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Better Pork June 2016

WShannon
EngineeringEthologyNutrition
November 24, 2020

Articles in the June 2016 Better Pork Include:

Beyond the Barn: Stratford Hope Bacon and Ale will Lure Shakespeare Buffs, PRRS Resistant Hog a ‘Potential Game Changer”, Turning Manure Mountains into Gold, Spike in Barn Fires Causes Rising Public Concern

  • Unique tastings of beer and bacon samples are available at many locations as a promotion for visitors in Perth County.
  • Genus plc has licensed gene-editing research that is expected to produceĀ  porcine reproduction and respiratory syndrome resistant pigs.
  • Converting manure into more manageable mineral and soil conditioning products may help reduce pollution and cut back on synthetic fertilizers.
  • Options for preventing barn fires are discussed

Pork News and Views: Is ‘Social License’ Relevant to Pork?, Banff Pork Seminar – Optimizing Feed and Farm Management to Market Conditions, April 2016 Swine Budget

  • It’s in producers best interest to stay up to date on social license. Monitoring these trends can help with future business.
  • Changing market conditions should be in mind when making management and feed decisions.
  • The budget sheet for April 2016

Herd Health: Reproductive Failure Caused by Bacteria

  • Different types of bacteria are discussed that can cause reproductive failure. Many are zoonotic so precautions should be in place to keep everyone safe.

Legislation: Updates Coming to Pig Code

  • Post-procedure pain in castration and tail docking needs to be mitigated with analgesics at any age of pig.

Eye on Europe: Antibiotic-Free Pork from Denmark Well Received in USA, Weaners Thrive on Liquid Feed Plus Straw Pellets, Dutch Welfare Group Calls for Limits on Litter Size, Dairy-Style Silage Ration Proves a Hit with Gloucestershire Old Spot Hogs

  • Danish Crown is providing bonuses to producers who can produce antibiotic-free pigs
  • Straw pellets provided encouraged extra feed intake and may have diverted aggressive behaviours.
  • The Netherland’s Action Group Swine in Danger wants to limit litter sizes with extra pigs being fostered or artificially reared.
  • Low-cost hog rations can be made up of alfalfa sileage and homegrown peas and barley plus required minerals.

Marketing: Hog Futures Should Hit Their Seasonal High in Summer

  • Hog prices are matching the predictable seasonal pattern so far, with the seasonal high anticipated for June or July.

Second Look: Farm Succession Planning Should Start Sooner than Later

  • A strategy should be in place to successfully transfer knowledge, management, labour and ownership onto the next generation.

Better Pork – June 2016 (full journal)

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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

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