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Importance of “Gut Health” in Weaned pigs
Posted in: Nutrition, Pork Insight Articles, Production by admin on June 6, 2017 | No Comments
Summary
• Microbiome
– Abundant, diverse and dynamic
– Getting good at determining inventory and major factors affecting the inventory
• Gut Health
– Balance of “Good, Bad and Ugly ” microbiome members
– Efficient Digestion/Absorption
– Effective Barrier Function
• Challenge:
– Employ the tools now available to establish who are the good and the bad in the microbiome?
– Can this knowledge be used to establish management and nutritional strategies to improve production performance and resistance to enteric infection.
Andrew Van Kessel – Importance of Gut Health in Weaned Pigs-Nov 2016
Vaccines and our social license to produce pork
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Summary & conclusions
Direct relationship between antibiotic use and drug resistance.
Few new products are anticipated in the future.
Vaccine usage will and should increase on farms as long as the
vaccines remain effective.
Increased vaccine use should help to build social licence, but
some consumers are reluctant to eat pork from vaccinated hogs.
More research is needed to develop effective vaccines for
economically important diseases (today and in the future).
Decision making on large and small farms should not be
disconnected from the social licence to raise pork.
John Harding – Vaccines and our Social License to Produce Pork-Nov 2016
Full Value Pigs™ Profit Optimization
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Summary
• Full Value Pigs – Goal is to maximize MOFC
• Cumulative Feed Efficiency vs Marginal Feed Efficiency
• Profit Optimization – need to adjust with market
conditions
• Variation: By reducing variation we can target a more
profitable weight.
• Single pig models do not take into account your current
weights or your variation in weight
Donald Down – Elanco – Full Value Pigs_Profit Optimization Final
Return on Investment Analysis
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Conclusions
Finisher:
• Profitable
• Due in part to manure revenue
• Investment size fits an economic unit
• Management
• Lower death loss
Finisher Contract:
• Stable
• Demand for finishing space
• Fixed term
• Debt services
• No marketing risk, with the exception of packer closure
From Field to Feeder – Dealing With Mycotoxins
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Mycotoxins of concern in Canada are:
– Trichothecenes
• Deoxynivalenol (DON), Nivalenol (NIV), T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin
– Zearalenone (ZEN)
– Fumonisins
– Ochratoxin (ochratoxin A (OA)
– Ergot
– Aflatoxins (primarily in imported feeds)
This presentation outlines a series of studies into reducing or eliminating the effects of mycotoxins as well as the effects of various mycotoxins.
From Field to Feeder – Dealing with Mycotoxins – Denise Beaulieu Prairie Swine Centre
Pork raised without antibiotics
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This presentation discusses managing disease, alternatives feed additives and marketing for the RWA program.
Pork Raised Without Antibiotics – Shawn Davidson, Davidson Swine Health
Management strategies for the farrowing sow and her piglets
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Outline
• Needs of the sow & her piglets
• Wild vs Domestic life…
• What can we do for the sow?
• What can we do for piglets?
– Basic care in farrowing
– Preparation for weaning
• Conclusions
Summary
• In farrowing: consider the sow- her feeding, comfort and behaviour
• For piglets: the farrowing room is an important learning environment!
• Increased experience of feed, social interaction and varied materials will reduce fear and help prepare pigs to grow
Enrichment and Exercise for Swine!
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Enrichment and exercise are both currently required by the code of practice. This presentation outlines how to properly implement enrichment, different types of enrichment as well as the benefits of enrichment and exercise.
Enrichment and Exercise for Swine – Yolande Seddon, Prairie Swine Centre [Compatibility Mode]
BARN AND FACILITIES CLEANING & DISINFECTION
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This presentation goes over terminal disinfection and continuous protection in great depth covering the following subjects.
TERMINAL DISINFECTION
– IN ABSENCE OF ANIMALS
1. Initial Insect Control
– Space spray
2. Organic Matter Removal
3. Water Line Cleaning and Disinfection
4. Detergent Application
– Spraying / foaming
5. Washing and Rinsing
– High pressure water
6. Disinfection
– Spraying / foaming
7. Second Optional Disinfection
– Misting / fumigating
8. Second Insect Control
– Wall spray
9. Rodent Control
CONTINUOUS PROTECTION
– IN PRESENCE OF LIVESTOCK
1. Visitor control
– Access, vehicles, clothing, foot baths
2. Continuous insect control
– Bait, traps, livestock spray, etc.
3. Continuous rodent control
4. Additional routine measures
– Water, equipment disinfection
5. Specific measures
– Veternairian and service person
Barn and Facilities Cleaning and Disinfection – Dave Van Walleghem, Vetoquinol Canada
Batch System: Making it work
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This presentation outlines challenges and rewards of batch farrowing as well as an in depth week by week walk through of the system.
Batch Farrowing – Making it Work – Jean Poulin, PIC North America