Better Pork December 2018
Articles in the December 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Hot Tips for Cold-Weather Transport, Sourcing New Organ Donors, Putting the Best Hoof Forward Bedding, low densities and temperature at loading and arrival are important. Lower densities are important...
Better Pork August 2018
Articles in the August 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Pork Provides Protein for Infants, Developing PRRS-Resistant Pigs, Unearthing a Price Drop in Renos Pureed meats like pork could be a protein source for infants during the transition to...
Better Pork June 2018
Articles in the June 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: There’s a New Tariff in Town, Pork Industry Lends a ‘Helping Hoof’, Comparing Nitrogen Sources Tariffs on items from the U.S., including pork, have been enforced for China. Canada...
Better Pork April 2018
Articles in the April 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Breeding Away Castration, Antibiotic Alternatives to the Rescue, Revised TPP Opens Doors for Pork A swine genetic trait is being developed to eliminate the need for castration. Animal well-being...
Better Pork February 2018
Articles in the February 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: ‘Gene’rating Heat for Modern Pigs, Filling a Niche in European Markets, Hot Hogs Don’t Drink More Water A more cold-tolerant pig is being bred in China and the UK....
Better Pork October 2017
Articles in the October 2017 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Pork Barns See Revised Regulations, PRRS 2.0: A Strain on Producers, Research to Create a Valuable Tool Barn and ventilation systems need to be verified by an engineer due...
Better Pork June 2017
Articles in the June 2017 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Using Pigs to Advance Human Health, Send a Tasty Video Message, Lowering the Spread of Disease, Enrichment: Novelty or Necessity?, Pork Industry Tickled Pink by Genomics Smithfield Bioscience was...
Better Pork December 2016
Articles in the December 2016 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Banff Pork Seminar Moves Mountains to Drive Attendance, Understanding PEDV Detection Methods, Holiday Gifts to Make You Squeal With Joy, The Computerized Hog Barn, Optimizing Sow Output with Longer...
Better Pork August 2016
Articles in the August 2016 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Social (Ag)Media, Bacon Critic Wanted, New Tech to Ensure Manure Pit Safety, The Loose Housing Revolution Many producers are on social media. Accounts about agriculture are listed. A breakfast...
Better Pork June 2016
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...
Ventilation System Requirements for Conversion to Group Sow Housing
The animal environment and energy costs all are impacted by ventilation. When converting to a group-housed sow barn, retaining the existing ventilation system leads to over-ventilation in winter as they are designed for a higher animal density. This can chill...
Reducing Energy Use in Group Sow Housing Systems
Sows in groups may have a lower critical temperature that is lower than sows housed in individual stalls as they can use thermoregulatory behaviour. If productivity does not changes, reducing energy costs for ventilation and heating may be an option....
