Dr. Thomas Gillespie: How Past Outbreaks Shaped Today’s Biosecurity | Ep. 182

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Thomas Gillespie, a swine veterinarian and owner of Performance Health PC, explores how past disease eradication efforts shaped today’s biosecurity protocols. He shares lessons learned from decades in the field and reflects on the industry's capacity to eliminate current threats. Tune in now on all major platforms! "Biosecurity practices are things we know; we just need to make them work." Meet the guest: Dr. Thomas Gillespie https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-gillespie-10407a1a/ is a swine veterinarian and owner of Performance Health PC. With over four decades of veterinary experience, including international consulting, he has led significant disease control efforts, including pseudorabies eradication. Click here to read the full research article: https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v30n5/v30n5p298.html 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 (00:55) Introduction (03:14) Pseudorabies history (06:15) Biosecurity practices (07:44) Veterinarian-led disease control (08:45) Managing diseases (10:39) Encouraging producer participation (12:06) Closing thoughts The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: * Boehringer Ingelheim (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/) - Elanco (https://www.elanco.com/us) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://swinehealthblackbelt.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swinecampus/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/80692493