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Contributors
Confirm Elimination with Diagnostics
Name: Bryant Chapman, DVM
Affiliation:
- Four Star Veterinary Service, LLC
What drives you to work on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae elimination?
I find Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae eliminations extremely interesting, as they are not a “one size fits all approach.” Each farm presents different challenges, which can change the way you approach each project.
Name: Bill Minton, DVM
Affiliation:
- Four Star Veterinary Service, LLC
Name: Joel Nerem, DVM
Affiliation:
- Pipestone Veterinary Services
What drives you to work on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae elimination?
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a costly disease of growing pigs that impacts pig health and farmer profitability. It is a disease that we have the tools to eliminate and, I think, a growing obligation to pursue this.
Name: Amanda Sponheim, DVM, Ph.D. candidate
Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc.
What drives you to work on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae elimination?
Antemortem Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae diagnostic strategies have long been a source of frustration for swine veterinarians. The challenge of developing science-based approaches that support the success of M. hyopneumoniae eradication programs, and the sustainability of pork production, drives me to do the collaborative work we do.