healthy pigs. PigX is a national podcast hosted by the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University.  

Subscribe or play individual episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you find your podcasts. You can also find the podcast at Global Ag Network.  

Here you will find the most recent episodes of Season 4 PigX Podcast as well as Season 1, 2, and 3 podcast links and one page episode summaries.

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Episode 11: New Split Suckling Research Reveals Surprises

Featuring Dr. Ashley Hartman and Mikayla Spinler

Niche Production Mini Series, Episode 3: Understanding the Importance of Protein in Pigs

Featuring Dr. Laura Greiner

Niche Production Mini Series, Episode 2: Energy vs Fiber, Does Form Matter?

Featuring Dr. Lee Johnston

Niche Production Mini Series, Episode 1: Investigating Gaps Small Producers Have in Resources

Featuring Casey Zangaro

Episode 10: The Value and Importance of Market Haul Sanitation

Featuring Drs. Edison Magalhaes, Pete Thomas, and Tyler Bauman

Episode 9: Utilizing on Farm Data to Determine Herd Health Status

Featuring Drs. Gustavo Silva and Mafalda Mil-Homens

Episode 8: Technology Insights and Considerations for Producers

Featuring Dr. Isabella Condotta

Episode 7: Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) - Understanding the Problem and Solutions for Producers and Breeders

Featuring Dr. Jack Dekkers & Dr. Jenelle Dunkelberger

Episode 6: Newly Built National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) Aims to Protect U.S. Farms from Diseases

Featuring Dr. Chad Mire & Dr. Robin Holland

Special Edition Episode: U.S. Pork Leads the Way

Featuring Jessica Spreitzer

Episode 5: Exploring Swine Health Research

Featuring Dr. Marcelo Almeida

Episode 4:  Upcoming Considerations for Agricultural Visas

Featuring Rachel Beardsley

Episode 3: Mineral Requirements for Gestating and Lactating Sows

Featuring Dr. Jordan Gebhardt & Larissa Becker

Episode 2: Swine Bone Mineralization

Featuring Dr. Jordan Gebhardt

Episode 1: Iowa Swine Day Event 

Featuring Janae Metzger & Stacie Matchan

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season 4

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Episode 1: PROSPER Grant 

Featuring Dr. Daniel Linhares &  Dr. Edison Magalhaes

Episode 2: Gilt Eligibility and Sow Longevity 

Featuring Jennifer Patterson & Matt Romoser

Episode 3: Domestic and International Sustainability 

Featuring Shane McAuliffe & Tom Battagliese

Episode 4: Gilt Nutrition 

Featuring Matt Romoser & Dr. Spenser Becker

Episode 5: Biosecurity and Foreign Animal Disease Overview 

Featuring Dr. Jordan Graham & Dr. Dusty Oedekoven

Episode 6: PRRS Management Program 

Featuring Dr. Daniel Linhares & Dr. Chris Rademacher

Episode 7: Water Biology vs. Water Quality 

Featuring Dr. Gabi Doughan & Becca Walthart 

Episode 8: Gilt Selection & Sow Longevity 

Featuring Matt Romoser & Derek Henningsen 

Episode 9: Porcine Sapovirus 

Featuring Dr. Chris Rademacher & Dr. Tom Petznick

Episode 10: Swine Disease Reporting System

Featuring Dr. Giovani Trevisan, Dr. Daniel Linhares, & Dr. Guilherme Cezar 

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

Featuring Jack Bobo & Dan Bussiѐres 

Episode 12: Standardized Outbreak Investigation Program

Featuring Dr. Kate Dion & Dr. Derald Holtkamp 

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season 3

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Episode 1: Sow Farm Management

Featuring Chris Blevins & Lance Dunbar

Episode 2: The Definition and Purpose of Staged Loading

Featuring Dr. Derald Holtkamp & Dr. Chris Rademacher

Special Edition Episode 1: Impact of Russia-Ukraine on the Swine Industry

Featuring Peter Zeihan

Episode 3: Genetic Survivability in Swine

Featuring Dr. Jack Dekkers

Special Edition Episode 2: Wild Boar Populations

Featuring Dr. Ryan Brook

Episode 4: Individual Sow Care

Featuring Dr. Chris Rademacher, Dr. Justin Brown, & Dr. Pete Thomas

Episode 5: Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae (APP) Outbreaks and Prevention

