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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.

February 2014

Danish Pig Research Centre Seeks New Head

Research and innovation Feed and nutrition Company/Products

12 February 2014

2 minute read

Evaluation of Dietary Acidifiers on Growth Performance of Nursery Pigs

Disease Husbandry Industry and legislation

12 February 2014

4 minute read

The responses of weaned pigs to dietary acidification were inconsistent across three experiments but the reasons are unclear, researchers told delegates to the latest Kansas Swine Industry Day after a study looking at three acidifiers across different periods of time.

On-farm Storage and Bioreduction of Non-ruminant Livestock

Disease Managing disease Husbandry

12 February 2014

6 minute read

Highlights of a BPEX-funded research project carried out at Harper Adams University are outlined in this publication, no. 22 in the series 'Research into Action'. The project investigated the feasibility of anaerobic digestion as a cost-effective, sustainable and biosecure method of on-farm storage and bioreduction of fallen livestock for the pig industry.

Investigation of the Use of Meloxicam Post-farrowing for Improving Sow Performance and Reducing Pain

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

12 February 2014

3 minute read

Administering the pain-killer, meloxicam, to all sows post farrowing did not improve piglet survival and growth, according to new research from Canada.

Myelin Matters to Piglet Movement, Reflexes and Coordination

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

12 February 2014

6 minute read

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have been investigating the development of the piglet's nervous system and other organs, reports Sandra Avant, ARS Information Staff. They have found that feeding sows a supplement of creatine may reduce the mortality of piglets of below-average birthweight.

Zoetis Results Confirm Commitment to Grow Revenue

SPONSOR Research and innovation Feed and nutrition Company/Products

11 February 2014

7 minute read

Zoetis Partners with Iowa State University on PED Vaccine

SPONSOR Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

11 February 2014

3 minute read

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