Facilities and Equipment
Case Study: Training Means More Pigs Survive
Jun 15, 2009 12:00 PM
When Sarah Probst Miller, DVM, and Carthage Veterinary Service (CVS) staff first started work to fix a troubled Illinois hog farm, the farm's preweaning...More
Feeding and Watering
The Right Diet At the Right Time
Jun 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
Diet formulation and feeding programs traditionally formulated for group averages short suits the lighter pigs and overfeeds the heavies. Driven by high...
More Efficient Use of Feed
Apr 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mike Tokach, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Living through the volatility of feed prices over the last two years has heightened producers' awareness of the need for continual improvement in the...
Manure Handling and Storage
Juries Rule Livestock Not Odor Nuisance
Feb 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Three Iowa juries found in favor of hog and cattle producers. The year 2008 may have marked a turn of the tide when it comes to nuisance lawsuits filed...
Crop Residues + Swine Manure Enhance Methane Generation
Dec 15, 2008 2:09 PM
Co-digesting swine manure with crop residues shows great promise in boosting methane generation in anaerobic digesters....
Swine Housing
Setting Pigs Up to Succeed
Jun 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Investing in the first day of a pig's life can make a pivotal difference in its lifetime performance. Farms with a strong focus on setting pigs up to...
Case Study: Training Means More Pigs Survive
Jun 15, 2009 12:00 PM
When Sarah Probst Miller, DVM, and Carthage Veterinary Service (CVS) staff first started work to fix a troubled Illinois hog farm, the farm's preweaning...
Ventilation
Gestation Pens Fare Favorably to Stalls
Mar 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
When performance data is tabulated for sows housed in stalls vs. sows housed in pens at Dykhuis Farms, Inc. there is little difference in the overall...
Fix These Costly Ventilation Mistakes
Feb 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mike Brumm Brumm Swine Consultancy, Inc. North Mankato, MN
Ventilation system management is the key to trimming your energy bill. In the pork industry, there are few available for comparison of energy expenses...
