Nursery pigs

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• Dr. Kees de Lange, a swine nutritionist at the University of Guelph says research into early pig physiology and less complex diets show promise in lowering feed costs.  He cautions the research is ongoing and that disease challenged herd results were significantly different.  He talks with Bruce Cochrane at Farmscape.ca.

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• At the 2012 Minnesota Pork Congress, Dr. Lee Johnston, professor of Swine Nutrition and Management at the West Central Research and Outreach Center of the University of MN presented research on dropping nighttime temperatures in the nursery and lowering fuel costs some 20%.  However, how you lower the thermostat and the health of the pigs are significant considerations.  Dr. Johnston's full presentation and others will be online soon at SwineCast.com/ConferenceConnection.

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• If you need some new ideas on dealing with post wean scours, Chad Stahl of North Carolina State University shared his work with attendees at the Boehringer-Ingelheim Carolina Health Conference.

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. 

  SwineCast 0235 for September 14 2007

  SwineCast 0235 Show Notes:

  • Looking at lameness at Leman
  • Saving pigs with Paul Jeske
  • Immigration hiccup stops the letters for now
  • Traceability has to pay... someone
  • The New Guy