Researchers working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are confident that increasing the volume and quality of milk produced by the sow will boost the productive performance of her piglets.
Researchers working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc plan to assess the value of equipping pot-belly trailers with water sprinklers in combination with cooling fans at the packing plant to reduce heat stress on pigs during transport.
Research being conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc will help determine the optimum amount of space required to maximize the productivity of nursery pigs.
Research being conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc is expected to boost the productive performance of baby pigs by increasing the volume and quality of the milk produced by their mothers.
Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc has shown an air cleaning system developed for swine barns to be effective in removing a range of contaminants.
Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc indicates water sprinklers used in trucks that haul hogs in hot weather reduce heat stress and result in improved meat quality.
Swine Innovation Porc says, with many of the research initiatives it has supported over the past three years now coming close to completion, its focus will shift to getting the results of that research out to pork producers.
Research conducted by the University of Alberta has shown altering the diet of the sow during the last third of pregnancy will result in healthier piglets and increased longevity of the sow herd.
