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CN To Invest $95 Million In Manitoba

CN Rail has announced plans to invest approximately $95 million in Manitoba in 2021 as part of CN’s $3 billion capital investment plan across its network.

In Manitoba, CN’s investment will focus on technology and infrastructure maintenance to enhance safety and the fluidity of its network.

Maintenance program highlights include:

Replacing 29 miles of rail;
Installing approximately 118,000 new railroad ties;
Rebuilding 17 road crossing surfaces; and
Maintenance work on bridges, culverts, signal systems, and other track infrastructure

In a news release, CN Rail says the proposed end-to-end merger between CN and Kansas City Southern will create a transportation network across North America, enhancing competition, spurring economic growth and delivering benefits to the local communities in which both railroads operate.

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What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima

Video: What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima



In this special rerun episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, discusses how grow-finish pigs respond to high soybean meal diets. He explains the initial drop in feed intake, changes in backfat, later adaptation, energy efficiency, amino acid utilization, and the rise in nitrogen excretion at higher inclusion levels. Listen now on all major platforms!

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“Once they got adapted to the diet, they can handle higher levels of inclusion of soybean meal.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University whose work focuses on swine nutrition, ingredient characterization, energy metabolism, caloric efficiency, and applied data analysis. With more than 15 years of experience in swine production across Latin America, Gustavo also brings expertise in environmental control, performance evaluation, barn ventilation, and grow-finish housing. Learn more from Gustavo Lima on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.