January 15, 2008
Cover Story
Free Stall Eases Feeding, AI Chores
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
New hoop barn helps achieve consistent sow body condition and fits with organic production standards. Three years ago, Organic Prairie pork producer Tom...
This Month's Focus: Gestation Housing Options
Electronic Sow Feeding Lessons Learned
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick
In 2005, Jimmy Tosh felt the time was right to step away from gestation stalls in favor of pen gestation with an electronic sow feeding system. When James...
Perfect Storm Converges On Struggling Industry
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Kevin Grier Senior Market Analyst George Morris Centre Guelph, Ontario
All is not well in the Canadian pork industry. Producers from one end of Canada to the other are enduring losses of a magnitude not seen since the fall...
Clearing Up the Confusion Over Pork Quality-Plus
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Fact sheet offers quick rundown of new industry program. Participation in the National Pork Board's Pork Quality Assurance-Plus (PQA-Plus) program, introduced...
USDA Unveils New Vision For Livestock ID Plan
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The new business plan provides a species-specific approach for each livestock group. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new business...
Putting Hog Industry Growth in Perspective
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, by Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Agricultural economists review the industry's growth over the last two decades and take a stab at what lies ahead. The structural changes and growth of...
Creep Feeding May Improve Postweaning Performance
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Lora Berg
Sow and piglet eating patterns could have an impact on their performance in later parities and in finishing, respectively. Creating more creep feed in...
From My Perspective
To Stall or Not to Stall?
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
What is the single, most important issue facing the pork industry in 2008? In the near term, feed costs would surely top most lists. In the long term,...
News and Views
Researchers Identify New Swine Flu Strain
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
A team of scientists uncovers avian genes in swine influenza virus strain. Scientists in the United States collaborated in the discovery of a new strain...
Veterinarians on Call
Actinobacillus Suis Poses Uncertain Risk
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Bill Minton, DVM Chickasaw, OH
This bacterial organism causes unpredictable outbreaks, especially in multi-site production systems. Today, young growing pigs become exposed to disease-causing...
Technology Watch
Specialized Feed Product Introduced
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM
Feed ingredient targets starveouts and pigs falling behind in nursery and farrowing barns. Hubbard Feeds has introduced Jumpstart, a specialized feed...
