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National Hog Farmer January 2012 Issue

The January 2012 issue of National Hog Farmer revolves around a Focus on Feed Efficiency from defining whole-herd feed efficiency to small details that offer big feed savings and  pigs' true amino acid needs. Learn more about an oral fluids test for PRRS that shows great potential and antibiotic issues that have no easy answers.

From My Perspective

  • Jan. 24, 2012
    Article

    Life Reports

      The prize is, from this day forward, your bank account will be credited with $86,400, every morning, for the rest of your life. But, as with most contests, there are certain rules that must be followed: Rule #1 — Whatever you do not spend each day will be forfeited. Rule #2 — You may not transfer these funds into another account — they must be spent within 24 hours....More

Focus on Feed Efficiency

  • Feb. 1, 2012
    Article

    Getting a Handle on Whole-Herd Feed Efficiency

    A variety of herd-management factors influence whole-herd feed efficiency....More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
    Article

    $5 Million Focused On Feed Efficiency

    The goal for the International Symposium on Feed Efficiency in Swine was to establish the current state of the art of feed efficiency....More
  • Jan. 26, 2012
    Article

    Small Details Offer Big Feed Savings

    Focusing on barn management details prior to entry, while loading the barn and while performing daily chores can help improve feed efficiency....More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
    Article

    Focusing on Pigs’ True Amino Acid Needs

    A key determinant of amino acid requirements is whole-body protein deposition, which is very closely associated with lean tissue growth; these two measures are essentially interchangeable, according to Kees de Lange, swine nutritionist at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada....More

Veterinarians On Call

  • Feb. 1, 2012
    Article

    ‘Finishing Off’ PRRS

      Completing the task of PRRS elimination sounds like a great New Year’s resolution. However, like most resolutions, that wish will not be fulfilled. But our objective should be to make progress toward improving control of this costly and menacing virus in finishing pigs....More

Swine Health

  • Feb. 1, 2012
    Article

    Tips and Protocols for Oral Fluid Sampling for PRRS Virus

      The practice of using oral fluid collection to monitor for the presence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is gaining wide acceptance in the Midwest, says Gordon Spronk, DVM, Pipestone (MN) Veterinary Clinic & Pipestone System....More
  • Jan. 20, 2012
    Article

    Oral Fluids Test Shows Great Potential

    Iowa State University (ISU) scientists have developed and launched the first official test to detect antibodies against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus in swine oral fluids....More
  • Jan. 20, 2012
    Article

    Antibiotic Issues--No Easy Answers

      Not surprisingly, no consensus was reached on how to best deal with issues associated with antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance. But all angles were hashed out by a bevy of presenters from universities, associations and government during a National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA)-staged symposium in late October....More

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