Group Housing

SwineCast 0283 Show Notes:

• Farm Bill negotiations continue with comments from Ag Secretary Shafer
• Bernie Peet weighs in with thoughts on reaching 30 pigs per sow per year. Link to his website.
• Practitioner Doug Powers shares experience with 'energy' products and sow nutrition
  
• Dr. Peter Brooks of the Univ of Plymouth discusses group housing nutrition...

SwineCast 0275 Show Notes:

• Changes in the administration's policy for foreign workers in development
• Sow housing issues and management considerations with Texas Tech's John McGlone and Harold Gonyou from the Prairie Swine Center
• Land values... still room to run and why in this conversation with »
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SwineCast 0265 Show Notes:

• Time to look at updating your production system software?
• Ten years of group housing experience with Chris Cockle in Ontario
  
• Nursery disease review with Dr. John Harding... what to watch for and what to do when you see 'em
• Homeland Security regulations may now apply to you.  January 21st deadline for documentation.  »
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SwineCast 0259 Show Notes:

• Special coverage of Manitoba Hog Days via correspondent Bruce Cochrane
  
• E.U. pork subsidies will impact world trade
• Phosphorus regs in Manitoba to require additional management and record-keeping
• Group housing research with Dr. Laurie Connor

SwineCast 0237 Show Notes:

• Finding new ways of looking at PRRS-type viruses
• So long Secretary... hello Senator???
• Sows top list of questions at Carthage
• Prestage Farms Sow Production Manager Mark Daughtry shares his learnings on group housing
• Vaccine technology focus at Leman conference
• Alternative therapy moves

SwineCast 0232 Show Notes:

• China expects production rebound next year
• Canada's $72m investment in PCV-AD
• Traceability in multiple species
• Cleanser technology and your facilities
• Circo vaccine update from northern Ohio
  
• Group housing conversation with Dr. Harold Gonyou
• See you at Leman!  Ned Arthur