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Hog Manure and Domestic Wastewater Management Objectives
Written on 2 Feb, 2012 at 7:11 in Technical Information | Comments
John A. Lory Division of Plant Sciences and Commercial Agriculture Program Joe Zulovich Agricultural Engineering Extension and Commercial Agriculture Program Charles Fulhage Agricultural Engineering Extension The objective of this publication is to identify the differences and similarities between managing municipal... (Continue reading)
Micron under the microscope – Farmers Guardian
In these recessionary times, any business success offers a glimmer of hope for better UK fortunes ahead, and there is one small company in Somerset whose hi-tech farming solutions are seeing it play its part in shaping the economic recovery.... (Continue reading)
Practical Control of Sow Feed Costs
Written on 30 Jan, 2012 at 11:37 in Minnesota Pork Technical Info, Ohio Pork Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Author(s): Andrew S. Jackson Publication Date: January 1, 2009 Reference: Advances in Pork Production (2009) Volume 20, pg. 75 Country: Canada Summary: Feed efficiency is the sum of a many variables that include but are not exhausted by such areas... (Continue reading)
Effect of olfactory stimulation during suckling on agonistic behavior in weaned pigs
Written on 29 Jan, 2012 at 18:01 in Technical Information | Comments
Source: AASV María Fuentes, MVSc; Julio Otal, DBSc, PhD; María L. Hevia, DMV, PhD; Alberto Quiles, DMV, PhD; Francisco C. Fuentes, DMV, PhD Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, 30071, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain. Corresponding author: Dr Julio Otal, Departamento... (Continue reading)
Less boar taint with the TOPIGS Nador concept
Written on 27 Jan, 2012 at 7:11 in Indiana Pork Producers Technical Info, Iowa Pork Producers Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
TOPIGS introduces the Nador concept. With Nador it is possible to select and use finisher boars that produce offspring with 40% less boar taint. With this innovation one of the challenges of producing with non-castrated male finishers is minimized. TOPIGS... (Continue reading)
Ventilation: How to Read a Room
Written on 24 Jan, 2012 at 7:30 in Eastern Canada Technical Info, Illinois Pork Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Summary: Successful production requires uniformity in many areas including ventilation. Air velocity and turbulence are two important ventilation factors. The interactions of these factors have an influence on pig comfort/stress as well as disease. Studies have resulted in the development... (Continue reading)
In-Feed Antibiotic Effect on the Swine Intestinal Microbiome
Antibiotics have been administered to agricultural animals for disease treatment, disease prevention, and growth promotion for over 50 y. The impact of such antibiotic use on the treatment of human diseases is hotly debated. We raised pigs in a highly... (Continue reading)
Composting Dead Swine
Written on 23 Jan, 2012 at 7:40 in Technical Information | Comments
Charles D. Fulhage Department of Agricultural Engineering Charles E. Ellis Extension Agricultural Engineering Specialist, Troy, Mo. The Missouri Dead Animal Law requires that a dead animal carcass be properly disposed of within 24 hours. In Missouri there are five acceptable... (Continue reading)
Inhibition of rotavirus infectivity by a neoglycolipid receptor mimetic
Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Email: d-bergner@md.northwestern.edu. Abstract Group A rotaviruses are a major cause of diarrhea in the young of many mammalian species. In rotavirus infected piglets... (Continue reading)
New insights into antibiotics and pig feeds
Written on 17 Jan, 2012 at 7:15 in Technical Information | Comments
Antibiotics in pig feed increased the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. Published in the current edition of... (Continue reading)
Identifying the Optimum Market Weight
Finding the optimum market weight – that is the weight that brings the most profit, isn’t as easy as it sounds states Jamie Pietig, Hubbard Feeds Swine Nutritionist. Market weight and feed cost per pound of gain are the two... (Continue reading)
Slaughter Health Checks: Still A Valuable Tool
Written on 12 Jan, 2012 at 7:20 in Iowa Pork Producers Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Slaughter Health Checks: Still A Valuable Tool TECHNICAL BULLETIN 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... (Continue reading)
Utilizing Dried Distillers Grains With Solubles and Phytase to Alleviate Phosphorus Costs in Finishing Swine
Justin W. Bundy, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Philip S. Miller, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Roman Moreno, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Thomas E. Burkey, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Erin Hinkle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Huyen Tran, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Date... (Continue reading)
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- Hog Manure and Domestic Wastewater Management Objectives
- Micron under the microscope – Farmers Guardian
- Practical Control of Sow Feed Costs
- Effect of olfactory stimulation during suckling on agonistic behavior in weaned pigs
- Less boar taint with the TOPIGS Nador concept
- Ventilation: How to Read a Room
- In-Feed Antibiotic Effect on the Swine Intestinal Microbiome
- Composting Dead Swine
- Inhibition of rotavirus infectivity by a neoglycolipid receptor mimetic
- New insights into antibiotics and pig feeds
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