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Is Mixing Finishing Pigs Effective?
2014-03-13 16:44:00| National Hog Farmer
Sources: researchers Luis Ochoa and Mike Ellis, University of Illinois. Mixing pigs at finishing may be necessary to manage the process of emptying barns and/or to maximize facility output. Previous research in this area has been carried out in university research facilities in the early growth stages, and focused more on behavioral responses than on production parameters. read more
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The Pigs Are Sick. Is It PEDV?
2014-03-13 14:49:00| National Hog Farmer
By Kent Schwartz, DVM, Iowa Getting an accurate diagnosis of enteric disease in pigs is getting more complicated since porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has emerged in the U.S. Different diagnostic strategies and testing tools are needed, depending on PEDV infection status and the given situation. read more
Living Near Pigs Increases Risk of Antibiotic-resistant Infection
2014-03-13 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - New research from Iowa suggests that the risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is significantly higher in people who live near to pig farms.
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Fewer Breeding Pigs, More Finishers in England's Livestock Census
2014-03-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ENGLAND - The latest census of pig and cattle numbers in England in December 2013 reveals the breeding herd down by four per cent from 12 months previously and there are 13 per cent fewer gilts for future breeding, while the number of fattening pigs is up seven per cent, writes Jackie Linden.
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New Faces Head up Union's Pigs and Poultry Working Groups
2014-03-11 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SCOTLAND, UK - Two Aberdeenshire farmers are to head up NFU Scotland’s pigs and poultry working groups after the long-serving chairmen of both groups recently stepped down.
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