Escherichia coli belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family of facultative anaerobic gram-negative bacteria. Within this species there are E.coli strains that belong to the individual’s commensal bacteria and other pathogenic strains that may potentially cause gastrointestinal diseases.
The pathogenic capacity of this...
Piglet livability is described as the percentage of potential viable piglets a sow can raise. It is calculated by adding the number of stillborn and pre-wean mortality, divided by the total number of born piglets. The swine industry is...
DeGroot, M.*; Brochu, J.2.; Galé, I3.; Rodríguez-Ballarà, I3.; Nodar, L3. 1HIPRA HIPRA ANIMAL HEALTH CANADA INC., (Otawa), Canada. mike.degroot@hipra.com 2 La Coop. (Quebec), Canada. 3 HIPRA HQ. (Amer) Girona, Spain.
INTRODUCTION
The use of prophylactic antibiotics on pig farms is expected...
Dr Chunyan Zhang, Genesus Geneticist
czhang@genesus.com
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), is a disease affecting both reproduction and growth, and is a very costly viral disease for pig farms around the world. Vaccination for protection against PRRS virus (PRRSV) infection...
Big Data and Machine Learning
in Animal Breeding
Dinesh Thekkoot PhD, Genesus Inc
Machine learning (ML) has been a buzz word for the past few years. ML is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) dedicated to the study of algorithms to predict...
Garth Brown, General Manager at Canadian Centre of Gene Transfer – Genesus Inc.
When semen reaches its destination, the farm accepts responsibility for maintaining the potential for consistent reproductive performance of semen doses. Upon arrival, semen doses should be immediately placed...
Garth Braun, General Manager
at Canadian Centre of Gene Transfer – Genesus Inc.
One must consider the boar as a very important part of the farm’s reproduction success, so special attention is needed when it comes to boar management, considering nutrition, vaccinations...
Genetic effort to improve
pork sensory traits
Dr. Chunyan Zhang, Genesus Geneticist
czhang@genesus.com
Pork quality is an important factor influencing consumers purchasing decisions. Consumers` willingness to pay more or re-purchasing pork is driven by past eating satisfaction, which is mainly associated with juiciness,...
Abstract
The first nonmilk foods that are given to infants contain high levels of starch, a fraction of which is resistant to enzyme hydrolysis. Incomplete digestion of starch may interfere with the absorption of certain minerals. A fraction of dietary...
By: Dinesh Thekkoot PhD, Genesus Inc.
Factors Affecting Preweaning Piglet Mortality
Part 1
Generally, it’s difficult to attribute a single cause to preweaning mortality (PWM). Various predisposing causes and their complex interactions lead to PWM (Figure 1). These predisposing factors can be...