David Thompson
Dave Thompson is a retired Extension Educator with Michigan State University Extension. Prior to joining MSU Extension, Dave worked at Pfizer Animal Health (now Zoetis), where he led research and development programs in Parasiticide Discovery and Livestock Performance and Wellness. Based in Branch County, Michigan, his current area of focus is pork production. Dave’s MSU Extension efforts include employee training and management, swine performance/production, parasitic disease surveillance and stabilization along with management of the Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA) program for Michigan producers. He can assist producers looking to acquire certification in the PQA Plus, Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) or on-farm site assessment programs. Dave’s focus spans issues and management of both intensive and extensive production systems.
Related Work
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SowBridge distance educational program for pork producers announces 2023 schedule
Published on May 23, 2023
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Minimizing the risk of heat stress in pigs during transportation
Published on May 5, 2023
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Keeping swine in the thermoneutral zone
Published on April 21, 2023
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MSU Extension offers learning opportunities for small, medium and large farms
Published on January 27, 2023
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Minimizing impacts of higher temperatures on pigs raised outdoors
Published on January 27, 2023
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54th annual Branch County Farmers Day to be held February 20, 2023
Published on January 12, 2023
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Protect your pigs from verminous pneumonia
Published on December 2, 2022