The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Robert Desrosiers: PCV2d Case Lessons | Ep. 233
Oct 28, 2026In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Robert Desrosiers, Veterinary Consultant, discusses a PCV2d-associated disease case in a high-health gilt developer. He explains the diagnostic findings, mortality changes, vaccine history, cross-protection limits, PCV2 genotype evolution, and why broader antigen coverage can matter when field strains continue to shift. Listen now on all major platforms!
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What you’ll learn:
- PCV2d case diagnosis
- High-health gilt developer challenges
- Cross-protection limitations
- PCV2 genotype evolution
- Clinical signs and lesions
Meet the guest:
Dr. Robert Desrosiers is a Veterinary Consultant based in Quebec, Canada. He previously served as a Technical Services Veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim Canada for 22 years and has decades of swine veterinary experience across technical service, production medicine, and clinical consulting. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in swine health management and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Montreal. Learn more from Dr. Robert Desrosiers on The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.
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