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Agriculture Roundup for Friday January 13, 2023

There are leadership changes at the Canadian Pork Council.

René Roy, a pork producer from Quebec, was elected as the new chair, and Scott Peters of Manitoba has been elected as the new first vice chair.

The organization’s longest-serving chair in its history, Rick Bergmann, retired from the board after 5 years of service to the national organization.

Bergmann navigated the pork industry through several challenging issues since joining the board in 2008, such as the global pandemic, WTO challenges, CPTPP and NAFTA trade negotiations.

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Sapovirus in Weaned Pigs with Diarrhea - Dr. Talita Resende

Video: Sapovirus in Weaned Pigs with Diarrhea - Dr. Talita Resende



In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Talita Resende, Assistant Professor and Food Animal Diagnostician at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, explains how sapovirus affects suckling and weaned pigs with diarrhea. She discusses PCR interpretation, rotavirus and E. coli coinfections, intestinal sampling, and in situ hybridization for clearer diagnostic decisions. Listen now on all major platforms!

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"PCR by itself may not identify the main culprit in enteric coinfections, so combined diagnostic methods can clarify farm-level disease investigations."

Meet the guest: Dr. Talita Resende / talita-resende-01188234 is an Assistant Professor and Food Animal Diagnostician at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Her work focuses on swine diseases, veterinary diagnostics, pathology, teaching, research, and service, with previous roles at The Ohio State University and universities in Brazil. Learn more from Dr. Talita Resende on The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.