Influenza in swine: the latest updates -Drs. Jeremy Pittman and Marie Culhane

Despite the many advances throughout the years, influenza still cannot be fully controlled and represents a major economic threat to the swine industry. Therefore, it can never be discussed enough, and it's never too late to tackle this challenge.

Regarding the topic, Dr. Laura Greiner has a great conversation in this episode with Dr. Jeremy Pittman and Dr. Marie Culhane, who have excellent commercial and research experience with controlling influenza in pig production systems.

In this roundtable, they discuss the latest updates about influenza, diagnostics and surveillance, and key strategies to manage those.

What you'll learn:

• Influenza: what are we seeing on the field?
• Passive and active surveillance
• Controlling influenza in our systems
• What vaccines should we use in controlling programs?
• Tips and suggestions for managing influenza

Meet the guests:

Dr. Marie Culhane

Experience

• Current: Associate Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

Background

• Ph.D., Veterinary Infectious Diseases (University of Minnesota)
• D.V.M. (University of Minnesota)

Connect with our guest on Social Media: LinkedIn

Dr. Jeremy Pittman

Experience

• Current: Veterinarian at Smithfield Hog Production

Background

• M.Sc., Veterinary Preventive Medicine (Iowa State University)
• D.V.M. (North Carolina State University)

Connect with our guest on Social Media: LinkedIn