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Feed Intake During Early Pregnancy: Effects on Sow Body Weight and Litter Size
Increasing feed intake by 30 per cent during the first month of gestation improved sow bodyweight recovery and increased litter size but did not significantly affect farrowing rate in the subsequent parity, according to researchers based at Wageningen...
Increasing feed intake by 30 per cent during the first month of gestation improved sow bodyweight recovery and increased litter size but did not significantly affect farrowing rate in the subsequent parity, according to researchers based at Wageningen...
Pig-Associated Lawsonia intracellularis in Various on-Farm Flies
Researchers at the University of Nottingham found that on many farms, one dominant farm isolate of L. intracellularis occurs within the pigs and the farm environment, including the insects most closely associated with the pigs. Of the insects...
Researchers at the University of Nottingham found that on many farms, one dominant farm isolate of L. intracellularis occurs within the pigs and the farm environment, including the insects most closely associated with the pigs. Of the insects...
Research Results on Alternative Uses for Pig Manure
Papers presented at the Pig Development Department's Research Dissemination Day entitled Research Results on Alternative Uses for Pig Manure held at Teagasc's Pig Development Department at Moorepark in County Cork in the Irish Republic in June...
Papers presented at the Pig Development Department's Research Dissemination Day entitled Research Results on Alternative Uses for Pig Manure held at Teagasc's Pig Development Department at Moorepark in County Cork in the Irish Republic in June...
Trends and Developments in Hog Manure Management: 1998-2009
Pig farm operators have changed their practices between 1998 and 2009 in ways that indicate they were seeking to manage manure in a more environmentally sound manner, according to the report by Nigel Key, William D. McBride, Marc Ribaudo and Stacy Sneeringer...
Pig farm operators have changed their practices between 1998 and 2009 in ways that indicate they were seeking to manage manure in a more environmentally sound manner, according to the report by Nigel Key, William D. McBride, Marc Ribaudo and Stacy Sneeringer...
US Food Safety Policy Enters a New Era
Research conducted by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) over the past two decades provides a number of lessons that can help identify efficient and effective means of implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010.
Research conducted by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) over the past two decades provides a number of lessons that can help identify efficient and effective means of implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010.
Emerging Threats Quarterly Report – Pig Diseases – July to September 2011
An ongoing investigation initiated in May 2011 has revealed that what began with the detection of pathogenic leptospire infection by PCR in the kidney of a neonatal pig has led to high antibody titres to Leptospira Pomona, a serovar exotic to the...
An ongoing investigation initiated in May 2011 has revealed that what began with the detection of pathogenic leptospire infection by PCR in the kidney of a neonatal pig has led to high antibody titres to Leptospira Pomona, a serovar exotic to the...
Kansas Swine Day 2011
Proceedings of the Kansas Swine Day 2011 conference which was held at Kansas State University's (KSU) Alumni Center on 17 November 2011. A list of presentation titles is given, together with a link to the proceedings.
Proceedings of the Kansas Swine Day 2011 conference which was held at Kansas State University's (KSU) Alumni Center on 17 November 2011. A list of presentation titles is given, together with a link to the proceedings.
Mycotoxins, Endotoxins and Their Control
Mycotoxins and endotoxins impair animal health and immune status as well as feed production in various ways: these toxins are invisible, odorless and cannot be detected by smell or taste, but can significantly reduce pig performance, according to Radka...
Mycotoxins and endotoxins impair animal health and immune status as well as feed production in various ways: these toxins are invisible, odorless and cannot be detected by smell or taste, but can significantly reduce pig performance, according to Radka...
NAB Rural Commodities Wrap – November 2011
Australian agricultural commodity prices are weakening in the face of the global financial crisis, while production is increasing, writes Michael Creed, National Australia Bank's Agribusiness Economist, in his November Rural Commodities Wrap...
Australian agricultural commodity prices are weakening in the face of the global financial crisis, while production is increasing, writes Michael Creed, National Australia Bank's Agribusiness Economist, in his November Rural Commodities Wrap...
Meeting Global Demand for More Meat
As the world has welcomed its seven billionth person, the concerns of meat and food producers globally are turning to how this ever growing population is going to be fed, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris.
As the world has welcomed its seven billionth person, the concerns of meat and food producers globally are turning to how this ever growing population is going to be fed, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris.
JSR Evaluates 2011 as Year of Agricultural Revolution
This year's Annual JSR Technical Conference proposed that this year was one of revolution in the agricultural industry. Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePigSite, reports on the event.
This year's Annual JSR Technical Conference proposed that this year was one of revolution in the agricultural industry. Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePigSite, reports on the event.
Analysis of UK Pork and Pork Products Import Trade from 2013
The latest BPEX Imports Report provides an analysis of UK pork and pork products import trade and the possible implications of the EU sow stall ban from January 2013.
