Swine Innovation Porc Celebrates Milestones in 2023-24 Annual Report

Oct 07, 2024

Swine Innovation Porc (SIP) is excited to announce the release of its 2023-24 Annual Report, which highlights significant advancements and achievements in the pork sector over the past year. This report marks a pivotal moment for SIP as it outlines the collaborative efforts and strategic initiatives that are shaping the future of pork production in Canada and beyond.

Central to this year’s report is the successful launch of Swine Cluster 4, a critical research initiative designed to address the evolving challenges in the industry. The report also introduces SIP’s 2023-28 Strategic Plan, a comprehensive roadmap aimed at fostering innovation and enhancing sustainability across the sector.

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Video: Screening Nursery Ingredients - Kynna Crawford

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Kynna Crawford, Graduate Research Assistant at South Dakota State University, discusses how Plackett-Burman designs can help screen nursery diet ingredients for early post-weaning feed intake. She explains why low intake after weaning contributes to stress and mortality, how screening trials can evaluate multiple ingredients in a single study, and how the approach can support both research and commercial nursery nutrition decisions. Listen now on all major platforms!

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"A single screening trial can help identify which nursery ingredients deserve deeper research for early post-weaning feed intake."

Meet the guest: Kynna Crawford / kynna-crawford-a2610a3aa is a Master's student in Animal Sciences at South Dakota State University, where her work focuses on swine nutrition and nursery pig management. Her research examines strategies to alleviate weaning stress, including dietary approaches and screening tools to identify ingredients that may promote early feed intake. Learn more from Kynna Crawford on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.