2024 PSC Producer Meeting – Lagoda – What the Chair in Swine Welfare is doing for you
During the 2024 PSC producer meetings, held in collaboration with Zoetis and PIC, postdoctoral fellow at WCVM Martyna Lagoda gave a presentation titled ‘Advancing swine welfare practices to empower your industry: What the Chair in Swine Welfare is doing for...
2024 PSC producer meeting presentation – Weger – P1 development strategies for peak performance
During the 2024 PSC producer meetings, held in collaboration with Zoetis and PIC, technical services specialist at PIC Kendall Weger gave a presentation titled ‘P1 development strategies for peak performance’. In this presentation, Kendall talked about the gilt selection criteria...
2024 PSC producer meeting presentation – Columbus – Insights into mycotoxins in swine diets
During the 2024 PSC producer meetings, held in collaboration with Zoetis and PIC, nutrition researcher at the Prairie Swine Centre Dan Columbus gave a presentation titled ‘Insights into mycotoxins in swine diets’. In this presentation, Dan provided information regarding mycotoxin...
2024 PSC producer meeting presentation – Columbus – Advances in nutrition for pig health
During the 2024 PSC producer meetings, held in collaboration with Zoetis and PIC, nutrition researcher at the Prairie Swine Centre Dan Columbus gave a presentation titled ‘Advances in nutrition for pig health’. In this presentation, Dan showed how more dietary...
2024 PSC producer meeting presentation – Chou – Improved sow housing and upcoming ethology projects
During the 2024 PSC producer meetings, held in collaboration with Zoetis and PIC, ethology researcher at the Prairie Swine Centre Jen-Yun Chou gave a presentation titled ‘Moving forward with improved sow housing: current progress and prospects’. In this presentation, Jen...
Heating
As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this section talks about different types of heaters including forced air heaters, infrared radiant tube heaters, and creep heat, and ways to reduce heating costs. To access this specific...
Know the temperature requirements of your pigs
As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this section talks about the temperature requirements of pigs at different ages and ways to reduce energy costs through reduction of the nighttime temperature. To access this specific section,...
Lights in the barn
As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this section talks about the advantages of switching to LED lights in the barn and mentions other ways to save money on lighting. To access this specific section, go...
Heating and ventilation system monitoring and maintenance checklist
As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this checklist shows recommended actions to monitor and maintain the heating and ventilation systems in summer and winter. To access this specific section, go to ‘Heating and ventilation system...
Cut back on water wastage and manure volume
As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this section talks about ways to reduce water wastage and manure volume and the economic implications of water wastage. To access this specific section, go to ‘Cut back on...
Consider air-to-air heat exchangers
As part of the brochure ‘Managing energy cost in the barn’, this section talks about the advantages and disadvantages of installing air-to-air heat exchangers, also called heat recovery ventilators (HRV), in the barn. To access this specific section, go to...
Evaluation of a Pilot-Scale Electro-nanospray System for Decontaminating Pig Barns
In this study, an electro-nanospray system was developed for pig barn decontamination. This technology generates engineered water nanostructures (EWNS) through electrospraying and ionization of reverse osmosis (RO) Water. The highly charged nano-scale water droplets encapsulate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which...
