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Weekly Overview: US Pig Numbers: PED Costs Half a Piglet Per Litter
2014-03-31 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The average number of piglets reared per litter and the number of animals in the feeding herd are both down, according to the latest quarterly statistics from the US, writes Jackie Linden. With the breeding herd slightly higher, are we beginning to see the impact on the market of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) outbreaks in the US over the last 11 months? Canada now has 44 confirmed outbreaks and PED continues to be reported in Japan.
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Illinois Researchers Test Plant Extracts against Piglet Diarrhoea
2014-03-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Researchers at the University of Illinois have conducted two experiments to test the beneficial effects of adding plant extracts to pig diets to combat PRRS and E.coli diarrhoea.
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Researchers Study Myelin to Help Improve Piglet Survival
2014-02-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - About 10 to 20 per cent of piglets do not survive to weaning, and five to ten per cent are stillborn. Unlocking the effects of myelin production, an important aspect of brain development, in piglets may be one of the keys to their survival.
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Piglet Handling Innovation Wins Aherne Award
2014-01-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Helmut Janz developed a tool that improves handling for baby pigs at processing and improves the health and well-being of farm workers. For that, he has been awarded the 2014 F.X. Aherne Prize for Innovative Pork Production by the Banff Pork Seminar (BPS).
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Danish Study to Investigate Zinc, Piglet Health
2014-01-08 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - The addition of high amounts of zinc to the diet of newly weaned pigs increases the growth rate and reduces the incidence of diarrhoea. A scientist from Aarhus University is examining the mode of action of zinc in a new research project.
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