Tag Archive: AgCreate Solutions, employee management, employee training, herd health, Pork Avenue Training, Sarah Probst Miller
See it, do it, teach it: Veterinarian offers tips for caregiver training
Nov 05, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on See it, do it, teach it: Veterinarian offers tips for caregiver training
When you give someone something to read, the expressed competency level is about 10%. When you talk to them on the phone, it’s only 20%. But if that person sees a colleague do something a certain...Needles & Sins: Sloppy vaccination protocols can jeopardize herd health, welfare, returns
Oct 19, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Needles & Sins: Sloppy vaccination protocols can jeopardize herd health, welfare, returns
Nick Zanger learned a few tough lessons about vaccine protocols shortly after he started managing three 2,500-head nursery-to-finishing buildings near Loraine, Illinois.Five ways to get better returns on your swine-health program
Sep 26, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Five ways to get better returns on your swine-health program
The pork industry uses a wide variety of vaccinations and medications for managing viral and bacterial diseases. Micah Jansen, DVM, Zoetis, identifies five areas where producers can improve returns...Employee training improves piglet-survival rates
Aug 14, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Employee training improves piglet-survival rates
An employee-training program focused on online training followed by tracked, in-barn verification experiences helped a start-up farm achieve top piglet-survival rates, according to a study.Training staff to spot sick pigs early leads to higher performance, lower mortality
Aug 03, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Training staff to spot sick pigs early leads to higher performance, lower mortality
Pig health is critical for maintaining animal welfare and ensuring a steady supply of safe and affordable pork.Survey identifies gaps in employee biosecurity practices
Aug 03, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Survey identifies gaps in employee biosecurity practices
For biosecurity to be effective, everyone working within the farm needs to understand and comply with the defined protocols. In reality, a person’s attitude can make or break the outcome, so it’s...Effective biosecurity requires multiple layers
May 22, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Effective biosecurity requires multiple layers
Most hog farms have some level of biosecurity in place today, but simply outlining protocols doesn’t mean they’re effective.