The latest BPEX Imports Report provides an analysis of UK pork and pork products import trade and the possible implications of the EU sow stall ban from January 2013.
US Producers Join Regional Groups to Control PRRS
The long-term vision of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is to eliminate porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS). As traditional methods have not been effective in all cases, regional, voluntary programmes have been developed...
The long-term vision of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is to eliminate porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS). As traditional methods have not been effective in all cases, regional, voluntary programmes have been developed...
Risks for Animal and Public Health Related to the Presence of Alternaria Toxins in Feed and Food
Fungi in the family, Alternaria, produce mycotoxins in a range of plants that include cereals and oilseeds. Following a study of the possible adverse effects of Alternaria mycotoxins on the health of humans, farm animals and pets, the European...
Fungi in the family, Alternaria, produce mycotoxins in a range of plants that include cereals and oilseeds. Following a study of the possible adverse effects of Alternaria mycotoxins on the health of humans, farm animals and pets, the European...
Effects of Dietary Seaweed Extract Supplementation to Sows and Weaned Pigs
Seaweed extract (SWE) supplementation after weaning improved gut health and enhanced the performance of starter pigs and increased growth rate during the grower-finisher phases, according to researchers in the Irish Republic. There was no response to...
Seaweed extract (SWE) supplementation after weaning improved gut health and enhanced the performance of starter pigs and increased growth rate during the grower-finisher phases, according to researchers in the Irish Republic. There was no response to...
Effects on Boar Sperm Quality of Dietary Supplementation with Omega-3 PUFAs Differ Between Breeds
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) improved the sperm quality of Large White and Pietrain boars, according to researchers in Girona, Spain, but not for those of the Duroc breed.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) improved the sperm quality of Large White and Pietrain boars, according to researchers in Girona, Spain, but not for those of the Duroc breed.
Canada-South Korea Free Trade Agreement
The free trade between Canada and South Korea was formally launched in July 2005 but has gone largely nowhere since then despite several high-level meetings between the leaders, such as a November meeting in 2010 on the fringes of the G-20 in Seoul and...
The free trade between Canada and South Korea was formally launched in July 2005 but has gone largely nowhere since then despite several high-level meetings between the leaders, such as a November meeting in 2010 on the fringes of the G-20 in Seoul and...
Piglets Overcoming Post-Weaning Stress
Achieving good performance in growing pigs starts with ensuring the sow produces enough milk and after weaning, pathogenic bacteria can be combatted by feeding a combination of organic acids, cinnamaldehyde and a permeabilising substance, according to...
Achieving good performance in growing pigs starts with ensuring the sow produces enough milk and after weaning, pathogenic bacteria can be combatted by feeding a combination of organic acids, cinnamaldehyde and a permeabilising substance, according to...
Group Housing of Gestating Sows from 2013
The requirements for housing sows and gilts during pregnancy after stalls are banned in the EU from 2013 are reviewed in the 2010 annual report from the Danish Pig Research Centre.
The requirements for housing sows and gilts during pregnancy after stalls are banned in the EU from 2013 are reviewed in the 2010 annual report from the Danish Pig Research Centre.
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Swine Influenza Virus Infection in the English Pig Population
There was evidence of the swine flu virus on half of the farms tested by a UK research group, and the likelihood of finding this evidence was lower for pigs kept in straw yards, during the summer and where there were fewer pigs per drinker.
There was evidence of the swine flu virus on half of the farms tested by a UK research group, and the likelihood of finding this evidence was lower for pigs kept in straw yards, during the summer and where there were fewer pigs per drinker.
Effect of Sow History on the Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs
Some aspects of a sow's early life affect the performance of her litter during the growing and finishing phases, according to researchers based in the Netherlands, but the effects are small.
Some aspects of a sow's early life affect the performance of her litter during the growing and finishing phases, according to researchers based in the Netherlands, but the effects are small.
US Pork Outlook – November 2011
Strong overseas demand for US pork products will support hog prices for the balance of the fourth quarter and keep retail pork prices at unusually high levels well into 2012, according to the latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook from...
Strong overseas demand for US pork products will support hog prices for the balance of the fourth quarter and keep retail pork prices at unusually high levels well into 2012, according to the latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook from...
Rapid Detection of Viable Listeria monocytogenes in Chilled Pork
Scientists based in Nanjing describe a method to show the presence of live cells of the foodborne pathogen, L. monocytogenes, in chilled pork and to predict the approximate level of contamination by using an RNA-dependent real-time PCR metho...
Scientists based in Nanjing describe a method to show the presence of live cells of the foodborne pathogen, L. monocytogenes, in chilled pork and to predict the approximate level of contamination by using an RNA-dependent real-time PCR metho...
