Engineering Controls Reduce Hydrogen Sulphide Exposure in Swine Barns
Three engineering control measures were developed and tested for effectiveness in protecting swine barn workers from exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas during manure handling events. A...
Connecting The Dots Between Excessive Lactation Weight Loss and Increased Wean to Breed Interval
The nursing sow requires a lot of energy and nutrients in order to support the growth of a large litter. When the feed intake...
Genesus Global Technical Report- Is Running A Nucleus Farm Easy?
By: Mark Jacques, Genesus Inc.
Running a nucleus farm cannot be that difficult, can it? This seems to be the thought that many large commercial...
Genesus Global Technical Report: Dietary Energy Considerations For Genesus Full Program Pigs Part 1:...
By: Clarence Froese, MSc., P.Ag., Director of Nutrition, Genesus Inc.
Energy is the most expensive component of a pig's diets, comprising about 50% of the...
Maternal effects in swine breeding How much are we exploiting?
Maternal effects can be defined as all conditions that relate to how a dam’s genetics and life history influences how her progenies perform. These...
Study compares PRRSV antibody-sampling options for sows
When it comes to porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV) it’s important for the veterinarian and farm personnel to know the health status of...
Genesus Global Technical Report-Factors Affecting Preweaning Piglet Mortality- Part 1
Dinesh Thekkoot PhD, Genesus Inc.
Pigs are polytochous animals, which means they produce multiple piglets in one farrowing. This evolutionary strategy is called “parental optimism”...
Reduction Of Edema Disease Mortality With Vepured® Vaccination
DeGroot, M.*; Cardinal, F2.; Galé, I3.; Rodríguez-Ballarà, I3.; Nodar, L3. 1HIPRA HIPRA ANIMAL HEALTH CANADA INC., (Otawa), Canada. mike.degroot@hipra.com 2 Triple V. (Acton Vale)...
Comparison Of Two Vaccines In The Reduction Of Edema Disease Mortality On A Canadian...
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....
Genesus Global Technical Report, Do we manage the Pigs or the Farm?
Simon Grey, General Manager Russia CIS and Europe, Geneus Inc
simongrey@genesus.com
This may seem a really stupid question. Of course in live pig production we are managing...