News - Prairie Swine Centre

A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre says lower feed costs and higher live hog prices are allowing pork producers to refocus on maximizing the productivity of their herds.

The swine technical consultant for western Canada with Elanco says the U.S. experience has shown the virus that causes Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is thousands of times more infectious than similar coronaviruses.

A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre reports the strategies used when feeding gestating sows in group housing situations can play significant role in reducing levels of aggression.

A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre says, with dramatically increased farrowing rates, meeting the nutritional needs of the gestating sow has become more important than ever.

Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows the temperament of the sow can dramatically impact the productive performance of the breeding herd.

Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows hoof trimming can help prevent lameness among sows within the breeding herd increasing the productive capacity of the animals and improving profitability.

The manager of contract research with the Prairie Swine Centre says pork producers are becoming more interested in strategies designed to extend the longevity of the breeding sow.

A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is encouraging pork producers to focus on the advantages offered by group housing as they consider moving away the use of gestation stalls.

The president and CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre says an economic analysis will shed light on the anticipated costs of complying with a proposed updated Canadian Pig Code of Practice.

Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre has shown including spray dried animal plasma in the diets of newly weaned piglets to be an effective strategy for mitigating the negative effects of DON contaminated feed grains.