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Including up to 9 percent crude glycerol in lactating sow diets likely doesn’t affect sow performance compared to a typical corn-soybean meal diet.
Dietary crude glycerol doesn’t appear to improve the sow's ability to cope with heat...
Unique all-natural solutions fit the future to boost farmer profits
Rising demand for science-fuelled, all-natural feed additives is driving a new era of expansion for Advanced Ag Products.
The company has announced a broad swath of new progress to support cattle,...
Ventilation fans are no different than any other piece of equipment on the farm...they perform better with annual maintenance. Doing that maintenance now means you will not be doing it in the summer heat.
Dirty fan shutters can reduce...
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When you mix and formulate your own feed, you are responsible for maintaining feed quality.
Quality control is needed from the time you purchase feed ingredients to the time the pigs eat it.
Feed costs represent 60 to...
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Using hovers reduces the use of fossil fuel energy in farrowing facilities.
Hovers must meet the thermal requirements of piglets, especially during the first 2 to 4 days after birth. Hovers must also make up for reduced room...
SwineCast 1188 Show Notes:
From the 2022 Iowa Pork Congress, Dr. Jayson Lusk, Purdue University, talks about the challenges facing the pork industry, looking at key areas like concentration, capacity, and resiliency; sustainability and innovation; inflationary pressures; and politics,...
Bright spots for January pork exports include Mexico, Korea, Dominican Republic
Last year Mexico reclaimed its position as the leading destination for U.S. pork exports, taking nearly 875,000 mt valued at $1.68 billion. This strong performance continued in January, with...
In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Dr. Hans Koeknk and Paul Skartvedt from ARKO labs about the current incidence of E. coli in the pork industry, especially in postweaning pigs.
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Gut microflora, diet and increases in pathogens interact in swine digestion.
Formulating diets is a key tool for maintaining gut health and preventing intestinal disease, especially when using less antibiotics.
The digestive tract serves as a direct path...
Disease prevention is a very important aspect of successful swine management but sometimes, no matter how good your biosecurity is, diseases find a way to infect the herd. This is why it is helpful to have effective plans in...