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
Introduction
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...
Evonik is announcing a net price increase of USD 0.35 per kilogram on MetAMINO® (DL-methionine 99%, feed grade) for all customers in Latin America with immediate effect.
All existing contracts and supply agreements will be honored.
Company information
Evonik is one of...
Most commonly, when the word holistic is used within the swine industry, authors are referring to the use of non-antibiotic methods in raising pigs. Today, I’d like to introduce the term “holistic” as a bird’s-eye view approach.
The definition of...
As the summer months arrive and temperatures rise, swine producers' concerns
also increase. This happens because heat stress has a severe and direct impact on pig
health, welfare, and performance. This consequently causes huge economic losses in the
industry associated with decreased...
Genetics
Feed efficiency in swine is about 35% inherited, and 30% growth rate. Selection for more efficient hogs can reduce costs by reducing the amount of feed required to grow a hog to market weight. An average feed conversion is...
Cereal grains provide the primary energy source for swine diets. Producers must be concerned not only with the composition of the grain, but also how it is processed. Because feed cost represents approximately 80 percent of the cash cost...
The deleterious effects of heat stress during the summer months on pig performance and welfare are one of the biggest concerns that swine producers worldwide face every year (Castro Junior & Silva, 2021). Sow farms are no different: as...