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Researchers address challenges in livestock pain mitigation
Researchers address challenges in livestock pain mitigation

Progress is being made as a research protocol is being established to reliably evaluate efficacy of pain mitigation interventions in nursing male piglets

Nursery enrichment objects may enhance weanling pig welfare
Nursery enrichment objects may enhance weanling pig welfare

Prairie Swine Center releases annual report of research results from past year.

Are growing pigs the missing piece in PRRS control?
Are growing pigs the missing piece in PRRS control?

About 50% of wean-to-finish sites tested positive with wild type PRRS virus in the 10-month Midwest field study.

Early detection key to controlling ASF spread
Early detection key to controlling ASF spread

EFSA projects very high chance of ASF spreading among southeastern European countries but very low chance of spreading to other EU member states.

Is U.S. pork industry ready for African swine fever?
Is U.S. pork industry ready for African swine fever?

Veterinary officials and pork industry conduct exercises to help determine U.S. preparedness levels for foreign animal disease outbreaks.

What do we know about PRRS in grow/finish? Not much
What do we know about PRRS in grow/finish? Not much

Another area that needs further research is how much of a risk finishing pigs are to sow farms, Torremorell says.

Soybean meal may provide energy boost for swine
Soybean meal may provide energy boost for swine

Feeding increasing amounts of soybean meal may raise net energy value to 105% and 121% of energy provided by corn.

Tips offered for feeding fumonisin-infected corn to swine
Tips offered for feeding fumonisin-infected corn to swine

Testing corn for mycotoxins after harvest allows swine producers to implement mitigation strategies.

Meta-analysis: Fermented feed ingredients can improve daily growth in pigs
Meta-analysis: Fermented feed ingredients can improve daily growth in pigs

A meta-analysis of Asia-based research indicates that fermented feed ingredients such as soybean meal or rapeseed meal boost the growth performance of weaner

SHIC-supported disease monitoring provides PRRS prevention tools
SHIC-supported disease monitoring provides PRRS prevention tools

Work on other swine disease pathogens helps provide valuable information in the battle with PRRS.

FFAR, NPB funds research to detect, understand ASF virus
FFAR, NPB funds research to detect, understand ASF virus

Collaborative research projects at Kansas State University and Iowa State University to study virus survival and diagnostic methodologies.

Can we increase the birth weight of piglets through feeding interventions in sows in early
Can we increase the birth weight of piglets through feeding interventions in…

It takes a lot of work by farmers to make these smaller piglets survive and grow, she continued.

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