Farmscape for September 9, 2022
Full Interview 19:43
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says adjusting the fibre content of the feed appears to address the problem of sow mortality resulting from excess intake...
On August 30, Novus International, Inc., announced plans to change to an indirect business model in the China market. Company leaders said they are working to establish channel partners to continue serving customers in that country.
This change is part...
SylPro enhanced torula yeast is a high protein feed ingredient derived from forestry by-products, and results from digestibility experiments indicate that SylPro yeast may be a great source of energy and digestible amino acids in diets fed to weanling...
Mycotoxins are a known issue in livestock feeding, but do we truly recognize where they come from and how much impact they have on our animals? What performance, immune, social behavior and welfare issues can they cause in our...
Kansas State University has released new recommendations for sampling feed that officials say will help meet the agricultural industry's need to limit the presence of pathogens in feed mills.
The new feed sampling resources website can be found online at...
Quick facts
Growth rate of pigs housed in hoop barns is similar to pigs housed in confinement barns.
Pigs in hoop barns eat more and are less efficient than pigs kept in confinement barns.
Feeding a low-energy diet based on small...
Farmscape for August 16, 2022
Full Interview 14:40
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Research conducted at Kansas State University has determined the lengths of time and the temperatures at which African Swine Fever virus remains infective in stored feeds. A report in the...
Taylor Langford, Morgan McKinney, Chad Carr, and Jason M. Scheffler 2
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The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January of 2011. FSMA attempts to shift the focus of food safety from reacting to foodborne outbreaks to...
Previously, we discussed how the zinc oxide ban in high levels changes swine health management and how to support weaning piglets with alternative solutions to zinc oxide.
Our industry continues to be challenged with the loss of technologies that have...
Farmscape for August 3, 2022
Full Interview 6:53
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The Director of Risk management with HAMS Marketing Services says profitability in the swine sector through this winter and into early spring will depend largely on feed grain prices. As...