It’s important to understand the variability in the nutrient supply that DDGS is providing and analyze the nutrient content of that source, says Dr. Douglas Cook, swine nutritionist at Akey at the 2012 World Pork Expo.
Research has found the genetic basis for PRRS resistance and all the major breeding stock companies have these resistant genes in their pig populations, says Dr. Butch Baker of Iowa State University at the 2012 World Pork Expo.
PRRS is a devastating disease for global pig producers. Dr. Bryan Myers of the Pipestone Clinic at the 2012 World Pork Expo presented research findings on filtering all the air coming into a sow farm to prevent the spread of the PRRS virus.
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