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2007-2008 Annual report now available to download
Improving sow efficiency through better lactation and pre-weaning survivability– Call for Full Proposals
At a recent Pork CRC lactation workshop, a lot of good ideas were raised and discussed, and now it is time to see if we can distil any, or all of these, into some innovative research proposals.
The notes from the workshop are available and we are calling for proposals from participants for full research proposals along the lines detailed there, although there is no need to limit your approaches or ideas. Ideally we would like to improve both lactation performance (weaning weight) and piglet survival. It is up to you!
*** Closing Date for submissions (via iMap) is COB December 5, 2008 ***
Post-graduate opportunity available
The opportunity exists to conduct post-graduate research (either a PhD or a Masters by research) at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The research project will be linked to a Pork CRC funded study investigating the benefits of supplementing sow gestation diets with betaine and other methyl donors on pregnancy outcomes and litter size. The project will commence in December 2008 and would be supervised by Drs William van Wettere, Karen Kind and Paul Hughes.
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Research Reports now available
Efficacy Of Ractopamine And pST Combinations On Finisher Pig Performance
The project was conducted to investigate the effects of adding Ractopamine at 5 ppm to the diet offered female pigs for the final weeks of growth and to compare the strategy with another which included the Ractopamine treatment plus the daily or twice weekly administration of pST (Reporcin) during the last 14 days of growth
Management strategies to maximize sow longevity and lifetime performance - A large scale longevity study to compare the effects of lactation nutrition and litter size during first lactation on live weight and body condition at first weaning, and sow longevity and reproductive efficiency
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Pork CRC Research Summaries
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