Prairie Swine Centre Prairie Swine Centre
  • About
  • Media
  • Research
  • Programs
  • Publications
  • Contact
Search
(306) 373-9922
Saskatoon, SK
Graduate Opportunities
Prairie Swine Centre Prairie Swine Centre
  • About
  • Media
  • Research
  • Programs
  • Publications
  • Contact
Search Articles

Benchmarking and Standardization of Swine Production Systems

WShannon
Engineering
November 23, 2020

Wide variations in building design, barn equipment, construction, management and other operational systems contribute to added costs and inefficiencies in hog barns. These variabilities make it difficult to develop improvement measures and they cannot be applied from barn to barn as they are all so different. There are not applicable standards to help guide producers in this area which may account for some of the variability. A four-fold difference in total energy usage was noted in barn that implemented energy-employing practices and those that did not. Animal welfare concerns could also be diminished by applying standards to loading ramps, pen walls, floor slat designs, floor surface roughness and alleyways. Existing operational systems were benchmarked in order to develop recommendations for optimization and standardization of these various systems. 14 key areas were identified as areas that could benefit from optimization and standardization efforts.

Benchmarking and Standardization of Swine Production Systems (full article)

-
Share on Facebook Share on X
Research Areas
EngineeringEthologyManagementMediaNutritionOntario PorkProductionSwine Innovation Porc

Engineering

  • Optimizing temperature requirements of pigs to reduce energy use in swine production
  • Investment cost and payback period of a modified prototype livestock trailer
  • Alternative energy and heating sources

Nutrition

  • Transepithelial ion transport in the stomach of pigs exposed to gastric ulcer conditions
  • Developing an Indigestible Protein Index to Investigate the Effects of Dietary Protein in Pigs
  • Impact of fibre on performance and intestinal health of pigs fed a high indigestible protein level

Ethology

  • The influence of straw enrichment on hair hormone concentrations, behaviour, and productivity of growing pigs
  • Rearing pigs with play opportunities: The effects on disease resilience in pigs experimentally inoculated with PRRSV
  • Promoting play behaviour in grow-finish pigs

Management

  • Quality of Life Handbook – The use of environmental enrichment
  • Seek and you shall find; The value of postmortem, in pigs?
  • P1 development strategies for peak performance

Social Media

Continue Reading

Previous post

Determining the NE Content of Diets and Ingredients

Next post

Development of an Air Filtration System for Swine Transport Vehicles to Protect Against Airborne Diseases During Transport

Close
Search

Hit enter to search or ESC to close

cookie By using this website, you agree to our cookie policy. Close