Identification of risk factors for sow mortality in Canadian herds
Recent years have seen a trend towards increasing sow mortality figures around the world. In order to understand the underlying causes influencing sow mortality and culling on Canadian farms a project is under way to answer these questions using an...
Effects of long distance transport on the health and welfare of early weaned pigs
During transport, piglets can experience numerous stressors, including feed and water deprivation, handling at loading and unloading, extreme temperatures, vibrations and noise. However, it is not known whether the combined impacts of weaning and transport overlap, are additive, or synergistic....
Evaluating the impact of early life management of piglets on lifetime welfare and performance
The early life experience of piglets before and around weaning can influence their behavioural adaptation and the development of positive or negative behavioural characteristics that have significant, and likely lasting, implications for welfare, stress resilience and production performance. This research...
Centred on Swine en Français (Automne 2022 Volume 30, numéro 1)
Les sujets comprennent: Les rations de pouponnière à base de protéines animales et les acides aminés fonctionnels améliorent les performances et le statut sanitaire des porcelets sevrés L’enrichissement compatible avec les planchers lattés peut-il influencer le comportement et la réaction...
2022 Prairie Swine Centre Les resultats
Le programme de recherche du Prairie Swine Centre vise à améliorer l’efficacité (économique, environnementale et de bien-être) des producteurs de porc du Canada. Les conclusions de la recherche 2022 du Centre sont maintenant disponibles. 2022 Prairie Swine Centre Les resultats...
Group Sow Housing Seminar – June 29
Group Sow Housing Seminar Group Sow Housing Meeting Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Canadian Room Saskatoon Inn & Conference Centre –Â Saskatoon, Saskatchewan As the industry makes the transition to group sow housing the types of questions producers have regarding their systems...
Research Targets Sow Mortality
Sow loss can cause psychological harm to workers and also results in loss of profits. Sow longevity is decreasing even with the new genetic advancements and a switch to group housing. A survey is being done on reasons for culling...
Handled with Care: Research Targets Pig Comfort
Economics often limit the amount of comfort pigs have access to. Space allowance is a big issue for pigs since performance and behaviour are largely affected when there is not enough. Often nursery pigs are given less room due to...
Researchers Have a Ball Helping Pigs Play
Enrichment to help enhance animal welfare is a requirement in the updated Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs. An accelerometer can measure the acceleration of enrichment objects, and therefore how much they are used. Some objects,...
Worried About Pig Stress? Research Offers Reassurance
There are many stressors in a pig life. These include both social and environmental aspects and can have a negative affect on the immune system and health as well as performance, growth and meat quality of the pigs. Pig stress...
Slat Width Study Fills Knowledge Gaps
Improper flooring can lead to a number of leg and foot problems for sows. The second most common reason for culling sows is lameness and it is an even more important issue in group housing since moving around is crucial...
Multiple Choices: Group Housing a Test for Researchers
Transitioning to group sow housing involves major renovations and changes to daily management. One of the best resources on the transition is the producers who have already switched over. An important consideration to make is which feeding system to use....
