1Medicina Preventiva Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
2Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, United States
3Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University,...
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Research on animal health economics has emphasised the importance of accounting for the indirect economic effects of animal disease outbreaks. Although recent studies have advanced in this direction by assessing consumer and producer welfare losses due to asymmetric price...
This factsheet reviews the movement of nitrogen in concentrated feeding operations for raising swine, and is intended for readers looking for basic background information on animal production systems. The nitrogen dynamics and practices described here are specific to North...
Thomas E. Weber, Ph.D., Technical Director, Innovative Solutions Michael Edmonds, Ph.D., Vice President, Swine and Poultry Nutrition, Kent Nutrition Group
Chromium is a trace mineral that helps improve the cellular uptake of glucose, which provides energy to support biological processes...
1United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Feral Swine Damage Management Program, Fort Collins, CO, United States
2United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Center...
Farrowing can be a stressful process for both caretaker and the sow involved. Understanding how to use pharmaceutical technologies that supports the farrowing process will aid you and your veterinarian in reducing farrowing stress in your swine herd.
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Drip loss or purge is the loss of fluid from the carcass, it is the opposite of water retention. It is economically important in several ways.
1, For the slaughter plant. Most slaughter plants look closely at Killing Out %....
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The treatment of swine manure increased the bacterial diversity.
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Macrolide and rifamycin resistance genes were found in swine manure after treatment.
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Waste stabilization ponds failed to eliminate antimicrobial resistance genes.
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The bacterial composition of and the circulation of antimicrobial...
Jay Harmon, Dana Schweitzer
Understanding energy consumption in swine facilities can help managers know how much energy is being used and how much should be used. Tools for calculating optimal energy use are included in the publication, as well...
One of Alltech’s mycotoxin research papers has been recognized by Toxins, a prestigious international research journal, as one of three winners of their 2022 Best Paper Awards.
One of Alltech’s mycotoxin research papers has been recognized by Toxins, a prestigious...