Friday, May 18th
Featured Sponsors
SwineWeb.com WebCasts:
Every Day is Earth Day for Pork Producers
Date: April 23, 2012
Length: 4:51
Speakers: Everett Forkner, President National Pork Board------------------------------------------
U.S. Meat Export Federation Trade Mission
Date: March 28th 2012
Length: 6:30
Speakers: Roy Henry, Kansas Pork Producer and Member National Pork Board
------------------------------------------Secure Pork Supply Plan Research
Date: March 15th 2012
Length: 5:27
Speakers: Dr. Patrick Webb, Director Swine Health Programs, National Pork Board
------------------------------------------New Jobs from PigCareers.com
- Assistant or Associate Professor in Molecular Virology/Viral Pathogenesis ( FULL TIME )
- Sow Farm Managers (Need 2) ( FULL TIME )
- Assistant Sow Farm Mgrs. (Need 3) ( FULL TIME )
- Director Operations – Finishing ( FULL TIME )
- Quality Assurance Technician ( FULL TIME )
- Facilities Manager ( FULL TIME )
- Swine Specialist ( FULL TIME )
- Breed-to-Wean SERVICE MANAGER (Pittsfield, IL) ( FULL TIME )
- Ingredient Purchasing/ Grain Accounting Assistant ( FULL TIME )
- HR Assistant ( FULL TIME )
Home » Archives
Slaughter Health Checks- Still a valuable tool
Written on 17 May, 2012 at 6:28 in Technical Information | Comments
What is a slaughter health check? A slaughter health check involves evaluating pigs at the slaughter plant for disease lesions, pneumonia mainly due to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, liver scarring due to ascarid (roundworms) larval migration, atrophic rhinitis and sarcoptic mange. Other... (Continue reading)
Water Delivery Equipment – How it can Impact Overall Water Use and Wastage Within a Facility
Author(s): Brumm, M. Publication Date: January 1, 1996 Reference: Brumm, M. 1996. Water Delivery Equipment – How itcan Impact Overall Water Use and Wastage Within a Facility. Pigletter 16 (8): 36. Country: USA Summary: This article looks at the impact... (Continue reading)
Increased prevalence of torque teno viruses in porcine respiratory disease complex affected pigs.
Written on 14 May, 2012 at 6:22 in Iowa Pork Producers Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States. Abstract The role of swine torque teno sus viruses (TTSuVs) as co-factors in disease syndromes involving porcine circovirus strain 2 (PCV2)... (Continue reading)
Weaning in pigs, when the facts change
Written on 10 May, 2012 at 6:06 in Technical Information | Comments
In order to achieve a successful transition from milk to solid feed, AHMED AUFY and TOBIAS STEINER* recommend the enrichment of diets with phytogenics feed additives to support growth performance in newly weaned pigs. By: Tobias Steiner, Ahmed Aufy It... (Continue reading)
The evolution of the modern sow and its alimentation
Written on 8 May, 2012 at 8:22 in Eastern Canada Technical Info, Featured Swine News, Iowa Pork Producers Technical Info, Minnesota Pork Technical Info, Nebraska Pork Producers Featured Stories, Technical Information | Comments
During the last thirty years, swine farms changed totally before our eyes; the way of administrating them as well as the way of running them changed. Now, the competition between the different farms is strong and sustained. Today, producers do... (Continue reading)
Effect of sample size and method of sampling pig weights on the accuracy of estimating the mean weight of the population
Written on 7 May, 2012 at 7:10 in Technical Information | Comments
Authors: Paulk, C.B. Highland, G.L. Tokach, M.D. Nelssen, J.L. Dritz, S.S. Goodband, R.D. DeRouchey, J.M. Publication Date: 2011 Type: Conference paper Conference Name: Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 2011 Starting Page: 301 Ending Page: 318 Publisher: Kansas State University.... (Continue reading)
Strategies for a Successful Gilt Replacement Program
Gilts are the future, and as the gilts go, so goes the rest of the herd,” states Dr. Paul Ruen, a member of the Fairmont Veterinary Clinic located in Fairmont, MN. Genetic progress isn’t slowing down, and gilts have... (Continue reading)
Lineage and virulence of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 isolates from North America.
Fittipaldi N, Xu J, Lacouture S, Tharavichitkul P, Osaki M, Sekizaki T, Takamatsu D, Gottschalk M. Source Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. Abstract We performed multilocus sequence typing of 64 North American Streptococcus suis serotype 2 porcine isolates. Strains... (Continue reading)
Creep feeding – the “Three Threes” – and why they are important
Written on 1 May, 2012 at 6:04 in Nebraska Pork Technical Info, Ohio Pork Technical Info, Technical Information, Western Canada Technical Info | Comments
Author(s): Western Hog Journal – John Gadd Publication Date: July 14, 2011 Reference: Spring 2008 Summary: C’mon guys, you really must creep feed these days! In the Winter issue I talked about the ‘Shattered Sow Syndrome’, which is the... (Continue reading)
The First Five Days Tips on Sanitation and Farrowing Management
Ed Barrie, Sow Weaner Pig Specialist in the Pork News & Views newsletter from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). As management skills of pork producers have improved, and science has learned more about new born... (Continue reading)
Effect of swine manure dilution on ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide releases.
Written on 26 Apr, 2012 at 6:11 in Indiana Pork Producers Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. jiqin@purdue.edu Abstract Animal manure is a significant source of environmental pollution and manure dilution in barn cleaning and slurry storage is a common practice in animal agriculture.... (Continue reading)
Water: Optimizing Performance While Reducing Waste
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:21 in Technical Information | Comments
Glen Almond Department of Farm Animal Health & Resource Management North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27606 Introduction Due to the relative abundance of water and its “low price”, there previously was little demand for research on the role of... (Continue reading)
Artificial Insemination in Swine: Breeding the Female
Written on 19 Apr, 2012 at 5:58 in Technical Information | Comments
Artificial insemination (AI) in swine is not a new technique. There are reports as early as the 1930s of collecting semen for insemination. However, use of AI in the United States has skyrocketed in the past decade. It is important... (Continue reading)
Recent Posts
- Slaughter Health Checks- Still a valuable tool
- Water Delivery Equipment – How it can Impact Overall Water Use and Wastage Within a Facility
- Increased prevalence of torque teno viruses in porcine respiratory disease complex affected pigs.
- Weaning in pigs, when the facts change
- The evolution of the modern sow and its alimentation
- Effect of sample size and method of sampling pig weights on the accuracy of estimating the mean weight of the population
- Strategies for a Successful Gilt Replacement Program
- Lineage and virulence of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 isolates from North America.
- Creep feeding – the “Three Threes” – and why they are important
- The First Five Days Tips on Sanitation and Farrowing Management
More Sponsors
