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Pigs as universal flu vaccine models

2018-06-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Researchers at Pirbright, the University of Oxford and the National Institutes of Health, USA, have shown that pigs may be better candidates for flu vaccination trials as they better represent the human immune response

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Immunocastrated pigs eat less, convert more efficiently, so what’s holding them back in the US?

2018-05-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Imagine a corn field twice the size of Chicago... That’s what the pork industry could potentially save annually if it adopted an alternative to conventional castration.

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Net energy and dietary fiber effect finishing pigs

2018-05-23 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer

Understanding how pigs respond to changing dietary energy concentrations is essential to achieving the most profitable dietary energy level.

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Pigs first dry feed sets pace for strong finish

2018-05-21 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer

To support the best potential return on your nursery feed investment through finishing, choose feeds formulated to enhance early and consistent intake with enticing and highly digestible ingredients.

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Early PRRS vaccination helps protect pigs through slaughter

2018-05-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

A new, single-dose vaccine for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) has been shown to protect pigs from before weaning to slaughter, helping prevent secondary infections and performance losses associated with the costly disease.

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