Newly weaned pigs face many challenges — new environment, feed, pen mates. They also face the challenge of bacterial infections like Streptococcus suis (strep) and Haemophilus parasuis (parasuis), the two most common systemic bacterial diseases found in weaned pigs.
Strep...
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....
By Todd Janzen,
I recently replaced the CD player on my 1999 Toyota Landcruiser with a modern Apple CarPlay equipped stereo. My old SUV now displays the latest iPhone apps when I drive on the stereo’s LCD screen. CarPlay works...
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Thursday June 16, 2022
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The weather is setting up to become a major problem for the corn market. The ridge holds in place, cutting off meaningful moisture for the majority of the Corn Belt for the rest of June and...
By Dennis Smith
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Monday June 13, 2022
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Corn gapped higher last night but the market pulled back in the overnight trade, filling the gap. Dec is bumping up against the 40 and 50-day MA (727-730). A close above resistance would signal a...
Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (Strep zoo) is usually identified as a commensal bacterium of horses. Strep zoo was first reported as a severe clinical disease in swine in Canada in 2019. At that time it was associated with sudden...
June hogs go off the board one week from today
By Dennis Smith
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Tuesday June 7, 2022
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Corn traded lower all night in reaction to the good crop rating as released yesterday afternoon. The crop is caught up. However, at least 1 million...
Written collaboratively by Marissa LaRosae, SDSU Graduate Research Assistant, and Ryan Samuel.
Growing pigs require trace minerals for various biochemical functions, including cofactors for enzymes and hormones, for example. The nutritional requirements for trace minerals can be met through dietary...
By Dennis Smith
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Friday June 3, 2022
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The impressively sharp rally in soybean oil prices yesterday was fueled by talk of increased blending mandates and talk of reduced production out of Malaysia and increased exports out of Malaysia. Maylasia is the...
With drought conditions continuing across the state, livestock producers will be making hard decisions on livestock inventory numbers as pasture and feed availability become an even more significant factor.
The May 23, 2022, Crop Progress report lists that 45 percent...