Pig

Thứ 2, 25/11/2024

Can better sow nutrition lead to better progeny?

Novus has been exploring the role of trace minerals in maternal nutrition through the use of epigenetics on development of piglets.

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Drive nursery piglets' feed intake from within

Pig’s response to its first dry feed sets the pace for strong finishing performance.

Spray-dried plasma may improve piglet performance, feed intake

Adding spray-dried plasma may support feed intake, weight gain and reduce diarrhea for piglets when mycotoxins are present in feed, say researchers.

What are the benefits of higher amino acid fortification of pig and…

Livestock production is expect to double by 2050, but there is little room to expand arable land so reducing farmed animals’ intake of crude protein

Using organoids to unravel feed efficiency in pigs

Proof of principle shows organoids may be used to study complex traits like feed efficiency.

More studies needed to back up use of antibiotic alternatives in pig…

The most commonly used feed additives in pig diets are acidifiers, zinc and copper, prebiotics, probiotics, yeast products, nucleotides, and plant extracts.

Three ways to implement piglet creep feeding

Creep feeding is a well-known practice, but it is not always successful. Here’s how to make it work at your pig farm.

How to formulate energy-rich diets for growing piglets

Energy is the most expensive, critical and essential nutrient in any pig feed and a nutrient that is used to prorate all other nutrients

Three ways piglet diets can benefit from wheat gluten

Wheat gluten is one of the most important proteins in wheat. Lately, it has been used in piglet diets with promising results.

What does a coughing pig reveal?

Is precision livestock farming (PLF) still a utopian dream or does agribusiness see such tools as potentially transformative?

Adding dietary fat to pig feed does not decrease the digestibility of…

Supplementing pig diets with either saturated or unsaturated fat increases the digestibility of calcium, phosphorus, and sulfur in the diets, finds an industry