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 research on sow housing and environmental...
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Ken Engele
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 Producer Meetings. With the high prevalence...
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Ken Engele
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 tools developed by the Chair...
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Ken Engele
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 his research, Dan focused on...
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Ken Engele
When should we feed sows in farrowing?
There is evidence in cattle and ewes that feeding at night increases the incidence of calving during the day. In commercial farms, sows are typically fed during daytime hours, with a high percentage of farrowing events occurring unassisted overnight. The objective of this study was...
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Ken Engele
Amino acids as functional nutrients for pig health
The term ‘functional amino acids’ has been used to describe those amino acids supplemented in the diet for their roles beyond those for protein synthesis (i.e., lean gain). In the context of health, these include amino acids with significant roles in gastrointestinal health (e.g., barrier...
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Ken Engele
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 around sampling ingredients for mycotoxins, and mitigation strategies, including binders, detoxification,...
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Ken Engele
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 you’. In this presentation, Martyna...
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Ken Engele
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 prevalence, how they affect pigs,...
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Ken Engele
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 amino acids are used for...
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Ken Engele