Thompson’s tip: Backlogs and stocking rates
Significant increases in stocking densities have been seen in finishing pens, especially among larger pigs, as various abattoirs have ‘rolled back’ their weekly kills.
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UK - Total Income from Farming, 2009 and 2010
Total Income from Farming in 2009 is estimated to have risen by 25% and in real terms, and is forecast to fall by 8.8% in 2010.
USA - K-State Ag Profitability Conferences Slated for 11 Kansas Locations
Kansas State University Research and Extension will host 11 K-State Ag Profitability conferences beginning in early December.
Pfizer Trainee Awards for pig and poultry industries
Employees on pig and poultry farms in North Lincolnshire — Georgina Cherrill and Andrew Hall — are the 2009 winners of the Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.
USA - Annual Pigs Per Breeding Animal Continues To Increase
The efficiency of the U.S. breeding herd continued to increase with the average number of pigs per breeding animal again on the rise.
Ireland - Productivity but costs up
Productivity is rising again in Ireland and sow output is now up to 23.4 pigs per year.
Why tryptophan is an important amino acid for piglet nutrition
The consequences of the inflammatory and immune responses on tryptophan metabolism could impair the availability of tryptophan for body protein accretion, growth and all other metabolic processes involving this amino acid.
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.
R&D - Key rules for a greater return
A report last year by Quantech Solutions studied the commitment to research and development across a range of industries by comparing the ratio of research spend to operating profit for 850 companies across a range of sectors.
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ManagementArticleWhat is the best age for weaning piglets? (1/3)
With this article we begin the publication of a series of three unpublished articles by José Barceló for pig333.com on the age at weaning. José gave us the articles a few days before his death. As a way of paying homage to him we have decided to publish them posthumously without any alterations.
TOPIGS genetics in Brazil: 28.6 weaned piglets per sow per year
Pig producers in Brazil with TOPIGS sows achieved an average production of 28.6 weaned piglets per mated sow per year in 2008.
Increased sow nutrition during midgestation affects muscle fiber development and meat quality, with no consequences on growth performance
Feeding pregnant sows amounts above the requirement during the period of secondary muscle fiber formation affected muscle fiber characteristics
Amino acid supplementation of hydrolyzed feather meal diets for finisher pigs
Hydrolyzed feather meal can be an excellent source of protein supplement finishing pigs
Seasonal Infertility in Swine
In natural conditions, there are seasonal fluctuations of availability of food and the earliness or delay in the onset of breeding is related to food levels.
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
Effects of Porcine Circovirus type 2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccination timing and starter diet source on growth performance of nursery pigs
Weanling diet composition and vaccinating time may affect piglet growth performance at weaning