Establishing value/utility of soluble CD163 as a biomarker for predicting PRRS-induced disease severity in swine herds
Dr. John Harding, University of Saskatchewan Summary There is evidence to conclude that both sCD163 and the thyroid hormones are potential biomarkers of disease resilience. At present, we have stronger evidence for the thyroid hormones and supporting further investigation for...
Strategies for detoxifying vomitoxin using innovative chemical and biological approaches in post-weaning piglets
Dr. Joshua Gong, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph Research & Development Centre Summary With global warming, contamination of feed ingredients by the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON), occurs more often, thus compromising swine production efficiency. Sodium metabisulfite (SMBS) is a chemical that...
Barn gas monitoring with automated ventilation control
John Van de Vegte, OMAFRA Summary Farrowing, nursery and finishing barns do require a designed ventilation system to manage air quality within the pig housing areas. Ventilation system performance is optimized through the use of a sophisticated ventilation system controller...
Development of an in vitro/in vivo correlation method to assess the efficiency of oral drug release from medicated feeds in swine
Dr. Jerome del Castillo, University of Montreal Summary For the last 70 years, feed has been used as a convenient drug administration vehicle for group medication of pigs. Once they satisfy the requirements for regulatory approval, the dietary drug premixes...
Precision feeding of gestating sows
Dr. Ira Mandell, University of Guelph Summary Using feeding programs that precisely match estimated daily energy and Lys requirements for gestating sows provides the opportunity to reduce nitrogen losses to the environment and reduce lactation feed usage, without negatively affecting...
2023 Producer Meetings
Prairie Swine Centre along with Zoetis and PIC are happy to announce the dates and agenda for our 2023 producer meetings held throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba. Click the appropriate link below for more information, or to register for a...
Centred on Swine en Français (Automne 2022 Volume 30, numéro 1)
Les sujets comprennent: Les rations de pouponnière à base de protéines animales et les acides aminés fonctionnels améliorent les performances et le statut sanitaire des porcelets sevrés L’enrichissement compatible avec les planchers lattés peut-il influencer le comportement et la réaction...
Gene Editing in the Pork Industry
Join Swine Innovation Porc in Banff for an afternoon of Networking, Learning and Discussion Date: January 10, 2023 Time: 1:30pm – 4:00pm Location: Fairmont Hotel, Banff Let’s talk about pork innovation ahead of the Banff Pork Seminar We’re bringing together...
Auditing Best Management Practices on Swine Farms Across Canada
Auditing Best Management Practices on Swine Farms Across Canada Ken Engele – Prairie Swine Centre, Phone: (306) 667-7443, Email: ken.engele@usask.ca Laurence Maignel – Centre de développement du porc du Québec, Phone: (613) 627-0732, Email: laurence@ccsi.ca Purpose and Objective of the Research...
2022 Prairie Swine Centre Les resultats
Le programme de recherche du Prairie Swine Centre vise à améliorer l’efficacité (économique, environnementale et de bien-être) des producteurs de porc du Canada. Les conclusions de la recherche 2022 du Centre sont maintenant disponibles. 2022 Prairie Swine Centre Les resultats...
Group Sow Housing Seminar – June 29
Group Sow Housing Seminar Group Sow Housing Meeting Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Canadian Room Saskatoon Inn & Conference Centre – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan As the industry makes the transition to group sow housing the types of questions producers have regarding their systems...
2022 Producer Meetings
Prairie Swine Centre along with our sponsors Zoetis and PIC are pleased to be hosting webinars that focus on your cost of production. You will be required to register for each webinar separately. Please click on the image below for...
