Abstract
Background
In 2013, PEDV was introduced in the United States (U.S.) and rapidly spread across the country. Here we describe the occurrence of PEDV in the growing pig herd of one large U.S. production system through an active surveillance set...
The level of contamination with mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON, "vomitoxin") can vary from year to year depending on field management, growing conditions and grain storage. Pigs are quite sensitive to the toxicity of DON. Toxic levels of DON...
By Dennis Smith
312-242-7905
Friday July 15, 2022
GRAINS:
Our approach to the grain board has been extremely conservative. We’ve established the Sep soybean 1600/1700 call spreads this week. A couple weeks ago we bought the Aug corn 700 calls. While these may or...
Key Points
Current livestock manure “book values” (the approximate amounts of various nutrients in manure) are several decades old.
Using recent data from several Midwest U.S. labs, we found that manure nutrient data have changed over time compared to...
When a disease spills over from animals to humans it is called a zoonotic event. In June, 2021, the Province of Manitoba reported a zoonotic event that involved a swine host adapted influenza Virus (IAV-S) that infected humans. When...
There are several factors related to dietary Ca that may influence digestibility of amino acids (AA). By chelating to dietary phytate, dietary Ca can form non-digestible Ca-phytate complexes, and this may result in reductions of P and AA digestibility....
Source: Janzen Ag Law
Here in Indiana, the fight against livestock or solar farms seemed to have moved to the county level. Interest groups are mobilizing to remonstrate against agriculture. Farmers and landowners can do a few things to improve...
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Wednesday June 29, 2022
GRAINS:
Folks, the weather forecast through July 12 is NOT bullish. If corn does not get a major shot in the arm from the acreage number tomorrow, we will exit the recently established Aug corn 700 calls....
We live in the so-called “Information Age”. Data is being collected all around us. Today, the power of computing and digital technology have made collecting, analyzing and transferring data easier than ever. As a result, we have more information...
The management of needles used for injection is an important part of controlling the spread of disease between pigs. Diseases such as PRRS can be transmitted from pig to pig via the blood that remains on the needle. Needle...