Join Natalie Revett, Trustee of OSBPG, as she interviews Andrew O'Shea, Chairman of OSBPG. Discover how Andrew's journey from an allotment 200 miles south evolved into becoming a smallholder, and hear about his introduction to OSB pigs and involvement with the charityosbpg

In this episode Kim Brook catches up with Lisa Corcoran to see what she is doing a year on from winning the OSBPG Pig Excellence Award.osbpg

Tips on ZnO - John Haugegaard Our host, Rubén del Pozo, Technical Associate Director EURAM at MSD Animal Health, talks with John Haugegaard, a Danish pig veterinarian at Øvet and head of the Danish Pig Veterinarian Society. They talk about the current situation of post-weaning diarrheas since the banning of zinc oxide in Denmark. John explains the …

Tips on M. hyo - Dr. Dominiek Maes Our host, Rubén del Pozo, Technical Associate Director EURAM at MSD Animal Health, talks with Dr. Dominiek Maes, Full Professor of Porcine Health Management at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University, in Belgium. They discuss the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae status in Europe. Dr. Maes is the most recogn…

Tips on Smart Farms - Dr. Tomas Norton Our host, Rubén del Pozo, Technical Associate Director EURAM at MSD Animal Health, talks with Dr. Tomas Norton, Professor at KU Leuven, in Belgium. Dr. Norton's current research is focused on PLF applications, mainly on modeling and monitoring animal responses for improved welfare, health, and productivity. Dr…

Tips on Academia - Dr. Hans Nauwynck The relationship between academics, private business, and the farm Our host, Miquel Collell, Global Technical Director Swine at MSD Animal Health, talks with Dr. Hans Nauwynck, Head of the Laboratory of Virology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University, in Belgium. Their conversation revolves ar…

Tips on ASF - Dr. Sandra Blome ASF in Europe: people, wild boars, vaccines and preventive Our host, Alex Carvalho, Global Marketing Director of Swine at MSD Animal Health, talks with Dr. Sandra Blome, Deputy head of the Institute of Diagnostic Virology, head of the German National Reference Laboratory for classical swine fever (CSF) and African swi…

Tips on Communication - Vincent ter Beek Does the Livestock industry communicate properly? Our host, Rebecca Rivara: Regional Director EURAM at MSD Animal Health, talks with Vincent ter Beek: Editor of Pig Progress at Misset about how does the swine industry communicate to consumers. Mr. ter Beek works for Pig Progress (Misset) as editor of the mag…

Tips on Neuroscience - Alberto Moriana No two brains are alike Our host, Alex Carvalho, Global Marketing Director Swine at MSD Animal Health, talks with Alberto Moriana, former Senior Vice President of Pacifico markets and head of Sales Latinoamerica at Procter & Gamble. They discuss about habits and behavior of shoppers in Latam. Mr. Moriana has b…

Tips on Neuroscience - Alberto Moriana No two brains are alike Our host, Alex Carvalho, Global Marketing Director Swine at MSD Animal Health, talks with Alberto Moriana, former Senior Vice President of Pacifico markets and head of Sales Latinoamerica at Procter & Gamble. They discuss about habits and behavior of shoppers in Latam. Mr. Moriana has b…

In this episode Kim speaks to Katie and Matthew Cooper of South Paddocks, as they tell us their journey into the world of OSB Pork, and celebrate their recent OSBPG Pork Producer 2023 Award.osbpg

Join us for an inspiring and heartwarming conversation with Eilidh and Lloyd Verstage as they share their incredible journey from a wedding photographer and a man with a Land Rover and a loyal Labrador to successful farmers and established rare breed OSB pork producers in Arngask, Perth, Scotland. In this uplifting episode, discover how their passi…

The fourth episode of PigCast by MSD Animal Health is now available! Stephan von Berg, Global Technical Director PigCare-MSD Animal Health, interviews Dr. Jessica A. Barbosa from Saskatchewan, Canada.Dr. Jessica delves into the three most crucial challenges in intestinal health worldwide, emphasizing the control of intestinal health on farms as one…

In this third episode, Diogo Fontana from MSD Animal Health in Central America talks about African Swine Fever and the outbreak in the Dominican Republic. He details the contribution made by the MSD Animal Health team to the recovery of production in the country, through various resources including:ASF Talks, lectures, meetings, presentations, tech…

We are excited to present the season 2 of Pigcast. In this second episode Rubén del Pozo, Associate Technical Director MSD Swine Europe, talks with Juan Felipe Giraldo who comes from MSD Salud Animal (Colombia), about human resource topics, such as the retention of qualified personnel in our farms and companies.https://www.msd-animal-health-swine.c…

In this episode, Rubén del Pozo, Technical Associate Director EURAM - MSD Animal Health and Prof. Héctor Argüello, Department of Animal Health in University of Leon (ES), will explain what is microbiota and all elements involved in gut health. Stay tuned for more!#PigCast #msdanimalhealth #Microbiota #bacteria…

Ryan O'Neill's commitment and drive makes his dreams come true. The success of The Village Butcher in Ireland.osbpg

Tune in as Andrew O'Shea interviews Mike and Jayne Carter (2022 OSBPG Pork Producer Award Winners) of Ryecroft Rare Breeds about their journey into setting up their own butchery to support their business and provide a service to local meat producers.osbpg

