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Research Projects

Discover how SIP research is targeting producer priorities

Activity 12 | Animal Health

A pan-Canadian epidemiological observational case-control study of post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) on Canadian swine farms.

Project Co-Leads: Vahab Farzan, University of Guelph; Hooman Derakhshani, University of Manitoba

Activity 15 | Animal Health

Altering sow microbiome to promote sow productivity and health and performance of piglets.

Project Lead: Frederic Guay, University of Laval

Activity 13 | Animal Care

Assessing the impact of weaning management practices, handling and transport of weanling piglets at different ages.

Project Lead: Luiene Moura Rocha, Centre de développement du porc du Québec Inc. (CDPQ)

Activity 17 | Pork Quality

Identification and removal of barriers preventing the use of entire males for Canadian pork production.

Project Lead: James Squires, University of Guelph

Activity 14 | Animal Nutrition

Developing a feeding strategy for the transition period to maximize sow milk yield.

Project Lead: Chantal Farmer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Activity 18 | Pork Quality

Enhancing pork belly quality across the value chain.

Project Lead: Manuel Juarez, AAFC (Lacombe)

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