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Epidemiology and Control of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDV)
Useful facts about the epidemiology and control of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDV) from the Iowa Pork Industry Center....
Useful facts about the epidemiology and control of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDV) from the Iowa Pork Industry Center....
Microbial Community Analysis to Identify Risk Factors in Manure Foaming
Foam production in deep-pit manure storage is correlated with distinct bacterial populations present in the manure, according to research from the University of Illinois. ...
Foam production in deep-pit manure storage is correlated with distinct bacterial populations present in the manure, according to research from the University of Illinois. ...
Effective Heat Detection
Advice of optimising heat detection in sows and gilt from BPEX in no. 29 in its 'Action for Prodictivity' series. ...
Advice of optimising heat detection in sows and gilt from BPEX in no. 29 in its 'Action for Prodictivity' series. ...
Danish Pig Research Centre Annual Report 2012: Nutrition 2
The Pig Research Centre reports on its latest work on fermented rapeseed meal, commercial diets, particle size and xylanases for weaners and for finishers, restricted feeding, liquid versus dry, rye, benzoic acid and conjugated linoleic acid....
The Pig Research Centre reports on its latest work on fermented rapeseed meal, commercial diets, particle size and xylanases for weaners and for finishers, restricted feeding, liquid versus dry, rye, benzoic acid and conjugated linoleic acid....
Family Conversations on Succession: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
It is important for farm families to begin communicating early - before a crisis occurs; communicate effectively with active listening skills, and communicate often, to avoid misunderstanding. That is the top tip offered by JoAnn Alumbaugh (Alumbaugh...
It is important for farm families to begin communicating early - before a crisis occurs; communicate effectively with active listening skills, and communicate often, to avoid misunderstanding. That is the top tip offered by JoAnn Alumbaugh (Alumbaugh...
Effect of Oral Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Growth and Serum 25-hydroxy Vitamin D Levels of Pigs
Piglets given vitamin D3 orally at two days of age were heavier at weaning and seven days post-weaning and suffered less of a post-weaning check than those receiving no supplement, according to new research from the US. ...
Piglets given vitamin D3 orally at two days of age were heavier at weaning and seven days post-weaning and suffered less of a post-weaning check than those receiving no supplement, according to new research from the US. ...
Gas Alternatives to Carbon Dioxide for Euthanasia: A Piglet Perspective
A two-step procedure in which pigs are anaesthetised with a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen before being euthanised by immersion in carbon dioxide appeared to be more humane than carbon dioxide alone, according to new research from West Lafayette,...
A two-step procedure in which pigs are anaesthetised with a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen before being euthanised by immersion in carbon dioxide appeared to be more humane than carbon dioxide alone, according to new research from West Lafayette,...
Fly Monitoring
Guidance of monitoring flies around farms and other facilities from the UK's Environment Agency from its publication 'Fly management: how to comply with your environmental permit'....
Guidance of monitoring flies around farms and other facilities from the UK's Environment Agency from its publication 'Fly management: how to comply with your environmental permit'....
Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Pigs Slaughtered at Two Abattoirs in Ethiopia
Researchers have found that six per cent of pigs at two abattoirs in Ethiopia were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and therefore that pigs may be a source of infection in humans....
Researchers have found that six per cent of pigs at two abattoirs in Ethiopia were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and therefore that pigs may be a source of infection in humans....
Finisher Challenge Champion
BPEX Farm Case Study no. 36 'Improving finisher herd performance' describes how three management changes made by a farmer in Essex improved the growth rate, feed conversion and mortality in the finishing unit. ...
BPEX Farm Case Study no. 36 'Improving finisher herd performance' describes how three management changes made by a farmer in Essex improved the growth rate, feed conversion and mortality in the finishing unit. ...
Danish Pig Research Centre Annual Report 2012: Nutrition 1
This section of the PRC annual report describes a new tool to formulate feed for finishers, revisions to the feeding standards, phytase equivalency, on-farm feed mixing and a comparison of different mills (hammer and disc types). ...
This section of the PRC annual report describes a new tool to formulate feed for finishers, revisions to the feeding standards, phytase equivalency, on-farm feed mixing and a comparison of different mills (hammer and disc types). ...
Papular Dermatitis
Papular dermatitis (PD), sometimes seen at the abattoir and on farms, is a type of skin lesion most often the result of hypersensitivity to sarcoptic mange mites. The impacts of mange as well as its prevention and treatment are outlined in No. 12 in the...
Papular dermatitis (PD), sometimes seen at the abattoir and on farms, is a type of skin lesion most often the result of hypersensitivity to sarcoptic mange mites. The impacts of mange as well as its prevention and treatment are outlined in No. 12 in the...
