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    Another Year Pig Producers Would Prefer to Forget?

    Husbandry Markets Industry and legislation
    calendar icon 18 February 2016
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    Feed Grains Markets Grow in a Shrinking World

    Husbandry Markets Industry and legislation
    calendar icon 29 October 2015
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    Role of Dietary Fibre in Diets for Growing Pigs - Part 2

    Disease Husbandry Herd management
    calendar icon 11 September 2015
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    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
    calendar icon 28 August 2015
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    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
    calendar icon 21 August 2015
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    Wheat distillers dried grains with solubles (wDDGS) is a promising type of crop co-product which can be used in animal feed.

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    Albac vs Stafac: Effects on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Growing-Finishing Pigs

    Disease Husbandry Research and innovation
    calendar icon 1 August 2013
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    ALBAC and Stafac exerted similar effects on performance and carcass characteristics in growing-finishing pigs, according to a Zoetis study.

    Preliminary Analysis of PED Epidemiological Survey

    Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS
    calendar icon 1 August 2013
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    Although no risk factors point directly to the source of the porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) outbreaks, a number of feed practices may be indicators of risk. That is the conclusion of a study by the USDA Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH) following a survey of pig veterinarians in the US, as summarised by Harry Snelson (Director of Communications for the AASV).

    Designing Feeding Programs for Natural and Organic Pork Production

    Disease Husbandry Markets
    calendar icon 1 August 2013
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    By Jerry Shurson and Mark Whitney (Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN), Lee Johnston (West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris, MN), Bob Koehler and Robert Hadad (Southwest Research and Outreach Center, Lamberton, MN) and Dean Koehler (Vita Plus Corporation, Shakopee, MN).

    Pig Farm Responds to Animal Rights Allegations

    Disease Pig Welfare Markets
    calendar icon 31 July 2013
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    Comparing PCR and Serology for PRRS Virus Detection in Boar Studs

    Disease Managing disease Treatments and prevention
    calendar icon 31 July 2013
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    The detection rate for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) RNA varied depending on the sample type and virus isolate used under the conditions of this study at Iowa State University. Serum and blood swabs had the best overall performance with the highest detection rates and agreement between kits. Testing pooled samples compromised detection rates when low positive samples were included.

    Effects of DRAXXIN at Weaning for Control of Swine Respiratory Disease in Pigs Experiencing a Natural Outbreak

    Disease Husbandry Research and innovation
    calendar icon 31 July 2013
    clock icon 11 minute read
    DRAXXIN, as an injectable product that provides an extended therapeutic period for the treatment of respiratory disease, was associated with the improved post-weaning performance of pigs in a flow with a high level of PRRS virus involvement and a mix of bacterial agents, several of which are well-established contributors to swine respiratory disease (SRD), according to a study by James W. Eubank, DVM and Robyn Fleck, DVM of Zoetis Inc.

    Emerging Threats Quarterly Report – Pig Diseases - January-March 2013

    Disease
    calendar icon 31 July 2013
    clock icon 13 minute read
    Among the highlights of the latest quarterly surveillance report from AHVLA are testing of Strep suis for penicillin sensitivity, Border disease in a commercial herd and severe outbreaks of erysipelas.
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