Digestibility of energy and phosphorus and concentration of metabolizable energy in a new source...
Recently a high-protein distillers dried grains (HP-DDGS; ProCap DDGS, Marquis Energy, Hennepin, IL) was developed and the HP-DDGS has greater concentrations of CP and...
Genesus Global Technical Report, Genetic improvement for resilience to PRRS
Dr Chunyan Zhang, Genesus Geneticist
czhang@genesus.com
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), is a disease affecting both reproduction and growth, and is a very costly viral...
Evaporative Cooling
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Introduction
Evaporative cooling systems are used to reduce the indoor air temperature within animal housing during periods of warm weather.
An evaporative cooling...
Growth significantly better in pigs vaccinated with trivalent PCV2a/PCV2b/M. hyo versus bivalent PCV2a/M. hyo...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
Pigs on a farm with a history of subclinical porcine circovirus type 2d (PCV2d) infection and enzootic pneumonia had significantly better growth after...
Effects of Mechanical Lead System for Boar Control During Heat Detection on Libido and...
N. Sugai, S. Probst Miller, DVM, and R.V. Knox, PhD, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, AgCreate Solutions, Inc, University of Illinois Department...
Antimicrobial use in wean to market pigs in the United States assessed via voluntary...
This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are...
Genesus Global Technical Report. Selection for Sow Longevity in Commercial Pig Farming
Dr. Dinesh Thekkoot, Genesus Inc.
Sow longevity is a key economic component in commercial pig farming, as it is directly proportional to the herd replacement...
Effects of Zearalenone on the Immunity and the Intestinal Tracts of Pigs
Zearalenone (ZEN) frequently occurs in feedstuffs and pigs are the species most susceptible to its effects. While ZEN is most well-known for its negative...
Improve Immune Response with Performance Trace Mineral Nutrition
Enteric bacterial infections, like swine dysentery, salmonellosis, and ileitis can be isolated from most swine herds. In fact, a pork producer can find such...
Conditioning and expansion increase nutritional value of soybean expellers
Soybean expellers contain trypsin inhibitors, which negatively affect nutrient digestibility, feed efficiency, and health status of animals. Therefore, heat treatment is needed to inactivate...