Jackie Linden | The Pig Site

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.

August 2013

Danish Pig Research Centre Annual Report 2012: Farrowing Pens

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

1 August 2013

5 minute read

The latest annual report from the Pig Research Centre (PRC) describes the work carried out there to improve the design of traditional farrowing crates for improved sow welfare as well as into 'free farrowing' alternatives.

Fostera PRRS: Duration of Immunity Study

SPONSOR Disease Research and innovation

1 August 2013

9 minute read

Fostera PRRS helps defend growing pigs against respiratory disease associated with PRRSV throughout the entire production cycle, allowing pigs to maximise post-challenge weight gains, says Zoetis.

Evaluation of Late-Gestation Gilts and Sows Following Accidental Exposure to Fostera PRRS Virus

SPONSOR Disease Research and innovation

1 August 2013

11 minute read

Two Zoetis studies reported here confirm that accidental exposure to the Fostera PRRS vaccine virus at 90 days of gestation does not compromise the health or farrowing performance of naive sows/gilts.

Comparative Evaluation of One- and Two-Dose PCV and M. hyopneumoniae Vaccination Protocols in Swine Challenged with PCV and M. hyopneumoniae

SPONSOR Disease Research and innovation

1 August 2013

9 minute read

A dual-challenge study by Zoetis demonstrated that a one- or two-dose regimen of Fostera PCV effectively controlled PCVAD and reduced PCV2 viraemia and faecal shedding, which helped vaccinated pigs sustain favorable growth performance.

PRRS PCR and PRRS ELISA Responses in Feeder Pigs after Vaccination with Fostera PRRS

SPONSOR Disease Managing disease Research and innovation

1 August 2013

8 minute read

A field study was undertaken in order to examine post-vaccination responses to Fostera PRRS™ as assessed by PCR and ELISA, comparing responses in pigs mass-vaccinated by a vaccination crew to those of pigs individually vaccinated, reports Zoetis.

Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic and Therapeutic Differences Between Chlortetracycline and Oxytetracycline in Swine

SPONSOR Disease Husbandry Research and innovation

1 August 2013

8 minute read

An overview of published research reviews comparing the main pharmacokinetic parameters of feed-administered chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline in swine from Zoetis.

Evaluation of Premix Characteristics and Pelleting Stability for Aureomycin Granular and Terramycin Meal Premixes in a Large Midwestern US Feedmill

SPONSOR Disease Husbandry Research and innovation

1 August 2013

5 minute read

A study was conducted at a large midwestern US feedmill comparing the formulation characteristics of AUREOMYCIN® granular chlortetracycline (CTC) premix and Terramycin® oxytetracycline (OTC) meal premix, reports Zoetis.

2881 posts 1 ... 287 288 — 412 < >

© 2000 - 2025 - Global Ag Media. All Rights Reserved | No part of this site may be reproduced without permission.