Practical biosecurity recommendations to prevent COVID-19 in farm workers
The University of Minnesota has put together a practical fact sheet on how farm workers can practically deal with the challenges currently facing us with COVID 19. Everything we can do at this time to protect our employees, while operating production systems efficiently as possible,...
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Ken Engele
A Message to All Our Stakeholders Regarding COVID 19
A Message to All Our Stakeholders Regarding COVID 19 March 26, 2020 With the continuing global and provincial spread of COVID 19 it is important that we all do what we can to help reduce the spread of this virus. Prairie Swine Centre takes our obligations and...
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Ken Engele
2019 Prairie Swine Centre Annual Report
The 2019 Prairie Swine Centre Annual Research Report is now available for download. You can view your copy at: Prairie Swine Centre Annual Report \...
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Ken Engele
Research Scientists featured in September edition of Journal of Animal Science
The following articles can be found in the Journal of Animal Science, Volume 97, Issue 9, September 2019. Effect of supplemental threonine above requirement on growth performance of Salmonella typhimurium challenged pigs fed high-fiber diets Michael O Wellington, Atta K Agyekum, Kimberley Hamonic, John K Htoo, Andrew...
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Ken Engele
Dr. Dan Columbus – 2019 CSAS Young Scientist Award
Dr. Dan Columbus Canadian Society of Animal Science, 2019 Young Scientist Award Dr. Daniel Columbus is a Research Scientist in Nutrition at Prairie Swine Centre and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Columbus completed his BSc, MSc, and...
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Ken Engele
Investigating Intervention Measures to Reduce On‐Farm Use of Antibiotics
Prairie Swine Centre has received funding for a research project with the overall goal of determining whether the pattern of antibiotics usage in farms is correlated with the prevalence of specific pig pathogens as well as antimicrobial resistance. In this study, we will conduct a...
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Ken Engele
2019 PSC Producer Meeting Schedule
Prairie Swine Centre along with PIC Canada Ltd. and Zoetis will be hosting a series of producer meetings throughout western Canada this April. More detail on the program will be available at a later date. Please mark you calendar for the location closest to you. Friday,...
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Ken Engele
London Swine Conference Features PSC Speakers
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Ken Engele
Prairie Swine Centre CEO Appointment
Dr. Murray Pettitt Appointed New CEO of Prairie Swine Centre FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saskatoon, April 12, 2018 – The Board of the Centre has announced the appointment of Dr. Murray Pettitt as their new CEO. Murray will assume responsibilities on July 1, 2018 and will succeed Lee Whittington, who is retiring after 26 years, the...
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Ken Engele