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April 24, 2023
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Ontario Pork, Production, Research

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 is able to detoxify DON. However, in the stomach SMBS decomposes quickly producing sulfur dioxide which may lead to loss of its detoxifying ability and reduce feed intake in animals. Use of...

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March 20, 2023
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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 specific location. This year's topics include: “Risk Factors for Sow Mortality in Canadian Swine Herds”, Jennifer Brown, Ph.D. – Prairie Swine Centre ”Reproductive losses – abortions, mummies, stillbirths: What can we do on Farm?”, Leanne Van...

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November 29, 2021
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Sask Pork recognizes local swine researcher with Award of Distinction

Sask Pork honoured local swine researcher Dr. Dan Columbus with a Saskatchewan Pork Industry Award of Distinction in the area of Excellence in Production Research this week at the 44th annual Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium. 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. He joined Prairie Swine Centre in 2015 and his...

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March 24, 2021
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PSC Producer Meeting, April 22

2021 Producer Meeting Webinar Series In our continued commitment to bring you timely relevant information we will be hosting a webinar in place of our traditional producers meetings held in April of each year.  We look forward to the time when the industry can get back together and share ideas, information and comradery in person.  This year’s meeting highlights the Ethology research program, addressing topics of specific interest to producers. Date:                     Thursday,...

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December 23, 2020
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Biosecurity, Engineering, Production, Swine Innovation Porc, Welfare

Some Audits are a Good Thing…Really!

An audit was completed in 2017 on best management practices in Canadian swine barns. Results show areas for possible improvements in biosecurity, personal protection and training, washing procedures and gestation housing systems. Many of the participating farms had biosecurity protocols like showering in and out of the barn and restricting animal sources to one supplier. An area for improvement was updating the visitor registry and implementing proper biosecurity signage. While...

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December 23, 2020
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Engineering, Production, Swine Innovation Porc

Truck Wash Project Aims to End Bioinsecurity

Trailers can be hard to properly clean and are a huge biosecurity risk to the swine industry. Conditions where pathogens could be inactivated were investigated so that this information could be applied to the cleaning process of the trailers. Most pathogens can be eliminated by dry heating at 70°C for 15 minutes, though more resilient diseases like Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus require 75°C for 15 minutes. This needs to be...

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December 23, 2020
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Production, Swine Innovation Porc, Welfare

Research Targets Sow Mortality

Sow loss can cause psychological harm to workers and also results in loss of profits. Sow longevity is decreasing even with the new genetic advancements and a switch to group housing. A survey is being done on reasons for culling and mortality for sows in Canadian farms. Group housing practices are also being researched to see what is most beneficial to the sows. Early mixing has been shown to decrease...

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December 22, 2020
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Engineering, Production, Swine Innovation Porc

When Quality Counts, Count on Technology

Pork quality may be predicted by using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) on the pig's ears. This technique can provide information on meat quality traits  like lean and fat content, fatty acid profile and fat depth. It can categorize each of these categories as "high" or "low" levels. unfortunately it can be hard to scan the ear since the pig is usually moving around, so further research into a clamp device is...

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December 22, 2020
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Health, Production, Swine Innovation Porc

Gut Check: Why the Microbiome Matters

While a small portion of microbes are harmful, the majority may be beneficial to humans and animals. Antibiotic use alters the gut microbiome so that its population is decreased. If taken during pregnancy, antibiotic use can lead to the offspring having a higher chance of obesity and colitis. Though antibiotics are a very useful drug, usage needs to be reserved for times when they are needed, not as a precaution....

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