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Jacob Dahl: Preparing for pig feed challenges in the EU

By the year 2022, pig diets in the EU will be free of zinc oxide thanks to a recently passed ban. Jacob Dahl, chief nutritionist of Vilofoss, an international feed company, discusses the negative effects of using zinc oxide in pig feed and…

Matthew Rooda: Crushing problem: Reducing piglet mortality with ag-tech

Among the challenges faced by the swine industry, this one may not be on the radar. In reality, deaths due to sows crushing their young costs producers billions of dollars a year. SwineTech, a U.S. based startup, is solving the problem…

3 ways to prevent and treat diarrhea in nursery pigs

Diarrhea is both a serious and common issue among nursery pigs. Fortunately, with some careful attention to farm management, this issue can largely be avoided.

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