{"id":416,"date":"2017-01-13T17:29:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T17:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpnetwork.extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:31:58","slug":"swine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/swine\/","title":{"rendered":"Swine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Animal Health<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/management-practices-to-mitigate-livestock-heat-stress\/\">Management Practices to Mitigate Livestock Heat Stress<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManagement Practices to Mitigate Livestock Heat Stress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>September 26, 2019<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/parasite-control-in-youth-market-hog-projects\/\">Parasite Control in Youth Market Hog Projects<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParasite Control in Youth Market Hog Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>September 25, 2019<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/summer-management-of-growing-finishing-swine-including-show-pigs\/\">Summer Management of Growing Finishing Swine-Including Show Pigs<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPigs often grow slower during the hot summer months than at other times of the year. This is especially true during July and August in the central part of Washington. As a result, pigs are delayed in reaching market weight which disrupts pig flow, feed efficiency and profitability in commercial units. Show pigs fail to&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/environmental-management-of-young-pigs-during-cool-weather\/\">Environmental Management of Young Pigs During Cool Weather<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is well known that market pigs and sows suffer from the heat during the summer by decreasing feed intake, growth and milk production, but we often fail to realize that younger pigs suffer equally or to a greater extent during the cooler times of the year. Harmful results of chilling include slower growth, poor&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/porcine-epidemic-diarrhea-virus-confirmed-in-u-s\/\">Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Confirmed in U.S.<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction Although present in European and Asian swine herds for more than 40 years, the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus was confirmed for the first time in the U.S. in May 2013. So far, cases have been con- firmed in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota. The disease is a concern because the American swine&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/the-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases-and-the-need-for-agriculture-biosecurity\/\">The Threat of Foreign Animal Diseases and The Need for Agriculture Biosecurity<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForeign animal diseases are not only a serious threat to American livestock and agriculture, but also to our nation\u2019s economy and security. A wide variety of devastating plant and animal pathogens exist outside of the U.S. Many of these agents could be accidentally or intentionally transported inside the U.S borders. The transportation of livestock and&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/selenium-essential-for-livestock-health\/\">Selenium: Essential for Livestock Health<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTragically, the first time some livestock producers hear the term \u201cWhite Muscle Disease\u201d is during the necropsy of one of their animals. What causes this serious disease and more importantly, how can it be prevented? Cause of White Muscle Disease White Muscle Disease (WMD) is caused by a deficiency of either of two important nutritional&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/preventing-navel-ill\/\">Preventing Navel Ill<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUsing iodine on the navel of any newborn farm animal is an important management practice for the prevention of navel ill. \u00a0The navel of the newborn is basically a hollow tube which leads directly into the abdominal cavity and liver of the animal. \u00a0It remains moist for several days after birth, making\u00a0\u00a0 it easy for&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 28, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (Animal Health)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vetextension.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carcass\/Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/consumers-want-to-buy-an-animal-and-have-it-butchered-for-home-use-things-consumers-should-consider-prior-to-purchasing-an-animal\/\">Consumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal.<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>July 16, 2020<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wsu-livestock-carcass-grade-cutability-calculator\/\">WSU Livestock Carcass Grade &amp; Cutability Calculator<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload Now Available on both Android and iOS WSU Livestock Carcass Grade &amp; Cutability Calculator is a simple way to calculate carcass yield grade, dressing percentages, and cutability of beef, pork and lamb carcasses.\u00a0 Individuals can estimate yield grade or cutability from live animal data from cattle, pigs and lambs, in addition to calculating the&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 30, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (Carcass\/Performance)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>WSU Livestock Carcass Grade &amp; Cutability Calculator (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wsu-livestock-carcass-grade-cutability-calculator\/\">Android<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/wpnetwork.extension.wsu.edu\/wsu-livestock-carcass-grade-cutability-calculator\/\">iOS<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nutrition<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/feed-ology-how-to-read-a-feed-tag\/\">Feed-ology: How to read a feed tag<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFeed-ology: How to read a feed tag\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 16, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quality Assurance<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/on-line-instructions-for-youth-pqa-plus-training-and-certification\/\">On-Line Instructions for Youth PQA Plus Training and Certification<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn-Line Instructions for Youth PQA Plus Training and Certification (PDF)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>January 23, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/consumers-want-to-buy-an-animal-and-have-it-butchered-for-home-use-things-consumers-should-consider-prior-to-purchasing-an-animal\/\">Consumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal.<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>July 16, 2020<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/practical-biosecurity-recommendations-for-farm-tour-hosts\/\">Practical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPractical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>June 13, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/feed-ology-how-to-read-a-feed-tag\/\">Feed-ology: How to read a feed tag<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFeed-ology: How to read a feed tag\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 16, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/do-you-have-lousy-animals\/\">Do You Have Lousy Animals?<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs we enter the colder, darker, damper time of year, we will be re-visited by a pest from the past: lice. An annual problem, lice can affect animal health and farm profitability. Here is a short primer on this parasite. Species Specificity Lice are generally quite species specific\u00a0(Table 1). This means poultry lice won\u2019t spread&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (General)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ansci.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Department of Animal Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/livestock\/record-or-renew-a-brand\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Brand Department<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pork.org\/\">National Pork Board<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/porkgateway.org\/\">Pork Information Gateway<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;In The Swine Barn&#8217; Webinars With SDSU and WSU Extension<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/in-the-swine-barn-webinar-series\/\">&#8220;In the Swine Barn&#8221; Webinar Series<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;In The Swine Barn,&quot; Webinar Series is a collaboration between WSU Extension and South Dakota State University Extension, Washington Pork Producers, and support from the National Pork Board. 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