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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.

May 2013

Piglet Behaviour as a Measure of Vitality and its Influence on Piglet Survival and Growth during Lactation

Genetics and reproduction

15 May 2013

3 minute read

Spanish scientists have developed a measure - based on behaviour on day of birth - to assess piglet vitality for both scientific and commercial purposes.

Welfare Implications Reviewed of Large Litter Size in the Domestic Pig

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

15 May 2013

4 minute read

Two recently published papers - the result of collaborative projects by several leading European animal science institutions - review the biological and management factors associated with breeding for increased litter size in pigs and with implications for the welfare of both sows and their piglets.

Flies and Fly Problems

Disease Managing disease Treatments and prevention

15 May 2013

6 minute read

Information on the types of flies found on farms that may need to be controlled from 'Fly Management: How to Comply with Your Environmental Permit' from the UK's Environment Agency.

World Pork Expo Offers Two Seminar Series

SPONSOR People Industry and legislation Conferences & Events

14 May 2013

4 minute read

Manure Handling Method, Feed Formulation Affect GHG Impact

Husbandry Environmental management Herd management

14 May 2013

3 minute read

Keeping a Swine Business Going for the Long Haul: What Our Family has Done to Ensure Success

Husbandry Industry and legislation Conferences & Events

14 May 2013

11 minute read

At the 2013 Kansas Swine Profitability Conference, Roy Henry of Henrys Ltd (Longford, Kansas) shared his experiences of passing a business asset from one generation to the next with minimum business interruption.

Exploring Governance Structures for Your Farm Organisation

Research and innovation

14 May 2013

6 minute read

Farm governance structure, including a clear responsibilities and reporting, are important for the efficient and effective operation of the farm business, according to Dr Michael K. Swan (Washington State University) and Dr Nicole Olynk Widmar (Purdue University) for Pork Information Gateway.

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