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Dr. Dylan Olver: Pig Heart Health and Production Stress | Ep. 189

Season 2 | Episode 189

35m | Oct 29, 2026

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Dylan Olver, Associate Professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, discusses the deep physiological overlap between pigs and humans. He explains why pigs are valuable models for cardiovascular research, how exercise studies in swine reveal changes in heart and brain function, and why cardiovascular proportionality may matter for larger market pigs, transport losses, and heat stress. Listen now on all major platforms!

“There is a point where you are going to tap out the capacity of that heart to appropriately cope with stress.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Dylan Olver is an Associate Professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. His work connects cardiovascular physiology, exercise science, animal models of human disease, and swine research, and he teaches cardiovascular physiology to veterinary students. Learn more from Dr. Dylan Olver on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.

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