Dr. Lucas Ferreira: Trailer Contamination at the Harvest Facilities | Ep. 220

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Lucas Ferreira, a Research Assistant at the University of Minnesota, discusses trailer contamination risks at packing plants. He shares research on pathogen prevalence, seasonal trends, driver biosecurity practices, and factors contributing to contamination during transport. He highlights opportunities to strengthen biosecurity and reduce disease transmission across swine operations. Listen now on all major platforms! "Trailer washing gaps allow harvest plant contamination to increase pathogen risk before equipment returns to farms or wash facilities." Meet the guest: Dr. Lucas Ferreira https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-ferreira-160450204/?locale=en is a veterinarian from Brazil currently pursuing a master's degree at the University of Minnesota. His work focuses on swine pathogen epidemiology, detection, control, and prevalence, with an emphasis on science-driven solutions that improve herd health and biosecurity. Learn more from Dr. Lucas Ferreira on The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms. Liked this one? Don’t stop now — Here’s what we think you’ll love! https://www.wisenetix.com/blog?tag=the+swine+health+blackbelt What you will learn: (00:00) Highlight (01:04) Introduction (01:53) Trailer contamination (04:06) Positive trailers (05:47) Washing gaps (06:34) Plant biosecurity (08:54) Driver training (12:16) Closing thoughts The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: * Gilt (https://getgilt.com/) * Boehringer Ingelheim (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/) - WiseVAs (https://www.wisevas.io/) - ZentrixOS (https://zentrixos.com/) - Zentrix Insights (https://zentrixinsights.com/) - The Owner's Box (https://ownersbox.io/) - Elevate (https://elevateagents.ai/) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://swinehealthblackbelt.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/80692493 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swinecampus/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwineCampus/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swinecampus_