VDPAM/SMEC 7478A – Swine Production Medicine and Consultation
Participants will:
- Review a biosecurity scenario at a farrow-to-finish farm, and explain how to correctly move through each phase of production.
- Assess raw data from a clinical farm, and describe the biological and financial performance, considering pig, medication, and feed costs.
- List relevant differentials and describe appropriate diagnostic and treatment methods with a routine case.
- Identify opportunities to improve management quality and genetics during a site visit with a production manager.
- Explain proposed changes at a level understandable to both veterinarians and clients.
- Identify business inputs and outputs, describe income generation, and assess how employees influence business success.
SMEC was a great choice for my education because I got to see real world swine health and production while having a structured learning approach to help reinforce the principles we were being taught.