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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.

June 2013

Welfare Implications of Swine Castration

Disease Pig Welfare Markets

7 June 2013

14 minute read

A review of the literature by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Animal Welfare Division, covering methods of castration (surgical and immunocastration) of boar pigs, pain control and alternatives to prevent boar taint.

WPX: US Pork Export Issues, World Markets Discussed

SPONSOR Markets Industry and legislation Policy and regulation

6 June 2013

2 minute read

Swine Nutrition and Management Systems that Alter Productivity and Carcass Traits

Disease Husbandry Markets

6 June 2013

21 minute read

Some of the technology implemented by pork producers over recent times to help lower their cost of production were outlined by K-State Swine Nutrition team members, Mike Tokach, Bob Goodband, Joel DeRouchey, Steve Dritz and Jim Nelssen at the 2013 Kansas Swine Profitability Conference.

Gilt Management: Integration on Outdoor Units

Genetics and reproduction

6 June 2013

5 minute read

Tips on managing gilts in outdoor systems from BPEX - no. 34 in the 'Action for Productivity' series.

Iowa State University Looks into Seasonal Infertility in Sows

Genetics and reproduction

6 June 2013

4 minute read

US - Iowa State University animal scientists are searching for reasons and solutions for seasonal infertility in sows, including what may be the first scientific study of the possible role of insulin in the problem.

Investigation of the Impacts of Induced Parturition, Birth Weight, Birth Order, Litter Size and Sow Parity on Piglet Serum Immunoglobulin G

Disease Genetics and reproduction

5 June 2013

3 minute read

A recent paper from Canada reveals that, while supervision of farrowing may allow for improved colostrum intake with benefits to passive immunity, first-born pigs did not appear to get more than their share of the available immunoglobulins.

Updated Scientific Evidence on the Welfare of Gestating Sows Kept in Different Housing Systems

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

5 June 2013

3 minute read

A review of recent papers revealed similar productivity, physiology, health and behaviour among individually or grouped sows during pregnancy.

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