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PRRS Eradication: A dream or missed opportunity?

Since 1987, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRS) has become a global drain on pig productivity, profitability, and many a producers’ morale. One thing that remains certain is PRRS virus continually finds ways to circumvent our best bio-management efforts. PRRS marches on in a ceaseless continuum of antigenic change making current vaccines and other control techniques of limited value.

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ManagementArticle

Management of the breeding chart (I)

A breeding chart would be like a type of computer without wires, screen or keyboard.

Effect of the duration of lactation on total born in the following litter (June 2009). 22,000 sows. Study period: 2 years. Summary of 10 large-sized farms (1,000 to 3,000 sows). Total born analyzed: 97,551. Source: J. Oliva. Servicios técnicos CEFU. S.A. Murcia. Spain

ManagementArticle

What is the best age for weaning piglets? (2/3)

Normally the productivity of the sow is valued for the number of litters/sow/year multiplied by the number of weaned piglets per litter.

New research looks at farrowing crate alternatives

The practical stage of a major new research project looking at welfare-friendly alternatives to the farrowing crate has just got under way with the building and evaluation of prototype designs.

NutritionAbstract

Extra feed or lipid supplies 10 days prior to parturition and their consequences on farrowing and lactation performances

Extra lipid supplies before farrowing may improve piglet survival

NutritionAbstract

Reduced dietary lysine enhances proportion of oxidative fibers in porcine skeletal muscle

Reducing dietary lysine from 1.16 to 0.73% enhances proportion of oxidative muscle fiber in porcine muscle.

Thompson’s tip: Get cover for reduced fertility

Last year many herds suffered from reduced fertility in both summer and autumn. On many units this is a predictable effect says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig- breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

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NutritionAbstract

Effect of dietary fat or starch supply during gestation and/or lactation on the performance of sow, piglets' survival and on the performance of progeny after weaning

Piglet survival at farrowing and at weaning may be improved by sow dietary energy supply during gestation and lactation

Sow Farrowing

A typical piglet birth.

NutritionAbstract

Feed intake in the multiparous lactating sow: Its relationship with reactivity during gestation and tryptophan status

High feed intake and low plasmatic Tryptophan levels during the lactation may be directly associated to sow reactivity

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NutritionAbstract

The addition of ground wheat straw as fibre source in the gestation diet of sows and the effect on sow and litter performance

The dietary inclusion of wheat straw during the gestation phase improves sow and litter productivity.

How green are your creeps?

The UK pig industry could save nearly £2.5 million a year simply by enclosing creep areas in the farrowing house. In addition, it could reduce CO2 emissions by 15,000 tonnes, thereby making a positive contribution to environmental change.

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Swine Production in the Philippines (1/2)

The PHP 160 billion hog industry is the second leading contributor to Philippine agriculture coming in second to rice despite being almost exclusively without government subsidy.

March 2009: Crushing

Crushing problems?

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NutritionAbstract

Effect of neonatal iron status, iron injections at birth and weaning in young pigs from sows fed either organic or inorganic trace minerals

Independently of the nature of the Fe source in sow diet, the Fe injection at birth it is critical to achieve optimum growth of piglets

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Ventilation – heating and cooling

The purpose of a ventilation system is to remove excessive moisture and heat produced by animals in order to maintain an indoor climate within certain limits