Producer & DVM perspective: Biggest challenges facing the pork industry

PRRS, labor, sow housing and foreign animal disease top the list for this veterinarian who is also a pork producer Dr. Peter Schneider, veterinarian at Innovative Agriculture Solutions a partner of Four Star Veterinary Service, spoke to attendees at the Annual Four Star Pork Industry Conference held in Muncie, Indiana in September 2024. His family also owns a 1,200-sow farrow-to-finish

Quick tips for beef calving season

Quick tips for beef calving season  Erika Nagorske, DVM with Four Star Veterinary Service in Chickasaw, Ohio recently spoke to The Cattle Site’s Sarah Mikesell about challenges during beef calving season. Dr. Nagorske is based out of Rushmore, Minnesota. With calving season upon us, some producers may just be starting while others may be knee-deep into the season. It seems

How to treat rotavirus with natural planned exposure

Rotavirus can create a missed opportunity for sow farmers Anthony Holowka, DVM with Four Star Veterinary Service in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, recently spoke to The Pig Site’s Sarah Mikesell to explain the clinical signs of rotavirus, how to treat rotavirus with natural planned exposure and a few lessons learned using natural planned exposure in the breeding herd. What is rotavirus? Rotavirus

Considering switching to embryo transfer for your beef and dairy cows?

More and more small and medium sized farmers are transitioning from bull breeding to embryo transfer to step up their genetics and compete with larger farms Dr. Aaron Lorenz, veterinarian with Four Star Veterinary Service, recently spoke to Global Ag Media’s Sarah Mikesell in Muncie, Indiana, at the Four Star Veterinary Pork Industry Conference about the industry’s transition to embryo