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22 Vietnamese local pig breeds - Part 5
Vietnam is among the countries with highest biodiversity. According to statistics, Vietnam has dozens of rare and precious pig breeds distributed across
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Researchers address challenges in livestock pain mitigation
Progress is being made as a research protocol is being established to reliably evaluate efficacy of pain mitigation interventions in nursing male piglets
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Nursery enrichment objects may enhance weanling pig welfare
Prairie Swine Center releases annual report of research results from past year.
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Are growing pigs the missing piece in PRRS control?
About 50% of wean-to-finish sites tested positive with wild type PRRS virus in the 10-month Midwest field study.
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Early detection key to controlling ASF spread
EFSA projects very high chance of ASF spreading among southeastern European countries but very low chance of spreading to other EU member states.
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Is U.S. pork industry ready for African swine fever?
Veterinary officials and pork industry conduct exercises to help determine U.S. preparedness levels for foreign animal disease outbreaks.
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What do we know about PRRS in grow/finish? Not much
Another area that needs further research is how much of a risk finishing pigs are to sow farms, Torremorell says.
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Soybean meal may provide energy boost for swine
Feeding increasing amounts of soybean meal may raise net energy value to 105% and 121% of energy provided by corn.
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Tips offered for feeding fumonisin-infected corn to swine
Testing corn for mycotoxins after harvest allows swine producers to implement mitigation strategies.
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Meta-analysis: Fermented feed ingredients can improve daily growth in pigs
A meta-analysis of Asia-based research indicates that fermented feed ingredients such as soybean meal or rapeseed meal boost the growth performance of weaner
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SHIC-supported disease monitoring provides PRRS prevention tools
Work on other swine disease pathogens helps provide valuable information in the battle with PRRS.
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FFAR, NPB funds research to detect, understand ASF virus
Collaborative research projects at Kansas State University and Iowa State University to study virus survival and diagnostic methodologies.
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Can we increase the birth weight of piglets through feeding interventions in…
It takes a lot of work by farmers to make these smaller piglets survive and grow, she continued.