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Prairie Swine Centre is grateful for the assistance of the George Morris Centre in developing the economics portion of Pork Insight.
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VALIDATION OF A BIOGAS PRODUCTION MODEL AND DETERMINATION OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM PLUG-FLOW ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS
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Nitrogen mass balance in fields irrigated with liquid swine waste
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Natural crusting of slurry storage as an abatement measure for ammonia emissions on dairy farms
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Observations provided information on the impact of a range of factors on the potential for crust
formation. The most important factors were slurry solids content (crusting increasing with
dry matter (DM) content), volume:surface area ratio of the storage (influencing nature of
the crust and rate of formation), livestock diet (crusting more likely with grass silage),
slurry management (agitation). Of particular importance, were weather conditions with
evaporation increasing crusts and rainfall having the opposite effect.
Benchmarking Energy Costs in Swine Barns
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To assess current energy consumption patterns in swine operations, a survey followed by energy audits were conducted in diff erent types of swine barns in Saskatchewan. Benchmark information showed high variability in the use of energy even among the same type of barns, indicating wide opportunities to improve energy use practices. The next step would be to use computer simulation to evaluate diff erent energy saving measures and to quantify the reduction in energy costs that can be achieved from implementation of these strategies.
Feeding extruded flaxseed to produce omega-3 enriched pork
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Omega-3 fatty acids are well recognized for their human health benefits. The amount of omega-3 fatty acids present in the meat and meat products is low due to extensive use of feed ingredients deficient in omega-3 fatty acids. Flaxseed, a rich plant source of alpha linolenic acid (ALA, an omega-3 fatty acid), has recently gained attention as a source of ALA for growing pigs. Eighty pigs (initial body weight 31±3 kg) were fed diets supplemented with 5, 10 or 15% extruded flaxseed for either 4, 8 or 12 weeks prior to market. Up to 15% extruded flaxseed can be included in the grower and finisher pig diet without any adverse effect on the performance. Feeding extruded flaxseed to pigs results in ALA enrichment of the subcutaneous fat. The consistency of the enrichment improves with the length of time the flaxseed is included in the diet.