University of Illinois professor of animal sciences Jim Pettigrew and fellow members of the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) caught the attention of many with a webinar titled, “Antibiotics in Animals and People”...More
In his 40th year practicing swine veterinary medicine this May, 63-year-old Paul Armbrecht preaches one thing about his lifelong passion working with people and pigs: Provide service to people and nobody can replace you...More
The May 18, 2009, edition of Newsweek was an attention grabber. Adjoining the photo of an unmistakable pig snout poking through a gate were these words:...More
What do a logger and a hog farmer have in common? More than you might imagine, according to third-generation professional logger and motivational speaker...More
Understanding cultural diversity can give you a competitive advantage in today's swine industry. Hispanics make up about 15% of the United States population,...More
The threat of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis in people from pigs in North America is miniscule. Experts agree that the Chinese epidemic of human cases...More
Pork producers are in the people business; they just happen to raise hogs. Dorothy Lecher, human resources director for Prema-Lean Pork and Corya Pork...More
If you've ever had any doubts that we've become a global society, the events of the past few months should have convinced you. The foot-and-mouth disease...More
