MLBA 9: June / July 2009
WEDA introduces hi-tech dry feeding system for weaning piglets
The installed dry feeding system differs from known standard units by numerous technological features within the segment of dry feeding, the company said.
The unit has a multi-phase feeding where two mixers are operating parallel to one another. The WEDA DryComp-Feeder System operates with a 10-gramme exact dissolution, resp. weighing of the used feed components. Each mixer can be charged with a feed selection of up to seven different feed components. The specially manufactured mixing containers TM 100 are able to operate individually and can deal with more than 100 kg of feed per mixing unit.
Intervet/Schering-Plough launches new swine vaccine in Europe
The new vaccine has been designed to provide a solution for the prevention and management of Porcine Circo Virus-associated Disease (PCVD), a major cause of economic loss in the pig sector. After having gained experience in Germany and Austria on a limited scale, the vaccine will now be introduced in the whole of Europe.
The major advantages of PORCILIS PCV are that it contains the ORF2 sub-unit as antigen and therefore induces strong immunity against PCV2 infection; it is combined with Xsolve, a proven adjuvant offering long-lasting immunity until the end of the fattening period; and it carries the claim to be able to break through medium-to -high levels of maternally-derived antibodies in piglets.