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Projects
Timescale
Light Pig Syndrome: what causes it and how can it be overcome?
2010 - 2013
Lighting for pig units
2010
Seasonal infertility in UK pig production
2009-2011
Low protein diets for pig production
Combined spatial and network analyses of British pig movement data
Re-designing the farrowing environment from first principles to optimise animal welfare and economic performance (PIGSAFE)
2008-2011
Genetics of litter size and foetal loss in pigs
2007-2010
Defining the behaviour of different pig genotypes
2007-2008
An investigation into the effect of milk supplementation using a milk line system on performance and behaviour in naturally suckled piglets
Gutwean
2005-2009
The impact of weaning age, environment, nutrition and sow parity on piglet performance and microbial diversity (part of the Gutwean research)
Defining the benefits of new genotypes
Video image analysis technology for rapid pig weight estimation
2005-2006
Agewean
2003-2007
Nutwean
Finishing Pigs Systems Research Production Trial 1: Dry versus liquid feeding in two contrasting finishing systems (fully slatted versus straw based housing) Production Trial 2: Evaluation of phase feeding in two contrasting finishing systems (fully slatted versus straw based housing) Production Trial 3: Controlled fermentation of cereals in liquid diets fed to pigs in two contrasting finishing systems (fully slatted versus straw based housing) Production Trial 4: Reducing the protein content of liquid diets fed to pigs in two contrasting finishing systems (fully slatted versus straw based housing)