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Pig Health and Welfare Featured Articles
Displaying Articles 121-135 in Pig Health and Welfare
The Effects of Housing Grow-Finish Pigs in Two Different Group Sizes on Health Status and the Presence of Injuries.
By B. R. Street, T. S. Samarakone and H. W. Gonyou and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Traditionally pigs have been housed in group sizes of approximately 25 pigs per pen. However, the swine industry is beginning to shift towards housing grow-finish...
By B. R. Street, T. S. Samarakone and H. W. Gonyou and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Traditionally pigs have been housed in group sizes of approximately 25 pigs per pen. However, the swine industry is beginning to shift towards housing grow-finish...
Effect of Timing of Vaccination with a Commerically Available Bacterin on PCV2-Associated Lesions
By T Opriessnig, Iowa State University and XJ Meng, Virginia Polytechnic and State University - Vaccines play an important role to minimize economic losses associated with diseases such as mycoplasmal pneumonia. On the other hand, several groups have...
By T Opriessnig, Iowa State University and XJ Meng, Virginia Polytechnic and State University - Vaccines play an important role to minimize economic losses associated with diseases such as mycoplasmal pneumonia. On the other hand, several groups have...
Prebiotic Feed Additives: Rationale and Use in Pigs
By John A. Patterson and presented at the 2005 Banff Pork - Disease has always been a critical issue in pig production, affecting not only animal health and well-being, but also the physical and economic health of the producer.
By John A. Patterson and presented at the 2005 Banff Pork - Disease has always been a critical issue in pig production, affecting not only animal health and well-being, but also the physical and economic health of the producer.
Nebraska Swine Report 2005 : Effects of Nutrition During Gilt Development on Sow Lifetime Productivity
By Rodger K. Johnson and Phillip S. Miller and published by the University of Nebraska - A four-parity study is proposed to examine the effects of nutritional manipulation during gilt development on subsequent sow performance.
By Rodger K. Johnson and Phillip S. Miller and published by the University of Nebraska - A four-parity study is proposed to examine the effects of nutritional manipulation during gilt development on subsequent sow performance.
Got Sow Milk? Low milk supply hinders piglet growth and survival
By Sarah Fischer, Ontario Pork - For pre-weaned piglets, getting a full belly can be quite a challenge. Starvation is the cause of nearly half of all piglet deaths - a problem stemming from poor sow lactation. Now, researchers are seeking ways to combat...
By Sarah Fischer, Ontario Pork - For pre-weaned piglets, getting a full belly can be quite a challenge. Starvation is the cause of nearly half of all piglet deaths - a problem stemming from poor sow lactation. Now, researchers are seeking ways to combat...
UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to September 2005)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...
NADIS Pig Disease Focus - December 2005: Twisted gut in pigs
By NADIS - “Sudden” death in the grower pig is a not uncommon finding in the modern pig herd. One of the most common causes of such losses is rotation of the intestine within the abdomen about all or part of its attachment to the body underneath the spinal...
By NADIS - “Sudden” death in the grower pig is a not uncommon finding in the modern pig herd. One of the most common causes of such losses is rotation of the intestine within the abdomen about all or part of its attachment to the body underneath the spinal...
Nebraska Swine Report 2005 : Teeth Clipping - Have You Tried to Quit?
By Duane E. Reese, Extension Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska and Barbara E. Straw, Extension Veterinarian, Michigan State University - Results from several experiments were reviewed to collect information on the value of piglet “needle-neeth”...
By Duane E. Reese, Extension Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska and Barbara E. Straw, Extension Veterinarian, Michigan State University - Results from several experiments were reviewed to collect information on the value of piglet “needle-neeth”...
PMWS Case Definition
By the EU PCVD Consortium - The PMWS case definition on herd level is based on two elements: 1) the clinical appearance in the herd and 2) laboratory examination of necropsied pigs suffering from wasting.
By the EU PCVD Consortium - The PMWS case definition on herd level is based on two elements: 1) the clinical appearance in the herd and 2) laboratory examination of necropsied pigs suffering from wasting.
A Baseline Study for Microbial Hazards Associated with Hogs
By R. Friendship, C. Dewey, D. Ojkic, C. Gyles, and J. Odumeru, University of Guelph - This article is from the University of Guelph Swine Research Review 2005 report. The Ontario pork industry is strongly export-oriented and relies on an image of a high...
By R. Friendship, C. Dewey, D. Ojkic, C. Gyles, and J. Odumeru, University of Guelph - This article is from the University of Guelph Swine Research Review 2005 report. The Ontario pork industry is strongly export-oriented and relies on an image of a high...
The role of Porcilis® AR-T in an Atrophic Rhinitis eradication programme
By Marc Martens, Intervet - Before 1960, it was assumed that pig farms once infected with Atrophic Rhinitis (AR) would always remain that way. Depopulation followed by complete repopulation with new AR-free animals was the only means to become free of...
By Marc Martens, Intervet - Before 1960, it was assumed that pig farms once infected with Atrophic Rhinitis (AR) would always remain that way. Depopulation followed by complete repopulation with new AR-free animals was the only means to become free of...
UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to June 2005)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...
Controlling sow death losses
By Bernard Peet, Pig Production Training and thePigSite Consultant - Over the last 15 years, sow death loss has just about doubled in most countries, including Canada, the USA. Denmark and Britain. The latest available PigChamp data (Table 1) shows that,...
By Bernard Peet, Pig Production Training and thePigSite Consultant - Over the last 15 years, sow death loss has just about doubled in most countries, including Canada, the USA. Denmark and Britain. The latest available PigChamp data (Table 1) shows that,...
Managing Lawsonia intracellularis infections in a large production system in the USA
By Dr Andrew John Holtcamp, Iowa Select Farms - Our production system raises approximately 2.5 million pigs per year, out of a total US production of 100 million pigs. Production facilities are typical for the Midwestern U.S. We have an average sow farm...
By Dr Andrew John Holtcamp, Iowa Select Farms - Our production system raises approximately 2.5 million pigs per year, out of a total US production of 100 million pigs. Production facilities are typical for the Midwestern U.S. We have an average sow farm...
Effects of sickness on behaviour and resource use of pair-housed piglets
By ST Millman, KC Sheppard, A Gallien and JT Gray, Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph - This article is taken from the University of Guelph Swine Research Review 2005 report. Sick animals often display characteristic behavioural changes...
By ST Millman, KC Sheppard, A Gallien and JT Gray, Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph - This article is taken from the University of Guelph Swine Research Review 2005 report. Sick animals often display characteristic behavioural changes...
