Heather Hellman
Graduate research assistant
Marcia Carlson
State extension swine nutrition specialist
A balanced diet of required nutrients is vital in the operation of a profitable swine production. A nutritionally complete diet provides all the necessary nutrients required by the growing pig or...
Mark Knauer, Chris van de Ligt, North Carolina State University, Micronutrients
Micronutrients, such as copper (Cu), account for a very small portion of pig diets. Yet Cu source can have a sizable impact on grow-finish performance. Differences exist between differing...
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) and Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) are responsible for significant production and economic losses worldwide1, 2. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect on growth performance of the new intradermal vaccine...
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The causes of Post-Weaning Diarrhea (PWD) are multifactorial and the exact cause may not be clearly identified (Fig. 1). However, the occurrence of PWD in pigs involves interactions between the sow, piglet, environment, ETEC or EPEC...
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Infectious disease and other external stressors are large cost components in pork production and are detrimental to animal welfare. Resilience is defined as the ability of an animal to perform and thrive despite exposure to stressors (infectious...
by Dr. Chunyan Zhang, Geneticist, Genesus Inc.
In commercial pig production, feed is the largest production cost component accounting for 55-65% of the total cost. Improvement of feed efficiency has always been a priority in pig breeding and selection programs....
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Research Center for African Swine Fever Prevention and...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
Pigs on a farm with a history of subclinical porcine circovirus type 2d (PCV2d) infection and enzootic pneumonia had significantly better growth after vaccination with a trivalent versus a bivalent PCV2a vaccine, according to the results of a...
Determining the Economics
of a Nutrition Program
by Clarence Froese, M.Sc., Director of Nutrition, Genesus Inc.
Feed is the largest single variable cost in pig production. Setting dietary specifications and selecting appropriate ingredients for each production situation are two critical components of...
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
MHYOSPHERE® PCV ID is a new, all-in-one intradermal vaccine against M. hyopneumonaie (Mhyo) and PCV2. The aim of this study was to assess its efficacy in the reduction of Mhyo-like lung lesions and PCV2 viraemia under field...