Featuring Dr. Derald Holtkamp & Dr. Marcelo Almeida

Episode 6: Biocontainment in Grow-Finish Hogs

Featuring Dr. Paul Yeske & Dr. Giovani Trevisan

Episode 7: Engaging Frontline Employees

Featuring Kent Mogler

Episode 8: Survivability & Stress Alleviation

Featuring Dr. Christine Mainquist-Whigham

Episode 9: Research on Heat Stress

Featuring Dr. Josh Selsby & Dr. Kara Stewart

Episode 10: Gender effects on Heat Stress

Featuring Dr. Josh Selsby

Episode 11: Ventilation Related to Heat Stress

Featuring Dr. Brett Ramirez & Matt Romoser

Episode 12: In Utero Heat Stress

Featuring Dr. Jason Ross & Dr. Lance Baumgard

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season 2

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Episode 1: Mortality Economics

 Featuring Dr. Caleb Shull

Episode 2: The Importance of Ventilation

Featuring Dr. Brett Ramirez & Fernando Gomez 

Episode 3: Transport Losses

Featuring Dr. Matt Ritter & Dr. Anna Johnson

Episode 4: PRRS

Featuring Dr. Daniel Linhares & Dr. Paul Yeske

Episode 5: Stocking Density & General Mortality

Featuring Dr. Chris Rademacher & Dr. Steve Pollmann

Episode 6: Stocking Density & General Mortality Part 2 

Featuring Dr. Chris Rademacher & Dr. Steve Pollmann

Episode 7: Swine Conference Recap

Featuring Dr. Joel DeRouchey & Dr. Jason Ross

Episode 8: Conference Recaps

Featuring Dr. Noel Williams

Episode 9: Survivability and the Sow

Featuring Dr. Ron Ketchum

Episode 10: All About the People

Featuring Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller & Valerie Duttlinger

Episode 11: Industry Changes, the Post-Wean Transition, and More

Featuring Dr. Jim Pillen & Dr. Deb Murray

Episode 12: Sustainability in Pork Production

Featuring Dr. Brett Kaysen & Dr. Justin Ransom

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season 1

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Episode 1: PigX The Launch!  

Featuring Dr. Chris Hostetler, Valerie Duttlinger, Dr. Jason Ross, Tim Kurt, & Dr. Joel DeRouchey 

Episode 2: Colostrum Intake & Management

Featuring Dr. Kara Stewart

Episode 3: Getting Pigs Started in the Nursery

Featuring Dr. Tim Loula & Dr. Marlin Hoogland

Episode 4: What does the PRRS Virus and Biosecurity have in common?

Featuring Cesar Moura & Dr. Jeff Blythe

Episode 5: Body Condition Scores

Featuring Dr. Laura Greiner 

Episode 6: The Impact of Weaning Age

Featuring Dr. Mike Tokach & Dr. Adam Moeser

Episode 7: The People Factor

Featuring Dr. Ken Stalder & Valerie Duttlinger

Episode 8: 10 Steps to Reduce Wean-to-Finish Mortality

Featuring Dr. Chris Sievers & Dr. Ryan Strobel

Episode 9: 10 Steps to Reduce Wean-to-Finish Mortality Pt. 2

Featuring Dr. Chris Sievers & Dr. Ryan Strobel

Episode 10: The Economics Behind the Swine Industry

Featuring Dr. Derald Holtkamp & Dr. Lee Schulz 

Episode 11: Overall Sow Longevity

Featuring Dr. Mark Wilson 

Episode 12: Setting Up for Success

Featuring Kendall Weger 

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Copyright © 2018 Improving Pig Survivability  - All Rights Reserved. 

Select photos courtesy of National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff. Des Moines, IA USA.


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