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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 2015

Contemporary Market Weights

Markets

14 May 2015

9 minute read

Ronald O. Bates of Michigan State University and Thomas Guthrie of Michigan State University Extension demonstrate that marketing decisions should be based on lean growth potential, marginal feed efficiency through heavier weights, the packer grid in which market pigs are priced and space availability within the production system.

Individual Variation in Eating Speed of Dry Sows

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

13 May 2015

4 minute read

Ever wondered how fast sows eat? This study from Norway and Australia reveals quite wide variation in speed for both wet and dry feed, and also the role of body size in feed consumption rate.

Persistence of PRRSV and PCV2 in Bacterial Biofilms

Disease Managing disease Treatments and prevention

13 May 2015

2 minute read

This pilot project from Canada indicates that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) can survive for several days in bacterial biofilms.

Demonstrating Farrowing Alternatives for Small Farms: Insulated Tents for Sows and Pigs

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

12 May 2015

3 minute read

Researchers at Illinois State University and Iowa State University report their experience of using a modified yurt (tent) for crate-free farrowing.

Impact of Dietary Organic Acids and Botanicals on Intestinal Integrity and Inflammation in Weaned Pigs

Disease Husbandry Herd management

12 May 2015

3 minute read

Feeding a microencapsulated mixture of organic acids and plant botanicals increased the rate of development of intestine of young piglets and also their growth rate, this study from Italy reveals.

Weekly Overview: Politicians Make Progress on Agricultural Sustainability

Husbandry Market Trends Sustainability

11 May 2015

3 minute read

Update on Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease in US

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

11 May 2015

5 minute read

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