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Research into Soluble Fibre in Gestating Swine Diets
2015-01-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre says the inclusion of soluble fibre in the diets of gestating sows will increase their comfort level and reduce their instinct to fight over feed, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Proposed Changes in Housing Gestating Sows Generates Concern
2013-07-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council reports the mandatory elimination of gestation stalls by 2024 proposed in the draft updated Pig Code of Practice is generating the most concern among the province's pork producers, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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European Fact-finding Mission Looks at Housing for Gestating Sows
2013-02-01 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A director with Manitoba Pork Council says pork producers need to consider now how they'll make the switch from stall housing to group housing of gestating sows, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Nutritional Requirements of Gestating Sows Increase as Pregnancy Develops
2013-01-03 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Research conducted by the University of Alberta has shown the nutritional requirements of gestating sows increases in the later stages of pregnancy, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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