Chris Wright
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Leman: What is a functional teat? (opens the original)
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A functional teat produces colostrum during parturition [Excerpts of a presentation by Nikki Villalon and colleagues at Iowa State University, USA, during the 2025 Leman Swine Conference] Confirming that each piglet has their own functional teat during lactation enhances piglet survival and reduces competition between piglets. This ensures proper nutrition during early piglet growth, making pre-farrowing assessments critical for piglet survival. Prior to farrowing, the stockperson allocates pigl
Leman: Optimizing gestation nutrition (opens the original)
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The high prevalence of anemia in sows demonstrates nutritional deficiencies [Excerpts of a presentation by Katlyn McClellan and Eric Weaver at South Dakota State University, USA, during the 2025 Leman Swine Conference] The nutritional and metabolic demands of modern, highly prolific sows have potentially outpaced the gestation feeding strategies traditionally used in commercial systems. Causes of high replacement and culling rates and increasing sow mortality are often difficult to determine in
Leman: PRRSV variant 1C.5.32 in Iowa (opens the original)
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Since 2023 PRRSV sublineage 1C.5.32 has spread rapidly across Iowa [Excerpts of a presentation by Rabsa Naseer, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and colleagues at Iowa State University, USA, during the 2025 Leman Swine Conference] The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV-2) remains the most economically devastating swine pathogen in the US, with losses exceeding $1 billion dollars annually. The emergence and turnover of dominant PRRSV lineages are well
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