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Jackie Linden

Another Year Pig Producers Would Prefer to Forget?

Husbandry Markets Industry and legislation

18 February 2016

5 minute read

Feed Grains Markets Grow in a Shrinking World

Husbandry Markets Industry and legislation

29 October 2015

7 minute read

Role of Dietary Fibre in Diets for Growing Pigs - Part 2

Disease Husbandry Herd management

11 September 2015

7 minute read

Optimising nutritional efficiency has become more of a challenge as modern feed formulations contain more sources of fibre, so Zhimin Huang and colleagues from the University of Minnesota produced this report looking at improvements in artificial feed digestibility measurements.

Field Testing a Filter for Disease Control on Pig Transport Trailers

Disease Managing disease Husbandry

28 August 2015

6 minute read

Evaluation of a prototype air filtration system installed on a transport trailer showed that the use of selected microbial filters can effectively capture bioaerosols and prevent entry into the interior or the trailer, report Bernardo Predicala, Alvin Alvarado and Samantha Ekanayake of the Prairie Swine Centre in Canada in the Centre's latest Annual Report.

New Advances in Co-products in Animal Feed

Disease Husbandry Herd management

21 August 2015

4 minute read

Wheat distillers dried grains with solubles (wDDGS) is a promising type of crop co-product which can be used in animal feed.

July 2014

Heat Stress in Pigs

Disease Pig Welfare Husbandry

2 July 2014

5 minute read

Pigs are much more sensitive to heat than other animals so during periods of hot weather it is important to look at ways to reduce heat stress. This report, from the Department of Agriculture and Food of the Government of Western Australia, contains a warning from an American study and outlines what steps you can take to minimise heat stress in pigs.

Market Responds to Bullish Hogs and Pigs Report

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

1 July 2014

6 minute read

Pork Commentary: Bullish Hogs and Pigs Report

SPONSOR Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

1 July 2014

4 minute read

Pork Producers Urged to Take Advantage of Warmer Weather to Improve Biosecurity

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

1 July 2014

3 minute read

PED-Positive Farm Samples in US: 7,447

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

1 July 2014

5 minute read

Honouring Pig Caregivers Nominations: Deadline Extended

SPONSOR Disease Pig Welfare Research and innovation

1 July 2014

3 minute read

Value of Knowledge, Data Explored at BPEX Innovations Event

Industry and legislation Conferences & Events

1 July 2014

4 minute read

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