Ken Engele – Prairie Swine Centre

Quality of Life Handbook – The use of environmental enrichment

The aim of this handbook is to provide suggestions on how to improve the quality of life of pigs in commercial farms in such a way that it won’t require large renovations to the barns. This includes things such as...

January 22, 2025

Production

Quality of Life Handbook – The use of environmental enrichment

January 22, 2025

Media Nutrition

Career Opportunity – Research Scientist, Nutrition

RESEARCH SCIENTIST – NUTRITION THE POSITION: Applications are invited for the full-time permanent position of Research Scientist – Nutrition. As the scientific thought leader in this field, you will develop and manage a research program that meets the evolving needs...

November 4, 2024

Management

Seek and you shall find; The value of postmortem, in pigs?

Why should we do post-mortem examinations in pigs? That’s the question Jeff Bergermann, Veterinary Services Manager at Zoetis Canada, posed at the start of his presentation to participants of the 2024 PSC Producer Meetings. It’s a good idea to do...

October 23, 2024

Management

P1 development strategies for peak performance

Kendall Weger, Technical Services Specialist at PIC, presented a lot of great data and tips around P1 development in her presentation at the PSC Producer Meetings. A sustainable P1 development program should consist of three important areas, including selection intensity,...

October 23, 2024

Ethology

Moving forward with improved sow housing: Current progress and prospects

Jen-Yun Chou, the new ethology and welfare research scientist at Prairie Swine Centre, introduced herself to the crowd at the 2024 PSC Producer Meetings. She gave an overview of her previous research focus and travels through the pig world, including...

October 23, 2024

Nutrition

Insights into mycotoxins in swine diets

Mycotoxins are regularly found in ingredients used in swine diets and the issue seems to be getting worse. That’s why Dan Columbus, nutrition researcher at Prairie Swine Centre, presented some insights into mycotoxins in swine diets at the 2024 PSC...

October 23, 2024

Ethology

Advancing swine welfare practices to empower your industry: What the Chair in Swine Welfare is doing for you

Martyna Lagoda, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Saskatchewan working for the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare under the supervision of Yolande Seddon, gave an update at the 2024 PSC Producer Meetings on the research results and...

October 23, 2024

Nutrition

Advances in nutrition for improved pig health

Dan Columbus, nutrition researcher at Prairie Swine Centre, presented his work regarding advances in nutrition for pig health at the 2024 PSC Producer Meetings. Nutrient requirements for development and immune response will be different from those for growth performance. In...

October 23, 2024

Engineering Management

Alternative energy and heating sources

As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this section talks about alternative power sources, including solar photovoltaic systems, solar walls, geothermal systems, and biomass, and provides an overview of funding opportunities for producers to install some...

June 17, 2024

Ethology Management Nutrition

2024 PSC Producer Meetings Presentations

2024 PSC Producer Meetings In collaboration with Zoetis and PIC Canada AGENDA “Insights into mycotoxins in swine diets” Dan Columbus, Ph.D. – Prairie Swine Centre In this presentation, Dan provided information regarding mycotoxin prevalence, how they affect pigs, issues...

May 27, 2024

Management

2024 PSC producer meeting presentation – Bergermann – The value of post-mortems in pigs

During the 2024 PSC producer meetings, held in collaboration with Zoetis and PIC, Veterinary Services Manager at Zoetic Canada Jeff Bergermann gave a presentation titled ‘Seek and you shall find: the value of post-mortems in pigs?’ In this presentation, Jeff...

May 27, 2024

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Author: Ken Engele