{"id":6566,"date":"2010-08-20T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/?p=6566"},"modified":"2010-09-03T19:27:15","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T19:27:15","slug":"annual-report-2009-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/prairieswine.com\/rsc\/annual-report-2009-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report 2009 Released!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Prairie Swine Centre&#8217;s Annual Report for 2009 is now online! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>It consists of the following highlights: <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing pigs with low protein diet, manipulation of manure pH, and employing a high level of<br \/>\ncleanliness inside barn facilities could potentially reduce ammonia concentrations.<\/li>\n<li>Savings of 1,956 ($200) to 12,468 kWh ($1,250) per year are possible by switching to compact flourescent bulbs.<\/li>\n<li>No major differences in the overall energy use (natural gas and electrical energy) was observed<br \/>\nbetween rooms with infrared radiant heater and forced-air convection heater systems.<\/li>\n<li>When handling near-market weight hogs, group sizes of 4 or 8 pigs is preferred for minimizing<br \/>\nstress based on handling and behavioural measures.<\/li>\n<li>Sows housed in the \u2018T\u2019 pens used the free space area significantly more than the sows housed in the \u2018I\u2019 pens\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>When transporting hogs to market, pigs in the bottom front compartment had the highest heart<br \/>\nrate measures at unloading, and also produced the highest incidence of DFD pork.<\/li>\n<li>A diet containing 5% flaxseed, fed as a 50:50 co-extruded pea\/flaxseed blend increased the<br \/>\nomega-3 content of pork fat.<\/li>\n<li>The utilization of net energy for body weight gain was unaffected by feeding level or by energy<br \/>\nconcentration of the diet.<\/li>\n<li>Feeding co-extruded flaxseed to increase the alpha linoleic acid content in loin muscle did not result in levels sufficient to meet label requirements in Canada.<\/li>\n<li>The non-starch polysaccharide (NSP)-hydrolyzing enzyme increased nutrient digestibility, both<br \/>\nin-vitro and in-vivo.<\/li>\n<li>Fermentable fibre modulates the gut environment, extends health-promoting properties and<br \/>\nreduces ammonia excretion.<\/li>\n<li>Peas and pea-fibres reduced nitrogen excretion and could possibly contribute to improving the gut health of pigs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; color: #231f20; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>To view the 2009 Annual Report <\/strong><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/AR-2009.pdf\"><strong>Click Here!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prairie Swine Centre&#8217;s Annual Report for 2009 is now online! 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