#205 - Dr. Scott Dee: Feed and Feed Ingredients: Risk Factors for Virus Transmission and Intervention

Understanding the risk factors associated with feed and feed ingredients in virus transmission is vital in the swine industry. Viral diseases pose a significant threat to swine herds, necessitating effective intervention strategies and robust biosecurity measures. To shed light on these matters, Dr. Laura Greiner talks with Dr. Scott Dee, a renowned expert in swine disease management. He emphasized the importance of feed and its ingredients in disease transmission and highlighted critical priorities in on-farm biosecurity. Furthermore, he discussed the significance of biosecurity protocols in supporting producers to manage risks on farms and enhance biosecurity at the feed mill level.

What you’ll learn:

1. The key priority of on-farm biosecurity: foreign animal disease control

2. Supporting producers: managing biosecurity risk factors on farms

3. The critical role of Feed in disease transmission

4. Managing the risks posed by incoming feed ingredients

5. Enhancing biosecurity at the feed mill level

Meet the guest:

Dr. Scott Dee

Experience

      ○ Current: Emeritus Director of Discovery and Innovation

      ○ Past: swine practitioner, professor (UMN), research director 

Background

      ○ D.Dipl. (the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists)

      ○ Ph.D. (the University of Minnesota)

      ○ M.Sc. (the University of Minnesota)

      ○ D.V.M. (the University of Minnesota)