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Box 21057, 2105 – 8th Street East
Saskatoon, SK, S7H 5N9
Just prior to the start of the Banff Pork Seminar, on January 9, while it was quickly becoming frigidly cold outside, discussions were taking place around animal welfare in modern pork production systems. More than 40 pork producers, industry representatives and researchers came together for a research forum to hear the results generated from the Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Swine Welfare research program. Seddon...
2024 PSC Producer Meetings Tuesday, April 30th - Strathmore, AB. - Travelodge Hotel, 1150 – 350 Ridge Road Wednesday, May 1st - Swift Current, SK. - Coast Hotel, 905 North Service Rd. E. Friday, May 3rd - Niverville, MB. - Niverville Heritage Centre, 100 Heritage Trail Time: 10:00 – 3:00 p.m 9:30 REGISTRATION Lunch provided AGENDA “Insights into mycotoxins in swine diets” Dan Columbus, Ph.D. – Prairie Swine Centre “Seek and you shall find” …The value of post mortem, in pigs?” Jeff Bergermann, DVM. – Zoetis “Advances in nutrition...
As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this section talks about the do’s and don’ts of controllers and sensors and shows the economical implications of improper settings or calibration of the controllers. To access this specific section, go to 'Controllers and sensors'....
Significant economic losses can result from outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED), a serious disease currently circulating in North American swine herds. Accurate and rapid detection of PEDv is essential to expedite implementation of control measures for the disease. A rapid PEDv test kit is needed for this purpose. Comparison of the DNA sequence targeted by the primers included in a current PEDv test kit to the sequences of North...
Do you know what your feed is actually costing you? The most basic calculation to consider is feed cost per kilogram of gain ($/kg gain), which is feed efficiency (kg feed/kg gain) x feed cost ($/kg feed). Determination of either the margin over feed cost or margin over feed and operating costs will provide a more accurate picture of economic value of your nutrition program. Diet formulation is all about meeting...
Post-doctoral Position - Swine Welfare: Development of an on-farm tool to measure quality of life and sustainability in farmed pigs Location: University of Saskatchewan – Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada Start date: September 2023 (some flexibility on start date by arrangement). Duration: Two years, with the option to extend by one year, subject to continued availability of funding. Competitive salary, plus benefits. Research focus: The chosen candidate will lead scientific investigation into how quality...
The NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare is a five-year research program based at the University of Saskatchewan focusing on emerging questions in swine welfare. Led by Dr. Yolande Seddon and developed in collaboration with 14 industry partners representing Canadian producers, processors and swine genetics, the Chair program will deliver knowledge and increased resources in swine welfare to position the industry to respond to evolving farming practices: increasing production...
Mycotoxin-contaminated grains are commonly downgraded for use in livestock feed and, while the best strategy for producers is to avoid feeding mycotoxin contaminated grain altogether, this may no longer be possible. Therefore, strategies that allow the use of these grains in livestock feed are necessary. With a lack of effective strategies (i.e., feed additives) available for mitigation of DON, it is important to evaluate alternative strategies, including re-evaluating the recommended...
Mycotoxin-contaminated grains are commonly downgraded for use in livestock feed and, while the best strategy for livestock producers is to avoid feeding mycotoxin-contaminated grain altogether, with the increased incidence and level of contamination this is no longer a viable option. Therefore, strategies that allow the use of mycotoxin-contaminated grains in livestock feed are necessary. Based on the preliminary results of this study, feeding 3 or 5 ppm DON resulted in reduced...