In this special rerun episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Jessica Law, veterinarian and owner of the Prairie Livestock Veterinarians, explains how preventative medicine strengthens herd health and production outcomes. She discusses biosecurity, vaccination strategies, piglet care, and the importance of collaboration between veterinarians and producers. The discussion highlights how small management decisions influence long-term performance. Get practical tips on disease prevention, vaccination strategies, and how to keep your herd healthy and performing at its best. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Herd health is just like this big ecosystem; it’s a combination of animal health, production, and the goals for those animals."

Meet the guest: Dr. Jessica Law earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Calgary and works as a swine veterinarian and owner at Prairie Livestock Veterinarians. Her work focuses on herd health, disease prevention, reproduction, and pathology, as well as teaching future veterinarians. She also contributes to research and industry education. Learn more from Dr. Jessica Law on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:23) Introduction
• (04:05) Herd health overview
• (05:33) Producer collaboration
• (13:23) Ventilation's role in health
• (15:13) Biosecurity insights
• (22:23) Management strategies
• (33:51) Final three questions

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In this special episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, marking World Veterinary Day, we welcome Dr. Daniel Gascho, swine production veterinarian and partner at Four Star Veterinary Service. He discusses how farrowing decisions must align with each farm's business model, why labor execution defines protocol outcomes, and how PRRS strategies should be tailored to each operation's health status and market position. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Protocols are only as strong as the labor that executes them, and that final step is what separates a plan on paper from results in the barn."

Meet the guest: Dr. Daniel Gascho is a swine production medicine veterinarian and partner at Four Star Veterinary Service, based in Indiana. He focuses on individualized health strategies, vaccination planning, biosecurity, and practical protocol implementation across farrowing, nursery, and grow-finish systems.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:22) Introduction
• (02:01) Profitability drivers
• (06:07) Labor and execution
• (12:57) Nutrition and feed intake
• (17:29) PRRS management
• (21:47) Vaccination strategies
• (28:02) Final Questions

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In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Antonio Velarde from IRTA explains how animal welfare at slaughter influences stress, handling, and meat quality in pigs. He highlights transport challenges, stunning methods, and the importance of staff training and facility design. Dr. Velarde also discusses the One Welfare concept, which links animal and human well-being. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Handling practices, facility design, and environmental conditions play a central role in reducing fear and stress, especially when animals are moved through unfamiliar spaces.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Antonio Velarde is Head of the Animal Welfare Program at IRTA and a European specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics, and Law. His work focuses on welfare at slaughter, animal behavior, and practical improvements across production systems. He also contributes to European initiatives and the One Welfare concept.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:08) Introduction
• (04:46) Welfare importance
• (06:28) Stress impact
• (07:31) Transport stress
• (15:54) Staff training
• (19:24) Stunning methods
• (25:33) Final Questions

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