Disease Alert: PED Jan 8, 2025
Swine Health Ontario is spearheading the Ontario initiative to improve disease prevention, detection, response, containment and elimination, leading to better decisions and added value at the farm and industry levels.
Leidy Torres, Ph D. Candidate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, discusses the effects of duration time of heat treatment on amino acid digestibility in enzyme-treated soybean meal fed to weanling pigs. Adapted from a presentation at the 2025 ASAS Midwest Section meeting, March 10-12, 2025.
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According to Rabobank’s latest Global Pork Quarterly outlook, the pork industry is entering 2026 with a noticeably more measured strategy, as producers across major regions prioritize productivity, cost control, and risk management over aggressive expansion. The Rabobank analysis points to uneven global growth, shaped by disease pressure, trade volatility, and rising costs, leading producers to […]
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson is aiming to move a new version of the farm bill through committee in late February, setting the stage for renewed debate over agricultural policy priorities heading into spring. The proposal — often referred to as “Farm Bill 2.0” — has not yet been formally introduced, but is expected […]
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Associate Economist Regional Affairs Omaha Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Strong demand for operating loans boosted farm lending activity at commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2025. Strong demand for operating loans boosted farm lending activity at commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to the National Survey of Terms […]
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Russia is moving toward a regulatory shift that would allow processed expired food products to be used as ingredients in animal feed, a development that could reshape feed sourcing conversations well beyond its borders. Under the proposed framework, expired food items that are no longer suitable for human consumption would be processed into feed-grade materials, […]
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SLIDES OF NOVEMBER 2025 EXPORT HIGHLIGHTS Exports of U.S. pork remained relatively strong in November but were below the large total reported in November 2024, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were significantly lower year-over-year, due in large part to the ongoing lockout […]
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Abstract The relationship between lipid oxidation products (LOP) and pig performance is complicated by the dynamic process of lipid oxidation and the complex biochemical and physiological process of pig growth. Past experiments and reviews of scientific literature have revealed the shortcomings of common primary and secondary LOP parameters, such as peroxide value (PV), anisidine value […]
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Biosecurity measures introduced through Manitoba’s Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) elimination plan are playing a key role in keeping Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) levels relatively stable in the province, according to Manitoba Pork. The update comes as the Swine Health Information Center recently reported the highest percentage of PCR-positive PRRS case submissions in U.S. […]
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How to select the newborn in the farrowing plan? Part II How do we know that the sow is the best sow for the piglet? What’s of impact of the guilt’s preparation on the size of the litter? Today, we discuss about the second part of the selection of the newborn in the farrowing plan […]
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China’s largest hog producer, Muyuan Foods, is moving to raise significant new capital through a Hong Kong share offering — a signal that even amid margin pressure and oversupply, leading pork producers are continuing to invest in long-term efficiency and resilience. The capital raise, expected to total roughly $1.4 billion, comes at a challenging time […]
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