Preparing Your Barn for Spring and Winter
By Brian Andries and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The variation in temperature changes starting late fall and progressing into the winter months requires strategies dealing with ventilating pig barns in our cold climate regions. Ventilation...

Humidity Control Strategies for Winter Conditions
By Marina Lambert, St??phane P. Lemay, Liliane Ch??nard, Ernest M. Barber, Trever Crowe and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Most control systems used in swine facilities are temperature controlled, relying on a constant minimum ventilation rate...

Seven ways to reduce energy costs
By Jay Harmon, Ph.D., P.E., Iowa State University and Mark Boggess, Ph.D., National Pork Board - The high price of energy will impact many activities on the farm. Not only are prices at the gasoline pump high, but as oil and energy costs rise, natural...

The Effect of Light Type on Gilt Performance
By Jennifer Hannesson, Pork Technology Transfer Specialist, Alberta Government. In Canada, swine barns are mostly intensive confinement facilities, which rely on artificial lighting. The majority of energy for lighting is consumed by breeding/farrowing...

Energy Use in Pig Farming
By the National Pig Association - Pig farmers use energy in both intensive and extensive rearing systems in order to achieve their production goals. The main uses of energy are for building services, animal feeding systems and waste removal. Energy also...

Summer Swine Management
By M. Todd See, NCSU Swine Extension - Summer is here, and for pork producers in the Southeast that means hot, humid weather. It is ime to start making plans and evaluating swine facilities for helping pigs cope with summertime weather.

Hooped Shelters For Hogs
By Lance Gegner, NCAT Agriculture Specialist - This publication discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of using hooped structures for finishing hogs or housing gestating sows.

Optimizing Heating Costs in Grower-Finisher
By S.P. Lemay and L. Ch??nard and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Livestock production under cold climate requires control systems that provide a healthy environment for animals and workers without wasting energy. Most of the control systems that...

Dust Mask Use in Swine Barns Reduce Health Effects
By James A. Dosman, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Shelley P. Kirychuk, St??phane Lemay, Ernest M. Barber, Philip Wilson, Yvon Cormier, Charles Rhodes, Tom S. Hurst, Denise Bono and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The objective of this study was...

Compilation of the Scientific Literature Comparing Housing Systems for Gestating Sows and Gilts Using Measures of Physiology, Behavior, Performance, and Health.
Authored by J. J. McGlone, E. H. von Borell, J. Deen, A. K. Johnson, D. G. Levis, M. Meunier-Salaün, J. Morrow, D. Reeves, J. L. Salak-Johnson, and P. L. Sundberg.

Considerations for the Large Group Housing of Pigs: Part 3
By the Prairie Swine Center - This is Part 3 of 4 of a special document outlining some considerations for the large groups housing of hogs.

Considerations for the Large Group Housing of Pigs: Part 2
By the Prairie Swine Center - This is Part 2 of 4 of a special document outlining some considerations for the large groups housing of hogs.

Practices to Reduce Dust and Particulates from Livestock Operations
Prepared by Wendy Powers, Iowa State University - Practices to control particulate and dust emissions associated with livestock production can be applied to animal housing and manure storage areas. This document provides an overview of various practices...

Considerations for the Large Group Housing of Pigs: Part 1
By the Prairie Swine Center - This is Part 1 of 4 of a special document outlining some considerations for the large groups housing of hogs.

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and Biosecurity
By DAHS - This article by DAHS looks at the causes of Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome and methods of biosecurity to help prevention and control.