Tune in as Kim Brook reflects back on the vast array of achievements of the Oxford Sandy Black Pig Foundation Charity, its Supporter, friends and Advocates.osbpg

Tune in for the regular updates and the replay of our recent talk "Around the world with ASF in 7 questions" with Vincent ter Beek. Vincent, Editor of Pig Progress and leading expert in ASF talks to us about the 7 key questions people are asking about ASF You can view the slides for this event hereosbpg

Tune in for the regular updates and the replay of our recent talk: Nicola Gumery and Lauren Dimmack (AHDB): eAML Update and Pig Transport Regulations, as they give us an update from Nicola on the eAML process etc, and Lauren talks to us about the pig transport regulations and registration. View Slides Here…

Tune in for the replay of the Dom Charman event where he talks about Factors affecting meat quality on-farm and in the abattoir. The general slaughter process. Traceability. Slaughter impacts on meat quality. FSA rules and regs on setting up and operating your own butchery. Dom has 20 years in the pig industry, working across the globe with pig far…

Kim visits Scrubditch Care Farm and Talks to Emma Costley-White about the OSB and therapeutic farm-based activities for adults and young people with learning difficulties, challenging behaviour, and mental health problems.osbpg

Tune for the latest news from the charity, and we replay our March event on Sow Nutrition for Pregnancy, Farrowing, and Weaning with Victoria Phillips Bsc Msc. Victoria has worked in the animal feed industry for over 20 years. Her qualifications and experience in all aspects of feed production make her a leading advisor in nutrition, feed safety, a…

In this episode, we hear the reply of the pig nutrition event we held in May 2021 where we were very lucky to have Victoria Philips (leading Pig Nutritionist) talk to us about feeding our pigs for efficiency, plus there's our regular news update with some info on our farrowing stats. You can download the slides for Victoria presentation here…

In this episode we replay the AI talk with Lucia Gregson,a well-attended event with lots of great info on AI and pigs. Plus the usual news.osbpg

A replay of the charity event where we invited Emily Boyce from AHDB, who is one of their Pork Knowledge Exchange managers, to find out more about AHDB pork and how they help small scale producers like us. Plus regular news spotosbpg

In this podcast, we have a replay of the recent charity hosted event. OSBPG Supporter and Commerical Pig Vet Louise Blenkhorn talks to us about farrowing, from the days leading up, to when to intervene, Mastitis and much much moreosbpg

In this episode, we replay the Scot EID talk with Bob Yuill and Josie Firth hosted in early February, plus usual news and upcoming events.osbpg

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our hosts have a conversation with Dr. Jake Waddilove about biosecurity. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", Miguel Ángel Higuera has a conversation with two of our Global Technical Directors about biosecurity. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our hosts have a conversation with Dr. Jer Geiger about understanding biosecurity as a mindset. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our hosts have a conversation with Prof. Eric Cox about immunology. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

New year, a new season, we kick off with a replay of the OSPBG host eaml2/pig hub chat with Nicola Gumery, plus there's news on other events coming up, GSA change and a newsletterosbpg

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our host Miquel Collel has a conversation with Stefan Von Berg and Prof. Rafael Frandoloso about immunology. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our hosts have a conversation with Prof. Satoshi Otake about biosecurity. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our hosts have a conversation with Prof. Adam Moeser about gut health. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our hosts have a conversation with Dr. John Pluske about gut health. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our hosts have a conversation with Dr. Gonzalo González Mateos about nutrition in relation to gut health. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode of MSD Animal Health's podcast series "PigCast", our host Miquel Collel has a conversation with Stefan Von Berg and Prof. Sánchez-Vizcaíno about immunology. Stay tuned for more relevant info about everything you want to know regarding the swine business.

In this episode we interview Zoe Owens (nee Kiss-Chinman) who's OSB's unearthed a world war IIo bomb, Zoe tells Kim how the event unfolded and the attention it drew from the village. Plus there's news on upcoming events and Halloween competitionosbpg

Kim brook speaks with Nicola Gummery (AHDB) who with her team manage the eAML2 systems including pig hub, medicine book online etc.osbpg

The OSBPG Charity announces and provides details on its new Genetic Spread Allowance (GSA) Program. The GSA is a financial allowance to be awarded to the Oxford Sandy and Black Pig Group charity supporters to encourage the geographical spread and genetic selection of the OSB bloodlines within the UK*. *Application required the application does not …

We are privileged in this episode to have an exclusive interview with Catriona Cook which was recorded by her daughter Tessa. Catriona's' history with the OSB dates back to the breed revival in the ’80sosbpg

Some big news for our group and an "Exclusive" interview from Nigel Overend of Deer Park AIosbpg

News on our 10 Year Birthday celebration and Kim Brook talks to us about Farrowings.osbpg

In this episode, we hear from Dermot Allen in Ireland and his life with the wonderful OSB.osbpg

In this edition, we hear from specialist Pig vet Louise Blenkhorn who talks to us about Farrowing, Covid-19 and African Swine Fever (ASF)osbpg

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In this episode we talk to Bod Griffiths and his adventure with OSB'd in his cookery school plus there is some exciting news from the group.osbpg