Prairie Swine Research Centre Annual Report 2010

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The annual report from the Prairie Swine Centre in Canada includes articles on some recently completed research in the fields of engineering, behaviour and nutrition.

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Engineering

Controlling environmental emissions from swine barns using zinc oxide nanoparticles
Comparative evaluation of the use of heat exchanger, ground source heat pump and conventional heating systems in grow-finish rooms
Evaluation of methods for controlling and monitoring occupational exposure of workers in swine facilities
Evaluation of water use and potential water conservation strategies in swine barns

Ethology

Food court design for large group auto-sort for grow-finish pigs
Evaluation of temperature conditions in trucks during transport of market pigs to slaughter in four seasons
Does palatability affect the intake of peas in pigs?
Effects of temperament and floor space allowance on sows at grouping
Literature review and needs assessment of housing systems for gestating sows in group pens with individual feeding

Nutrition

Dietary omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratios affect colostrum, sow and piglet plasma fatty acid profiles
Dietary omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratios affect sow reproduction and piglet performance
Effects of altering the omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio in sow diets on the immune responses of their offspring post-weaning
Weaning at 28 days. Is creep feeding beneficial?
Development of diets for low birth-weight piglets to improve post-weaning growth performance and optimise net returns to the producer