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Jamie Dallaire
Université Laval
Poor welfare can stem from a mismatch between challenges in the captive environment and those the animal, having evolved in a particular natural environment, is adapted to face. Most efforts to improve animal welfare involve reforming housing and husbandry to fit the animal. A complementary solution is to choose, or mold, the animal to better fit the environment. However, traits that are beneficial in one environment may be harmful in another, so this approach runs the risk of creating...
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Manuel Juarez
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Canada is one of the largest pork and beef exporters in the world. The volume and value of Canadian meat exports have increased to ~$9 billion/year, and the export markets have expanded significantly from the traditional buyers. However, the meat export landscape has evolved during the last years, becoming more competitive, with major players trying to access the same import markets. Quality assurance and meat differentiation based on quality attributes contribute to meeting domestic and...
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Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada 2024
May 14, 2024
Canada - Manitoba - Winnipeg
Erik Visser speaks on commodities prices, disease outbreaks and current state of the industry
Erik Visser (Hamlet Protein) shares his opinion on the decline of feed costs and how the industry should think forward to solve labor issues, in this Engormix interview during IPPE 2024 in Atlanta, USA....
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Challenges in animal health and nutrition
Manuel Maire, General Manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, speaks about the innovative approaches that Phileo employs to address the challenges in animal health and nutrition ...
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Redefining animal nutrition standards
Discover Phileo's hands-on approach to collaborative stakeholder engagement in redefining standards within animal nutrition. Hear what Manuel Maire, General Manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, has to say about it ...
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Global methionine production network
Dr. Dirk Hoehler, SVP Essential Nutrition at Evonik, provides more details on Evonik’s backward integration of their DL-Methionine plant and their global methionine production network...
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General Manager Phileo by Lesaffre, Mr Manuel Maire Lesaffre, a key global player in fermentation and microorganisms for over 170 years, announces the appointment of Manuel Maire as...
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The annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will once again be held at the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. Sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the Meat Institute, the Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in room B-405/406 on Tuesday, Jan. 30, and is offered free of charge to all registered IPPE attendees. Dr. Frank...
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Ronnick FONG
Hangzhou DE Mark Industrial Co Ltd
Looking back at 2023, the veterinary APIs market has undergone so many changes - prices falling across the board, manufacturers competing with each other, and production capacity expanding. The China Veterinary Drug & Fodder Trade Center (CVFTC) will conduct a comprehensive review based on the market conditions of...
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Dr John Carr
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What if the swine farms were in town?
John Carr (Apiam Animal Health/James Cook University) talks about his ideas on the farms of the future, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
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The best swine resource you might have
John Carr (Apiam Animal Health/James Cook University) comments on his experience as a consultant and working with clients, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
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Labor issues in swine farms
John Carr (Apiam Animal Health/James Cook University) discusses daily activities of professional workers in swine farms, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
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Brett Ramirez
Brett Ramirez and 1 more
Iowa State University
First steps when building swine farms in regard to ventilation
Brett Ramirez (Iowa State University) comments on his experience implementing a ventilation system, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
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Dr John Carr
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African Swine Fever and Biosecurity
John Carr (Apiam Animal Health/James Cook University) talks about perimeter fences and the minimal biosecurity requirements, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
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Brett Ramirez
Brett Ramirez and 1 more
Iowa State University
What should we be thinking about nowadays for the ventilation of sow farms?
Brett Ramirez (Iowa State University) explains different aspects of ventilation and its costs, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
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María Hotzel
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
Introduction Some authors understand antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as an imminent “tragedy of the commons” (1), of anthropogenic nature and analogous to climate change in terms of its challenges (1–3). Although the resistance process is a natural defense mechanism of bacteria, it can be intensified by the misuse of antibiotics both in humans and animals. Inappropriate use of antibiotics (AMU) in human health is a powerful inducer of AMR. However, about 73% of the...
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Michael H Kogut
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Highlights of the 11th Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals
Mike Kogut, Chair of the Organizing Committee, talks about the meeting's most interesting discussions and announces the dates for the next edition....
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Labor and animal health challenges for the next few years
Todd Thurman (Swine Insights International) speaks on issues that COVID, disease outbreaks, and other changes have created in the animal industry, as well as possible solutions through innovation and creative thinking, in this Engormix interview....
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Swine genetic programs and recommended approach
In this Engormix interview, Todd Thurman (Swine Insights International) explains how to keep the best balance between different goals: genetic progress and commercial production....
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Poultry and swine equipment: layer cage and sow pen
Alex Alonso Wang (Big Herdsman) shows their poultry and swine equipment, explaining the features and benefits of the layer cage and the sow pen, during the Avicola Porcinos Expo 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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