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

How to keep baby pigs alive while making them bulletproof Dr. Larry Coleman, veterinarian, spoke to attendees at the Annual Four Star Pork Industry Conference held in Muncie, Indiana in September 2024. His message focused on the four key steps that are needed to improve newborn piglet survivability while setting them up for success for the next six months.  

Have you ever had a disease pop up and you’re 99% confident that you know what it is only to have diagnostics come back and tell you you’re wrong? Becca Riggs, DVM with Four Star Veterinary Service in Rushville, Indiana, had this experience recently with what turned out to be an unusual presentation of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. Dr. Riggs recently spoke

Swine health is critical to ensuring a quality, nutritious product for domestic and international consumers of US pork. While monitoring a swine herd for domestic diseases is part of a farm’s daily routine, foreign animal diseases (FADs) like African swine fever (ASF), classical swine fever (CSF) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) tend to take a back seat. Part of