Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre suggests using rubber mats could benefit producers that are moving to group housing systems for sows.
Research conducted at the Prairie Swine Centre suggests the use of rubber mats in group sow housing systems improves comfort and stimulates increased exercise.
Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre suggests the temperament of the sow can be used to identify those sows best suited to particular housing systems.
A device developed at the University of Guelph has been shown to be as effective but much less unpleasant than alternative methods for euthanizing compromised piglets.
Researchers working on behalf of the Canadian Swine Health Board are confident the use of air filtration has the potential to be a game changer when it comes to protecting swine from airborne viruses.
Pork producers across Canada are being encouraged to provide their input to assist in an effort intended to come up with ideas for improving the standards, guidelines and codes that govern new swine barn construction.
The president and CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre says research priorities have changed in direct response to changes that have occurred within the pork industry over the 20 years the centre has been operating.
Researchers with the Prairie Swine Centre are confident, by considering temperament when selecting gilts for breeding, pork producers can develop genetic lines that are better suited for group housing systems.
Researchers with the Prairie Swine Centre are assessing the impact of different levels of calcium and phosphorus in the diet on the bone health of breeding sows and their risk of lameness.
A swine nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre reports pork producers are sacrificing growth rate in order to save money on feed ingredients.
