Effects of Photoperiod (light) on Weanling Pig Performance - A summary
By Christina Wiggins, MU Animal Sciences student - Weaning time is stressful for every animal. Large amounts of stress can be damaging to an animal's future performance. During this time there is a high potential for morbidity and mortality. To lessen...

Maintenance of Evaporative Cooling Systems
Dr. Joe Zulovich, P.E, Livestock Housing Systems Engineer, University of Missouri-Columbia - For evaporative cooling to function, the water handling equipment components of evaporative cooling systems need to be kept relatively clean. Different maintenance...

Why Evaporative Cooling Works
By Dr. Joe Zulovich, P.E. Livestock Housing Systems Engineer, University of Missouri-Columbia - Evaporative cooling is used to relieve heat stress conditions in swine production. Two different types of evaporative cooling can be used in swine facilities....

Current Status of Housing and Penning Systems for Sows - May 2002
By John J. McGlone, Pork Industry Institute, Texas Tech University - Sow housing in the broadest sense refers to how sows are kept. Sows may be kept indoors or outdoors in a variety of systems. Penning with indoor or outdoor systems differ substant...

Tooling Up to Fine Tune Indoor Environments
By Bill Raufer, Pork Magazine - Tooling Up to Fine Tune Indoor Environments Minor refinements in the environment of a pork production building can make major differences in animal health and performance. But it's not a job for guesswork, emphasizes...

Basic requirements for intensive pig housing
By Ken Casey, DPI Toowoomba , revised by M J Moore, Pig & Poultry Production Institute - Profitable pig production depends largely on the design and provision of suitable housing.

Saving Money by Maximizing Energy Use Efficiency in Swine Production
By Ron MacDonald, P.Eng., Agviro, Inc, Guelph. - Last winters??? rapid rise in natural gas prices coupled with electricity deregulation in Alberta and Ontario presents both opportunities and challenges for hog producers.

How to Cut Hot Weather's Toll
By Bill Raufer, Pork Magazine - Giving your facilities a comprehensive cooling inspection can be one of your best time investments. That is, provided you follow up with needed repairs and maintenance.

Performance of Pigs in a Swedish Bedded Group Lactation and Nursery System
By Iowa State University Researchers - In the 1980s, Swedish swine producers were forced to develop several production models to remain profitable due to the strict legal policies facing the swine industry. By 1994, approximately 150 Swedish farms were...

Sow and Litter Performance for Two Genotypes in Crated and Group Gestation Systems
By Iowa State University Researchers - This article looks at the effects of swine gestation housing on sow and litter performance of two genotypes as evaluated at the Iowa State University Lauren Christian Swine Research and Demonstration Farm near Atlantic,...

Outdoor pig production: an approach that works
By Iowa State University and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture - This series of publications will offer specific information on alternatives to current industry trends for producing hogs. This first installment describes outdoor alternatives...

Environmental Housing Requirements: Climatic needs and Responses of Pigs
By William H Close - Close Consultancy, Berkshire, England. - The main function of housing is to provide an optimum environment within which animals can achieve high rates of growth and efficiency of feed utilisation, yet live comfortably under good...