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Salmonella food poisoning – more good news for the pig industry?
Salmonella species are the second most common cause of food poisoning in man after Campylobacter spp, affecting over 13,400 people in the UK each year, but the latest report on Salmonella in Livestock Production in Great Britain (VLA, 2007) shows that only a small fraction (<1.8%) of human infections can be associated with pig isolates.
Author: David Burch | Tuesday 05 February 2008
The current feed price rise crisis
Of course every pig producer is talking about the feed price crisis now. I have been looking at what you can do at no cost at all to mitigate the extra €0.31/ kg this savage price hike is costing them. You can narrow that gap for no cost at all. Go for it guys!
Author: John Gadd | Monday 28 January 2008
Nutritional solutions to Edema Disease
Edema or oedema, depending whether you are in the USA or UK, respectively, is a frequent gastrointestinal disorder affecting millions of pigs each year. Scours, loss of appetite, depressed performance and overall condition are all consequences of this infective disease.
Author: Dr Ioannis Mavromichalis | Tuesday 22 January 2008
Campylobacter food poisoning – good news for pigs!
Campylobacter species are the commonest cause of food poisoning in man, affecting over 50,000 people in the UK and 69/100,000 population in Denmark each year, but Danish researchers have shown that potentially, only a small fraction of pig isolates are associated with man and these strains are also found in poultry, which appears to be a major source.
Author: David Burch | Tuesday 15 January 2008
The second most cause of enforced culling – Legs!
Foot and leg problems together with lameness are still a major reason why sows have to be removed from the herd in the first 3 parities.
Author: John Gadd | Thursday 03 January 2008
Feeding sorghum
Sorghum has re-surfaced recently as an alternative cereal, especially in Western Europe, where imports, particularly from the US, are more economically feasible. Of course, there is nothing new about sorghum, as many farmers in Kansas will readily attest. I recall diets in this state based entirely on sorghum, with no problems at all in growth performance or carcass quality. But, let’s start from the beginning!
Author: Dr Ioannis Mavromichalis | Monday 17 December 2007
Enzootic pneumonia – is it a good time to consider eradication?
Author: David Burch | Tuesday 11 December 2007
How to prolong sow productive lifetime
Last time I showed that Sow Productive Lifetime (SPL) was far too short these days. I have been on farms recently where the replacement rate of breeding sows was 45% and even 50% – a huge waste of investment in their superb genetics.
Author: John Gadd | Friday 30 November 2007
High cereal prices II
Author: Dr Ioannis Mavromichalis | Monday 19 November 2007
Future availability of antimicrobials in pig medicine
Author: David Burch | Tuesday 13 November 2007
