Pig
Fermented wheat, enzyme use may boost piglet feed digestibility
Feeding fermented and enzyme-supplemented diets may boost mineral and amino acid digestibility for weaned piglets, say researchers.
- Flavors in sow feed improve piglet performance, says German player
- S. suis vaccine project moves forward
- 6 basic feed ingredients in antibiotic-free piglet diets
- Reduced antibiotic consumption in Danish pig production yields positive results
- Using carbohydrases in pig and poultry feed to reduce feed cost
- How piglet weaning stresses impact gut health
- Feeding rice bran to grow/finish pigs has benefits, trade-offs
- The effect of post-farrowing ketoprofen on sow feed intake, nursing behaviour and piglet
Pig
Respiratory distress and ill-thrift in post-weaned pigs
There is an increase of respiratory distress and loss of body condition with an increase of mortality in the weaning and growing pigs…
Protein and immunity interactions in weaned pigs
Dietary protein remains a critical factor that affects growth, overall health, and the immune status of piglets during and after the time of weaning.
'Bioactive components in cereals should not be overlooked for pig diets'
A Spanish study has shown that feed ingredients commonly used in pig diets - oats, rye, in particular their brans, along with wheat bran
Gene-edited pigs resistant to PRRS virus, study finds
While previous studies showed that cells from gene-edited pigs were resistant to PRRS in lab tests, new research found that the edited pigs do not become
Pig gut health at weaning impacts finishing performance
Finishing success begins on day one. Every pound at weaning correlates with nearly two pounds at end-of-nursery and nearly four pounds at end-of-finishing
Team demonstrates perils of using high levels of by-products in finisher pig…
High inclusion levels of rapeseed meal and DDGS combined in feeds negatively affect nutrient digestibility in finisher pigs, concludes an Irish study.
Antibiotic usage trends promote new ways to raise pigs
Recent study suggests natural growth promoters have potential to replace AGPs in animal production
Piglet gut health promoted by pectin
Pectin is a new feed additive used as a functional fiber to improve gut health in weaned pigs.
Denmark sees progress in R&D on zinc alternatives in pig feed
Sow diets, digestible protein, fiber and feed additives are all being considered as elements in the effort to end the use of zinc oxide in piglet feed
Formulating pig, poultry diets: a nutritionist’s preferences
Each nutritionist has a favorite set of feedstuff book values, and here I present my own, based on my experiences as a field nutritionist and consultant
Dirty pigs need more dietary threonine
Wide range of environmental and production conditions need to be considered when formulating swine diets.
Scientists report breakthrough in swine immunology research
Scientists from four UK institutions have developed tools that they say provide new insights into pig immunity that could help develop