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Biosecurity and Health Assurance at a Boar Stud

WebPreventing the introduction of disease agents is a continuous challenge for pork producers and veterinarians. When a farm or site is affected by disease, the impact can be devastating to the health of the swine and the producer’s bottom line. If a foreign animal disease were to overcome the biosecurity safeguards in place on our farms and our …

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Breeding Boar Nutrient Recommendations and Feeding …

WebNutrient recommendations for formulating boar diets. Feeding during isolation. Incoming boars should be quarantined from the rest of the breeding herd at least 45 – 60 days to allow time to check health status, acclimation to their new environment, and evaluation for reproductive soundness. A 60-day isolation period that provides excellent

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Economics of Pig MedMalRxment

WebCurrent cost of production is set at $38.00/cmt and market price at $40.00/cmt live weight. In that situation, as discussed earlier, improvement in ADG has a bigger impact on both cost reduction and throughput. Improvements in sow mortality and farrowing rate have a limited impact on cost and throughput. Table 2.

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Introduction to Swine Genetics for Small and Beginning Farmers

WebThis factsheet provides an introduction to genetic principles and selection strategies for beginning pig farmers. Objectives. Swine Genetics 101. At conception, genetic information from the sire and dam combine to create the genotype of the offspring. The pig’s genotype is simply the genetic makeup for the animal.

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Glasserella parasuis: The Causal Agent of Glasser’s Disease

WebThe disease was first described in 1910, but the etiological agent was not isolated until 1922. It is a gram-negative bacterium Glaesserella parasuis ( G. parasuis ), formerly known as Haemophilus parasuis, that belongs to the Pasteurellaceae family (Dickerman et al., 2019). G. parasuis is part of the normal microbiota of pigs and is an early

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Growing-Finishing Swine Nutrient Recommendations and Feeding …

WebRecommended daily levels (grams per day) of lysine, calcium, and phosphorus for different lean gain lines of swine (as-fed basis) a. a High lean, medium lean gain and low lean gain were defined as >0.80 lbs, 0.65 to 0.80 lbs, and <0.65 lbs of fat-free lean/day from 45 to 270 lb. b Ractopamine hydrochloride (Paylean®).

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Management of the Boar

WebHerd boars influence the swine breeding program in two important ways. One, they provide a source of genetic improvement and two, they have an effect on farrowing rate and litter size. In addition, replacement boars can be a potential source for the introduction of disease into a herd. The following guidelines provide information to help make decisions when …

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Prevention, control, and elimination of PRRSv in breeding herds

WebPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) is one of the most costly and difficult to manage diseases within the swine industry. In breeding herds, it causes reproductive losses such as substantially increased incidence of abortions and mummies, and infertility. Downstream, in pigs of all ages, it causes pneumonia with clinical signs …

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Early and Systematic Observations to Improve the Welfare of the …

WebA “compromised animal” has been broadly defined as an animal which is unable to function optimally. Deficiencies in an animal’s well-being may result from changes in their physical, environmental, nutritional, behavioral, or social needs that are not adequately met and these effects may range from a medically treatable condition to one from which recovery is not …

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Gestating Swine Nutrient Recommendations and Feeding …

WebFeeding management during gestation focuses on minimizing embryo and fetal losses and on preparing the sow for farrowing and lactation. In the very early stages of gestation immediately after conception, the first objective is to provide conditions that will ensure maximal survival of embryos and favor a large litter size at the subsequent farrowing. …

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Pork Quality Assurance (PQA Plus)

WebPork Quality Assurance® (PQA®) – Since 1989, producers have participated in PQA, an education and certification program focused on reducing the risk of violative residues in pork resulting from animal health products. The program was modeled after the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) programs used by food manufacturers to

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Nursery Swine Nutrient Recommendations and Feeding …

WebA successful nursery feeding program contains several components, but the most important are to: 1) match dietary nutrient levels and ingredients with weight and age of the nursery pig; 2) maximize feed intake, because newly weaned pigs are in an extremely energy deficient state and early intake helps maintain a healthy intestine; and 3) appropriately …

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Care of the Sow During Farrowing and Lactation

WebProper care of the sow during gestation, farrowing, and lactation is a means to reach a goal—a large litter of healthy pigs at birth that will remain healthy and grow rapidly. Care during this time must also prepare the sow for a successful repeat performance at the earliest time within the system of weaning and rebreeding used. The sow must reach …

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Introduction to Raising Pigs

WebFarmers considering raising heritage or rare breeds of pigs can use these values as points of comparison for planning purposes. Farrowing and Reproductive Performance. Pigs commonly farrow (give birth) to litters of 10–14 pigs. In 2013 the average number born alive (NBA) for U.S. pig farms was 12.4 pigs/litter (NPB, 2014).

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Factors Affecting Nutrient Recommendations for Swine

WebEfficient and profitable swine production depends upon an understanding of the concepts of genetics, environment, herd health, management, and nutrition. These areas interact with each other, and their net output determines the level of production and profitability (1). Many factors affect a pigs requirement for specific nutrients, impacting subsequent …

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Consumer Attitudes: What They Say and What They Do

WebThere are 3,000 US companies producing meat products with combined annual revenue of about $85 billion (Research and Markets Ltd., 2009). They produce about 40 billion pounds of beef products per year, and 30 billion pounds of pork. The objective of this paper is to present an overview of factors that affect consumer behavior regarding pork purchase …

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swine care handbook 2003

WebIntroduction. The purpose of this handbook is to provide pork producers with the latest information available on swine care practices that are recommended for safe, humane, and efficient pork production. Swine can be raised humanely in a variety of production systems.

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Identification of the Sick or Compromised

WebPAGE 1 PIG 04-05-02 Identification and Prevention of the Sick or Compromised Nursery Pig Introduction The objective of this initial fact sheet in the series, The Identification, Welfare, and Implications of Conditions Affecting Compromised Pigs for Producers and Stockpersons, is to detail short descriptions of the practical ways to evaluate individual or …

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