African Swine Fever clinical presentation in the field
What is the course of this disease in the field recently? Not always following the textbook description… Global swine professionals with field experience answer this and many other questions.
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Environmental Footprint Calculator along the pork value chain.
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Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
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Dr. Carmen Alonso was born in Madrid (central Spain). She graduated from the Complutense University of Veterinary Medicine in Madrid in 2003 with a postgraduate specialization in Swine Production Medicine from the Autonoma University of Barcelona in 2004. Following that, Dr Alonso worked as a swine practitioner in the Canary Islands, participating in a swine disease eradication project on 4 of the islands in this southeastern province of Spain (Tenerife Province).
Dr Alonso then moved her residence to the Spanish province of Catalonia in 2005 and joined the veterinary swine group at the Cooperative d’Ivars (a farmer owned cooperative of 40,000 sows). Catalonia is one of the most important swine production regions in Europe. She worked at this cooperative for 5 years in swine health and production consultation.
From 2010-2016, Dr. Alonso worked as a research assistant at the University of Minnesota while completing her MSc (The use of Air Filtration and its economic analysis for the entry of the PRRS virus into large sow herds within swine dense regions) and her PhD (Concentration, size distribution, and control of swine viruses associated with airborne particles).
In 2016, Dr. Alonso joined Elanco as Elanco Knowledge Solutions senior consultant in swine analytics. In 2017, Dr. Alonso created in Barcelona (Spain) her own business as an independent data analysis consultant for the swine industry merging with Dr. Carles Vilalta in 2020 and creating the consultancy firm Upnorth analytics.
Currently, Dr. Alonso works for Boehringer Ingelheim as a Senior Technical Manager within the IHM division (Integrated Health Management). She is responsible for the technical support and data analysis of precision livestock farming technologies applied in animal production.
Updated CV 01-Jun-2021
What is the course of this disease in the field recently? Not always following the textbook description… Global swine professionals with field experience answer this and many other questions.
A group of swine professionals will describe their field experience and perspective gained while fighting against African Swine Fever.
Intranasal and intratracheal inoculation routes as well as aerosolization with foggers are discussed.
Key considerations for the design of biosecure and practical pig loading chutes that will minimize disease transmission during the animal movement process.
We highlight different options for segregation of clean/dirty zones at the personnel entrance into the farm. This is where biosecurity starts. Keeping it simple and easy to follow increases the likelihood of an effective protocol.
Three videos that illustrate how to make an appropriate transition between several key clean and dirty zones.
Using a custom-made cart designed for drying and storage of heating lamps from farrowing units between uses to extent its working life.
Let's clarify what are the clean and dirty zones and its boundaries. A series of articles will discuss how to apply segregation principles to farm zones for the prevention of pathogen entry.
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When was the last time that you disinfected your cellphone?
How to increase water consumption in piglets during the 2 to 3 days period after weaning using the piglet’s natural curiosity.
How can we monitor our program? Which pigs should be sampled? How many? How often should we sequence the virus/es present in our farms?
Four veterinarians talk about gilt acclimation: programs they put in place, how the immune status is measured and special management scenarios for introducing those gilts into the main herd.
The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.
What is the preferred exposure method?, and the best status of the incoming gilts?, should they be raised on-farm or purchased?, … Veterinary practitioners from Germany, North America, China, and Spain share their opinions.
The authors share their experience on tail biting risk factors identification as well as the production of non-docked pigs.
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