Suidae Management Services Poised for Growth
What are Management Services at Suidae? Recent Growth/Success Surviving 2023 for many producers resulted in a new resolve to look hard at their operations and take additional steps to improve efficiency and lower costs. In many cases Suidae was one of the beneficiaries of these changes as evidenced by our managed farm growth in 2024….
Have You Enrolled and Certified in US SHIP?
The aim of the United States Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP) is to establish a plan that enhances the prevention, response, and recovery of trade impacting diseases such as African Swine Fever. This plan will prepare pork producers and packers, so they have a pathway to continuing normal day-to-day business operations in the event…
Ensuring Judicious Use of Water Medication
We all have a part to play in ensuring the judicious use of water medications. These treatments are effective tools to protect the health and wellbeing of the pigs in our care. “Judicious” is a term that gets throw around a lot and may mean different things to different people. It is important to understand…
2024 Student Summer Intern Projects
Our summer veterinary student interns, Ayva Bohr and Macy Moore, were both finalists for the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize at the 2024 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference. Ayva and Macy each presented the projects that they completed during their time at Suidae Health & Production. We’re excited to share some highlights from their projects and…
National Hog Farmer’s 2024 New Product Tour
Dr. Brandi Burton was selected as a pork industry “shark” to judge this year’s New Product Tour – a competition for creating an innovative product that benefits pork producers and the industry. Each contestant presented a short sales pitch to the judges, and the judges questioned the representative in a “Shark Tank” style, as seen…
Do you know your water?
Water is the number one nutrient a pig needs – and it often gets overlooked. This whole newsletter could be written about the importance of water and the water delivery system for your pigs, but this article will touch on some basics in wean-finish production. Availability A rule of thumb is to have 1 drinker…
Suidae Innovative Research
Dr. Brandi Burton was invited by MSD Animal Health (Merck’s global company) to Product Launch Days in Budapest, Hungary in early July. There she presented to MSD senior leadership about her experience working with LeeO, an RFID animal tracking system, for the last 5 years. Suidae was the first company to utilize this technology in…
Disinfectants: Why We Use Them and How Can We Use Them Better
In general, there are 3 ways to inactivate or kill swine pathogens in the environment: time, temperature, and disinfectants. Many viruses and bacteria can survive for long periods of time, especially when organic matter is present. Similarly, we cannot effectively heat a barn up high enough to inactivate pathogens. This leaves us with chemical disinfectants…
