Farmscape for July 3, 2020 Full Interview 15:55 Listen Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan and the Prairie Swine Centre has found the opportunity for exercise improves the performance of older parity sows housed in stalls. In response to changes in Canadian Pig Code of Practice requirements for gestating sows housed in stalls after […] The post Research Shows Exercise Benefits Performance of Older Parity Sows appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Over the last few days there have been a number of reports in the mainstream media about a new strain of the swine flu virus that could lead to the next pandemic. Without a doubt, we would all like to have the current pandemic behind us before we have to deal with the next. Unfortunately, […] The post A new swine flu virus with pandemic potential has emerged in China—Should the swine industry be concerned?By Gary Flory, Owner, G.A. Flory Consulting appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Farmscape for July 2, 2020 Full Interview 10:31 Listen The Director and CEO of VIDO-InterVac says the use of a virus that's harmless to pigs as a mechanism to deliver the proteins that will trigger an immune response to African Swine Fever is the safest available approach to the development of vaccines to protect the […] The post Adenoviral Vaccines Offer Safest Approach to ASF Vaccine Development appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Teng Teeh Lim Extension agricultural engineer Commercial Agriculture Program and Food Systems and Bioengineering, University of Missouri David B. Parker Research leader Environmental Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska Odor and gas emissions from large commercial swine operations can be a nuisance. The source of odorous emissions from some […] The post An Automated Scraper System for Swine Confinement Facilities appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Genesus Global Market Report France Hog Market Some Delays in Pig Harvesting Philippe Mallétroit – Director for France, Genesus Due to three holidays in France, but also due to closure of two slaughterhouses (Covid-19 cases) and especially to the closure of the Kerméné packing plant in Brittany, pig harvests have not been good in May. […] The post Genesus Global Market Report France Hog Market appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more