22 Vietnamese local pig breeds - Part 5
Vietnam is among the countries with highest biodiversity. According to statistics, Vietnam has dozens of rare and precious pig breeds distributed across
22 Vietnamese local pig breeds - Part 4 Vietnam is among the countries with highest biodiversity. According to statistics, Vietnam has dozens of rare and precious pig breeds distributed across
22 Vietnamese local pig breeds - Part 3 Vietnam is among the countries with highest biodiversity. According to statistics, Vietnam has dozens of rare and precious pig breeds distributed across
22 Vietnamese local pig breeds - Part 2 Vietnam is among the countries with highest biodiversity. According to statistics, Vietnam has dozens of rare and precious pig breeds distributed across
22 Vietnamese local pig breeds - Part 1 Vietnam is among the countries with highest biodiversity. According to statistics, Vietnam has dozens of rare and precious pig breeds distributed across
Denmark to explore local anesthesia use in piglet castration Using local anesthesia prior to castration of piglets may lead to other concerns being examined by researchers from Aarhus University.
Study: A blend of plant oils proves effective for growth and feed efficiency in piglets Results of a new study indicate mixed plant oils can be a more effective energy feed for weanling piglets than diets using soybean oil as the only lipid source.
Low-oil DDGS provides less energy, more protein in pig diets Change to standard DDGS:corn ratio for growing pigs not recommended unless diets are formulated to specific dietary energy concentration.
Electronic feeding systems limit feed waste, localize sow nutrition Although challenges remain in using electronic sow feeding in the US, such systems can reduce feed waste and allow producers to individualize nutrition
Researchers address challenges in livestock pain mitigation Progress is being made as a research protocol is being established to reliably evaluate efficacy of pain mitigation interventions in nursing male piglets
Nursery enrichment objects may enhance weanling pig welfare Prairie Swine Center releases annual report of research results from past year.
Are growing pigs the missing piece in PRRS control? About 50% of wean-to-finish sites tested positive with wild type PRRS virus in the 10-month Midwest field study.
Early detection key to controlling ASF spread EFSA projects very high chance of ASF spreading among southeastern European countries but very low chance of spreading to other EU member states.
Is U.S. pork industry ready for African swine fever? Veterinary officials and pork industry conduct exercises to help determine U.S. preparedness levels for foreign animal disease outbreaks.
What do we know about PRRS in grow/finish? Not much Another area that needs further research is how much of a risk finishing pigs are to sow farms, Torremorell says.
Soybean meal may provide energy boost for swine Feeding increasing amounts of soybean meal may raise net energy value to 105% and 121% of energy provided by corn.
Tips offered for feeding fumonisin-infected corn to swine Testing corn for mycotoxins after harvest allows swine producers to implement mitigation strategies.
Meta-analysis: Fermented feed ingredients can improve daily growth in pigs A meta-analysis of Asia-based research indicates that fermented feed ingredients such as soybean meal or rapeseed meal boost the growth performance of weaner
SHIC-supported disease monitoring provides PRRS prevention tools Work on other swine disease pathogens helps provide valuable information in the battle with PRRS.
FFAR, NPB funds research to detect, understand ASF virus Collaborative research projects at Kansas State University and Iowa State University to study virus survival and diagnostic methodologies.