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Owen Roberts Commentary-← Older posts Our food surplus has moral, financial implications June 12th 2011
Written on 13 Jun, 2011 at 6:47 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
The developing world will be a significant driver of growth in the demand for food, and it won’t all be from hungry people. Despite abject poverty in many parts of the world, some of the new arrivals to this planet... (Continue reading)
David Miller:Transgenic Alteration of Sow Milk to Improve Piglet Growth and Health
Written on 16 May, 2011 at 7:39 in Illinois Swine Commentaries | Comments
Inadequacies of Sow Lactation In intensive pig production systems, piglets achieve only about half their potential growth-rate during a lactation period. Rationale The amount and composition of milk that a sow produces has a significant impact on the growth, health... (Continue reading)
Has Lean Yield Gone Too Far?
Written on 9 May, 2011 at 7:11 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
If you were to ask Canada’s main processors this question they would say that for a growing number of producers the answer is a definite YES! The backfat level on hogs from most farms has gone down over the last... (Continue reading)
Macdonald P Wick, Ohio State University-Filament Assembly Properties of the Sarcomeric Myosin Heavy Chain
Written on 17 Mar, 2011 at 7:29 in Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
Abstract Meat is the edible muscle tissue of animals. The sarcomere is the fundamental functional unit of muscle. Growth and development of muscle is the result of the highly ordered accretion and assembly of the constituent proteins in the sarcomere.... (Continue reading)
Quality Considerations in On-Farm Feed Processing
Written on 8 Mar, 2011 at 7:53 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles | Comments
On-farm feed processing can be an economical practice to capture more value from home-grown or purchased grains. For operations that are continually growing and/or changing, owners/managers may need to occasionally evaluate whether feed processing and mixing procedures are adequately meeting... (Continue reading)
Gilt and First Litter Sow Management
Written on 7 Mar, 2011 at 8:17 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
In recent years genetic programs have made significant progress in increasing the number of live piglets born to sows. As the number of live births have increased, so too have the death rate of sows, as well as serious decrease... (Continue reading)
Nutrition Problems in Swine Production
Written on 23 Feb, 2011 at 7:50 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Most problems in swine production that limit performance are not directly related to nutrition. They are more often traced to problems in management, herd health, housing, or genetics. However, of those that are nutritional, some of the common causes are:... (Continue reading)
Max Rothschild, U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator-ISU Swine Researcher: First Draft of Pig Genome Sequence an Important Advance for Iowa
Written on 2 Feb, 2011 at 7:59 in Iowa Swine Commentaries | Comments
The completion of a first draft of the pig genome sequence has extra meaning for Iowa, the nation’s leading producer of pigs, says an Iowa State University professor who was part of the international research team. “With Iowa’s number-one ranking,... (Continue reading)
Nutrition Problems in Swine Production
Written on 18 Jan, 2011 at 8:27 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Most problems in swine production that limit performance are not directly related to nutrition. They are more often traced to problems in management, herd health, housing, or genetics. However, of those that are nutritional, some of the common causes are:... (Continue reading)
Duration of Infection and Proportion of Pigs Persistently Infected with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus†
Written on 27 Oct, 2010 at 6:50 in Nebraska Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Robert W. Wills,* Alan R. Doster, Judith A. Galeota, Jung-Hyang Sur,‡ and Fernando A. Osorio Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907 *Corresponding author. Present address: P.O. Box 6100, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Phone: (662)... (Continue reading)
Trouble Shooting Swine Feeding Problems
Written on 24 Aug, 2010 at 6:47 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
The following ration was being fed to hogs weighing 150 pounds. corn 1750 lb.; SBM (44%) 200 lb. and Base Mix 50. Feed intake was normal, but gain was 15 to 20% below normal. What was the problem? Ans. Protein... (Continue reading)
Concepts of Pig Growth and Composition
Written on 6 Jul, 2010 at 6:56 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Pork producers have economic incentives based on consumer demand and carcass-value marketing programs to produce lean pork as efficiently as possible. Changes in the absolute and relative rates of lean and fat gain determine the efficiency of lean gain and,... (Continue reading)
Pre-weaning mortality of piglets in a bedded group-farrowing system- March 2010
Written on 25 Mar, 2010 at 8:51 in Minnesota Swine Commentaries | Comments
Source:AASV Yuzhi Li, PhD; Lee Johnston, PhD; Adrienne Hilbrands, MSc West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota.Corresponding author: Dr Yuzhi Li, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, 46352 State Hwy 329, Morris, MN... (Continue reading)
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