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Give your piglets the benefits of iron in a supplement you can trust

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Written on 4 Aug, 2011 at 9:41 in Technical Information | Comments
Give your piglets the benefits of iron in a supplement you can trust

Every piglet needs additional iron to grow and be healthy. And Uniferon 200 mg/ml has a well-documented safety profile that ensures your piglets get all the iron they need. Approved by the FDA, Uniferon is free of cyanide, so it’s... (Continue reading)

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Preparing meat for whole muscle formed products

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Written on 3 Aug, 2011 at 6:32 in Technical Information | Comments
Preparing meat for whole muscle formed products

By Robert Maddock, Ph.D on 8/1/2011 Whole muscle formed products are an economical and convenient way to improve the characteristics of whole muscle products by utilizing smaller pieces to produce larger products that can be sliced or portioned. In addition,... (Continue reading)

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C. difficile and MRSA: Relatively low prevalence in Canadian pigs

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Written on 1 Aug, 2011 at 6:51 in Latest Eastern Canada News, Technical Information, Western Canada Technical Info | Comments
C. difficile and MRSA: Relatively low prevalence in Canadian pigs

A study to discover prevalence of Clostridium difficile and Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pigs in Canadian herds has yielded that relatively low percentages of farms appear to be infected. This was the conclusion of a report in Veterinary Research.... (Continue reading)

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Low Birth Weight Is Associated with Reduced Nephron Number and Increased Blood Pressure in Adulthood in a Novel Spontaneous Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Model in Yucatan Miniature Swine.

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Written on 28 Jul, 2011 at 6:17 in Eastern Canada Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Low Birth Weight Is Associated with Reduced Nephron Number and Increased Blood Pressure in Adulthood in a Novel Spontaneous Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Model in Yucatan Miniature Swine.

Source Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Nfld., Canada. Abstract Background: Impaired fetal growth and rapid postnatal growth are associated with programming of hypertension and metabolic syndrome in adulthood. Objectives: This study evaluated this phenomenon in a... (Continue reading)

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Herd Management for Disease Prevention

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Written on 25 Jul, 2011 at 6:46 in Technical Information | Comments
Herd Management for Disease Prevention

Roderick C. Tubbs Swine veterinarian Commercial Agriculture Program Jeanette L. Floss College of Veterinary Medicine Disease control is only one facet of a successful management program. Treatment of disease is not as effective or as economical as prevention. Many outbreaks... (Continue reading)

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Treatment of iron-deficiency can protect the foetus

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Written on 15 Jul, 2011 at 6:48 in Technical Information | Comments
Treatment of iron-deficiency can protect the foetus

Lack of iron in pregnant women may cause permanent defects in the developing foetal brain. Post-doc, PhD Tina Skjørringe now purports to investigate how the brain damage may be avoided with iron replacement therapy during pregnancy. The health of the... (Continue reading)

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Do Peas and Canola Meal have Synergistic Effects when Included in Diets for Growing Pigs?

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Written on 13 Jul, 2011 at 6:23 in Technical Information, Western Canada Technical Info | Comments
Do Peas and Canola Meal have Synergistic Effects when Included in Diets for Growing Pigs?

Author(s): Beaulieu, A.D., R. Petracek, L. Johnston and P. Leterme Publication Date: July 12, 2011 Reference: 2010 Annual Report Country: Canada Summary: The objective of the study was to evaluate the inclusion of increasing levels of peas with or without... (Continue reading)

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Effects of two direct-fed microbials on the ability of pigs to resist an infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

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Written on 11 Jul, 2011 at 6:20 in Minnesota Pork Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Effects of two direct-fed microbials on the ability of pigs to resist an infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Mindy J. Spiehs, MS, PhD; Gerald C. Shurson, MS, PhD; Lee J. Johnston, MS, PhD MJS, GCS: University of Minnesota Department of Animal Science, St Paul, Minnesota. LJJ: University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris, Minnesota. Corresponding... (Continue reading)

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Case Study from Direct Biologicals: Deep Pits: Crusts, C.P. Farms, Iowa

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Written on 7 Jul, 2011 at 6:40 in Iowa Pork Producers Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Case Study from Direct Biologicals: Deep Pits: Crusts, C.P. Farms, Iowa

The Problem: Several different 2,400 head double-wide deep pit finishers had developed serious crusts for this producer. He was trying two bacterial pit additives that were showing no signs of beating the crusts. The feed included 35% DDGS in the... (Continue reading)

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BARRIER II Wound Care Spray with Pain Relief to address pain relief and prevent infection.

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Written on 29 Jun, 2011 at 6:41 in Technical Information | Comments
BARRIER II Wound Care Spray with Pain Relief to address pain relief and prevent infection.

Each year in the United States, over 100 million pigs undergo a battery of processing procedures during the first few days or weeks of their life. These include tail docking, castration, tagging and ear notching. Each of these procedures involves... (Continue reading)

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New Thoughts on Sow Productivity

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Written on 27 Jun, 2011 at 7:38 in Illinois Pork Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
New Thoughts on Sow Productivity

The benefits from increased litter size and weight at weaning are extremely important to the economic health of the swine industry. Over the past 15 years, genetic selection for litter size has led to a dramatic increase in the number... (Continue reading)

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Using the Akey PROPHET database to help Optimize DDGS Use

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Written on 23 Jun, 2011 at 7:20 in Ohio Pork Technical Info, Technical Information | Comments
Using the Akey PROPHET database to help Optimize DDGS Use

Increased Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) use has increased our need to properly optimize its potential. Because DDGS vary in composition, pig growth performance and carcass characteristic variability is often affected with increased DDGS use. This performance variability is... (Continue reading)

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Swine Herd Monitoring

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Written on 23 Jun, 2011 at 6:22 in Technical Information | Comments
Swine Herd Monitoring

The state-wide emphasis on the National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Program (PQA), funded by producer check-off, was redefined in 2002 and again in 2004. PQA is still an integral part of educational meetings, but the emphasis has shifted to... (Continue reading)

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