Tag: Pigs
As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out
This article is the first in a series called The Great Lakes Promise: Cost, Resilience and Refuge. This series was made possible in partnership between Great Lakes Now and Planet Detroit.
Bird flu has hit the Great Lakes region hard this winter, killing nearly 5 million birds — including laying hens, ducks and other fowl — in Ohio and Indiana in the past two months.
Group hog benchmarking puts perspective to performance figures
“When you do the data and you do it well, you can see the improvement,” says one participant
Strathroy-Caradoc: From pot to tomatoes, a lesson in innovation
Always evolving, farming underlines how flexibility and smarts add area prosperity. This is Part Four of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
South Dakota Turns Thumbs Down On CO2 Pipeline Proposal
A plan to build a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide from the Midwest to North Dakota has hit a snag in South Dakota.
The post South Dakota Turns Thumbs Down On CO2 Pipeline Proposal appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The interaction of play, genetics and robustnessness in pig surroundings
There is no evidence yet that housing treatments meant to stimulate play reduces reactivity in piglets under stressful challenges