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Research Projects

Discover how SIP research is targeting producer priorities

Activity 6 | Animal Nutrition

Reducing environmental footprint, feed cost and enhancing global competitiveness of Canadian pork production by increased utilization of energy, nutrients and feedstuffs fed to growing-finishing pigs.

Project Co-Leads: Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta; Martin Nyachoti, University of Manitoba

Activity 4 | Environment

Strategies to optimize phosphorus and nitrogen utilization to reduce the environmental footprint and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of Canadian pig production.

Project Lead: Marie-Pierre Létourneau Montminy, Université Laval

Activity 9 | Animal Health

Integrated Approaches to Replace Antimicrobials and Promote Health in Weaned Piglets.

Project Co-Leads: Chengbo Yang, University of Manitoba; Dongyan Niu, University of Calgary

Activity 8 | Animal Nutrition

Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, feeding costs and labour requirements by using precision feeding techniques in commercial pig farms.

Project Lead: Aline Remus, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Activity 5 | Environment

Improving Swine Manure-Digestate Management Practices Towards Carbon
Neutrality With Net Zero Emission Concepts.

Project Lead: Rajinikanth Rajagopal, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Activity 10 | Animal Health

Development of an oral vaccine to protect piglets against infection with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus.

Project Lead: Doug Cossar, PlantForm Corporation

Activity 16 | Animal Health

Enhancing Robustness in Pigs Using Advanced Genomics and Machine Learning.

Project Lead: Younes Miar, Dalhousie University

Activity 7 | Environment

Science-Based Application of Various Forms of Swine Manure to Improve the Environment and Production Sustainability.

Project Lead: Tiequan Zhang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Activity 11 | Animal Health

Development of multivalent vaccines for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED).

Project Lead: Qiang Liu, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan

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