Swine Extension

The University of Minnesota is conducting a research study to understand pig health and training needs of small-scale, niche, organic, beginning, and related farmers that raise pigs in Minnesota. The survey is voluntary, anonymous, and takes 20 minutes. If you complete the survey, you can enter for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Your response will help shape training and outreach. Thank you! Take the survey at: z.umn.edu/pigsurvey

Congratulations to the following swine faculty and educators from the swine Extension team who have had their work published recently. Kerr, B. J., Hung, Y. T., Chen, C., & Shurson, G. C. (2026). Aldehydes are key for assessing dietary lipid oxidation and subsequent effects on pig growth performance. Journal of Animal Science , 104, Article skaf407. Doi: 10.1093/jas/skaf407. Meneguzzi, M., Bravo, J., Gaire, T. N., Ferm, P. M., Torremorell, M. , Boucher, C. & Noyes, N. (2025). Enriched Long-Read Sequencing of Co-circulating Viruses in Complex Samples . Molecular Biology and Evolution , 42(11), Article msaf261, doi: 10.1093/molbev/msaf261. Springer, N. P., Urriola, P. E. , Peloton, R. E. O., Dhar, A. R. Schmitt, J., & Shurson, G. C. (2026). Explaining global variation in life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from soybeans and soybean meal: a systematic review. Agricultural Systems , 233, article 104559. Doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104559. Zhang, J. W., Yao, D., Shurson, ...