Spring has been stubborn this year. Much of the Midwest is still experiencing cool, wet weather with temperatures dipping below freezing at night. For many producers, dairy calving season is every day, so it’s important to stay vigilant with newborn dairy calves amid our fluctuating weather. Dr. Erika Nagorske, DVM with Four Star Veterinary Service in Chickasaw, Ohio, recently shared
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
Don’t Cry Over Calf Tears
If your calves are producing tears, that’s a good thing, according to Dr. Taylor Engle, veterinarian with Four Star Veterinary Service, Chickasaw, Ohio. All land mammals – including calves — have the ability to produce “reflex tears” to lubricate their eyes. So, if your calves are shedding tears, don’t cry. Those tears are actually a very helpful component of their
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
Keys to improve post-weaning growth and livability
What happens in the nursery is critical for post-weaning success Dr. Jason Woodworth, research professor at Kansas State University, spoke to attendees at the Annual Four Star Pork Industry Conference held in Muncie, Indiana in September 2024. His message focused on getting pigs off to a strong start in the nursery and setting them up for success post-weaning. Preweaning
Grain supply side macroeconomics are shifting
Grain supply side macroeconomics are shifting Brian Burke, president of John Stewart & Associates, spoke to attendees at the Annual Four Star Pork Industry Conference held in Muncie, Indiana in September 2024. Burke consults and advises managers on commodity risk across the wide variety of agricultural businesses. John Stewart and Associates works with grain elevators, livestock operations, feed operations, biofuels and plants
Producer to Producer: Indiana farm manager shares real life perspective from the barn
Tim Burnside, swine farm manager at I & S Furrer Farms in Wolcott, Indiana, spoke at the Four Star Veterinary Service Pork Industry Conference in Muncie, Indiana, to share his experience as a swine farm manager. Tell us about I & S Furrer Farms. We have about 1,800 sows and are a farrow-to-finish operation with three finishing facilities. At
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
Discover the secret to piglet livability
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.
Case Study: Unusual presentation of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
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
Register Now: 2024 Four Star Pork Industry Conference to be held Sept 10-11
Register Now: 2024 Four Star Pork Industry Conference to be held Sept 10-11 Join Four Star Veterinary Service for the Midwest pork industry’s premier educational and networking event CHICKASAW, Ohio (July 25, 2024) — Four Star Veterinary Service announces its annual Pork Industry Conference will be held September 10-11, 2024 in Muncie, Indiana and invites producers, nutritionists, academia and industry from