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Learn swine health from the brightest minds of the global swine industry – in 9 minutes.
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If you are a swine veterinarian who wants to stay up to date with all that is working in the industry, but doesn’t know how to start, doesn’t have the time, or feel most courses out there don’t deliver, then you have come to the right place.
*The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast* is specially designed by and for professionals just like yourself. With it, you can effortlessly have access to the thoughts of the most brilliant minds in our industry – all while going about your routine and saving your time.
In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Arthur Finatto, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, explores the role of porcine beta-defensin peptides in boosting swine immunity. He explains how these molecules fight both bacterial and viral infections, modulate inflammation, and offer promise for swine dysentery management. Learn how genetic selection and nutrition could optimize their expression. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Porcine β-defensin five is a naturally produced peptides that help pigs combat bacterial and viral infections at a cellular level."
Meet the guest: Dr. Arthur Finatto https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-nery-finatto-5121b0a1/ earned his D.V.M. from Universidade de Passo Fundo, an M.Sc. in Animal Welfare & Epigenetics from the University of São Paulo, and a Ph.D. in Swine Health from the University of Saskatchewan. Now a postdoctoral researcher in swine health and immunology, his work explores host defense peptides and mucosal immunity.
Click here to read the full research articles:
Porcine β-defensin 5 (pBD-5) modulates the inflammatory and metabolic host intestinal response to infection: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-90688-8
Active Participatory Regional Surveillance for Notifiable Swine Pathogens: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/2/233
To learn more, visit:
US Swine Health Improvement Plan: https://usswinehealthimprovementplan.com/
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What you will learn:
(00:00) Highlight
(00:52) Introduction
(02:03) Porcine defensin discovery
(04:15) Mechanism of action
(06:36) Breed and nutritional impact
(08:46) Swine dysentery link
(10:56) Future applications
(12:26) Closing thoughts
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Learn swine health from the brightest minds of the global swine industry – in 9 minutes.
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If you are a swine veterinarian who wants to stay up to date with all that is working in the industry, but doesn’t know how to start, doesn’t have the time, or feel most courses out there don’t deliver, then you have come to the right place.
*The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast* is specially designed by and for professionals just like yourself. With it, you can effortlessly have access to the thoughts of the most brilliant minds in our industry – all while going about your routine and saving your time.
