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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 - July 2015

Effects of Group Housing on Sow Welfare: A Review

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

24 July 2015

3 minute read

This new review by researchers in Australian and Denmark reveals that competition for feed is at the root of much aggressive behaviour in sows and that famliarity between sows and genetic selection can help. The paper highlights a number of areas where our knowledge on the subject is incomplete.

Alternative Farrowing Options in the Swine Industry

Genetics and reproduction Husbandry Herd management

10 July 2015

13 minute read

Over the past decade there has been increased awareness from the public on animal welfare issues related to sow farrowing and lactation, and this factsheet from Monique Pairis-Garcia at Ohio State University described some alternative options to the traditional farrowing stall.

A Perspective of Stockpersons and the Humane Euthanasia of Swine

Disease Pig Welfare

3 July 2015

13 minute read

The role of the stockperson in the humane killing of pigs is explained by Madonna Gemus-Benjamin and Scott Kramer of Michigan State University (MSU), Alastair Bratton (Verus Health Alliance) and Tina Conklin (MSU Extension) in the latest issue of 'MSU Pork Quarterly'.

Water Availability and Crowding

Disease Pig Welfare Husbandry

26 June 2015

3 minute read

Optimum and minimum space allowance for grower-finisher pigs and the interactions with the provision of drinkers are explained by the Prairie Swine Centre.

What is Really Going on in the US Pork Industry?

Husbandry Research and innovation Herd management

5 June 2015

5 minute read

Ahead of the World Pork Expo, ThePigSite asked the President of the US National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Dr Ron Prestage, for his views on the current state of the US pork sector.

PED Update in US and Canada: What a Difference a Year Makes

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

5 June 2015

9 minute read

While new outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) continue to be reported each week in the United States, the pace is slowing – as a result of the change in season and the winter of 2014-15 produced fewer outbreaks than the previous year.

Dynamics of Nitrogen Retention in Gestating Sows: Implications for Feeding Programmes

Disease Genetics and reproduction Husbandry

1 June 2015

5 minute read

Gaining a better understanding of protein deposition during pregnancy will help nutritionists to formulate better diets for sows and gilts during this period, C.F.M. de Lange of the University of Guelph told the 2015 Centralia Swine Research Update.

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