Evaluation of Gas Mixture Administration Using Smart Box Device for Piglet Euthanasia
Among the findings of research for Pork Checkoff reported by Dr Chad Hagen of Value-Added Science and Technologies, LLC was that piglets succumbed to the gas effects quicker with flow rates that produce a rapid build-up of carbon dioxide concentration....
Among the findings of research for Pork Checkoff reported by Dr Chad Hagen of Value-Added Science and Technologies, LLC was that piglets succumbed to the gas effects quicker with flow rates that produce a rapid build-up of carbon dioxide concentration....
Piglet Behaviour as a Measure of Vitality and its Influence on Piglet Survival and Growth during Lactation
Spanish scientists have developed a measure - based on behaviour on day of birth - to assess piglet vitality for both scientific and commercial purposes....
Spanish scientists have developed a measure - based on behaviour on day of birth - to assess piglet vitality for both scientific and commercial purposes....
Welfare Implications Reviewed of Large Litter Size in the Domestic Pig
Two recently published papers - the result of collaborative projects by several leading European animal science institutions - review the biological and management factors associated with breeding for increased litter size in pigs and with implications...
Two recently published papers - the result of collaborative projects by several leading European animal science institutions - review the biological and management factors associated with breeding for increased litter size in pigs and with implications...
Flies and Fly Problems
Information on the types of flies found on farms that may need to be controlled from 'Fly Management: How to Comply with Your Environmental Permit' from the UK's Environment Agency. ...
Information on the types of flies found on farms that may need to be controlled from 'Fly Management: How to Comply with Your Environmental Permit' from the UK's Environment Agency. ...
Keeping a Swine Business Going for the Long Haul: What Our Family has Done to Ensure Success
At the 2013 Kansas Swine Profitability Conference, Roy Henry of Henrys Ltd (Longford, Kansas) shared his experiences of passing a business asset from one generation to the next with minimum business interruption. ...
At the 2013 Kansas Swine Profitability Conference, Roy Henry of Henrys Ltd (Longford, Kansas) shared his experiences of passing a business asset from one generation to the next with minimum business interruption. ...
Exploring Governance Structures for Your Farm Organisation
Farm governance structure, including a clear responsibilities and reporting, are important for the efficient and effective operation of the farm business, according to Dr Michael K. Swan (Washington State University) and Dr Nicole Olynk Widmar (Purdue...
Farm governance structure, including a clear responsibilities and reporting, are important for the efficient and effective operation of the farm business, according to Dr Michael K. Swan (Washington State University) and Dr Nicole Olynk Widmar (Purdue...
Five Key Changes to Modern Management Practices Necessary to Improve Profitability
Nutrition, Improvest (vaccine against boar taint), biosecurity, vaccination and management protocol review and gilt pool management are the key issues identified by Dr Jeff DeMint of Bern-Sabetha Veterinary Clinic in the Jack and Pat Anderson Lecture...
Nutrition, Improvest (vaccine against boar taint), biosecurity, vaccination and management protocol review and gilt pool management are the key issues identified by Dr Jeff DeMint of Bern-Sabetha Veterinary Clinic in the Jack and Pat Anderson Lecture...
Danish Pig Research Centre Annual Report 2012: AI Research and Development
Sales of semen, auditing AI stations, quality control and recording of semen quality and work on synchronisation and oestrus detection are covered in this section of the report from the Pig Research Centre. ...
Sales of semen, auditing AI stations, quality control and recording of semen quality and work on synchronisation and oestrus detection are covered in this section of the report from the Pig Research Centre. ...
Biosecurity
Tips on keeping disease out of pig farms in No. 13 in the series 'Action for Productivity' from BPEX. ...
Tips on keeping disease out of pig farms in No. 13 in the series 'Action for Productivity' from BPEX. ...
Food for Nine Billion: Perspective on Global Agriculture in 2050
Dr Dominique van der Mensbrugghe of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) gave the second lecture in the Teagasc/RDS lecture series. Here, he summarises the main points of his lecture entitled 'Will we run out of natural resources needed for...
Dr Dominique van der Mensbrugghe of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) gave the second lecture in the Teagasc/RDS lecture series. Here, he summarises the main points of his lecture entitled 'Will we run out of natural resources needed for...
Effects of High- and Low-digestibility DDGS and Dietary Inclusion Rates on Grow/Finish Performance and Carcass Characteristics
The periodic inclusion and removal of 40 per cent dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) from the diets of finishing pigs did not adversely affect growth performance or carcass characteristics regardless of the amino acid digestibility of DDGS being...
The periodic inclusion and removal of 40 per cent dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) from the diets of finishing pigs did not adversely affect growth performance or carcass characteristics regardless of the amino acid digestibility of DDGS being...
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