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Castration of male livestock intended for meat production is a long standing management practice. In North American swine production, castration is essentially universal and only a select few male pigs are left intact as potential breeder boars. There are two primary reasons for feeding out barrows ...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension Livestock Update
Date of publication :
03/05/2008
Views:
606
A new tool is now available to Ohio pork producers to help them better manage the environment in their livestock facilities, potentially improving production and boosting overall savings. Ohio State University Extension has designed a ventilation trailer, complete with all the bells and whistles fou...
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Ohio State University Extension
Date of publication :
02/01/2008
Views:
182
Feet and leg unsoundness is an on-going concern for the swine industry, and has been back in the spotlight lately with concerns expressed by show pig exhibitors debating the issue of feeding PayleanTM. This article reviews causes of structural unsoundness and offers suggestions for improving it. Som...
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Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension
Date of publication :
01/28/2008
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1225
The Chair of the VIDO Swine Technical Group suggests producers need to be aware of the strengths and weakness of the various systems before making the switch to housing gestating sows in groups.Most North America sows are housed in gestation stalls during pregnancy.In the European Union use of gesta...
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Farmscape
Date of publication :
01/18/2008
Views:
297
Water is an essential nutrient in pork production. Research reveals how we can manage this resource for best results and minimal cost.1. Do a water audit. Wasted water costs money to pump and to dispose of in slurry. The average usage is 78L per sow (farrow to finish farm), however actual usage has ...
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Prairie Swine Centre
Date of publication :
01/10/2008
Views:
408
Computer systems specialist, David Dobson, has been appointed by Farmex — the Reading-based high-tech company — to research methods which could revolutionise the way piggery systems are controlled and monitored.David, who gained a First Class honours degree in computer science at the University of t...
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Farmex
Date of publication :
01/08/2008
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189
Research at the University of Manitoba's National Centre for Livestock and the Environment shows the longevity of sows housed on straw tends to be better than that of sows housed on partially slatted concrete floors.Scientists at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment are comparing th...
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Farmscape
Date of publication :
12/13/2007
Views:
221
Geneticists at JSR, the UK's leading pig genetics company, are uniting with top research scientists at The University of Guelph, Ontario and representatives from major abattoirs, to tackle the persistent problem of boar taint. Utilizing the most advanced gene marker technology, the multi-talented te...
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JSR Genetics
Date of publication :
10/26/2007
Views:
216
New infrastructure being purchased on behalf of the University of Manitoba will allow the institution to expand its capabilities and capacities for swine research. On September 7, the federal government announced it will provide almost $200,000 to Manitoba Pork Council for the purchase of new equipm...
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Farmscape
Date of publication :
09/18/2007
Views:
159
An innovative electronic sow feeding system for group-housed sows has been given the thumbs-up by US pig producers. The positive feedback came from an expert panel of judges who reviewed the systems in the new products portfolio presented at this year's World Pork Expo 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. In m...
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Big Dutchman GmbH
Date of publication :
09/07/2007
Views:
700