Pig
What are the benefits of higher amino acid fortification of pig and poultry diets?
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
- More studies needed to back up use of antibiotic alternatives in pig diets: review
- Three ways to implement piglet creep feeding
- How to formulate energy-rich diets for growing piglets
- Three ways piglet diets can benefit from wheat gluten
- What does a coughing pig reveal?
- Adding dietary fat to pig feed does not decrease the digestibility of any minerals
- Some like it sweet, flavored feed may promote intake during heat stress
Pig
Pig performance may see boost, but mode of action remains aloof in…
Additive copper hydroxychloride in weaned pigs diets may improve weight gain and performance, but the exact mechanism involved remains unclear, says researcher.
Points of concern with liquid feeding for pigs
There are challenges that must be addressed successfully if pigs are to reap the full benefits of liquid feeding, but using a sophisticated feeding system
Disadvantages of all-in, all-out systems on pig farms
The benefits of all-in, all-out systems have been well-documented in terms of health and biosecurity. However, there are downsides in terms of practical
What you should know about gastric ulcers in pigs
A common problem in growing pigs, producers can make nutritional and management changes to reduce the incidence of gastric ulcers.
Comparing pig drinking systems
Learn more about how pigs' water intake plays a key role in their health and performance
Piglets need water as much as they need feed
Providing water to suckling and weaned piglets does not stop at having one water outlet per pen as these animals undergo significant digestive development
Piglets still need special feeds to overcome early weaning
Despite changes in weaning age, health status and management, piglets still require special feeds to overcome the sudden trauma of early weaning
7 ways to increase weaned piglets' feed intake
There are many ways to convince weaned pigs to start eating within hours after separation from their mothers, but we still persist in the old ways that cause
Practical grinding guidelines for pig feeds
There is much discussion among farmers and consultants about reducing costs while preserving performance or improving it
Secrets of successful piglet feeding after weaning
A low-quality environment and poor health status certainly do not help an already affected appetite.
Soy protein may replace animal proteins in piglet diets
University of Illinois researchers suggest that soy protein concentrate may substitute for animal proteins in weanling pig diets without adverse effects.
Nutrient profile of wheat co-products updated for swine
From the early history of the commercial animal feed industry, feed ingredients were obtained from other grain processing industries such as flour milling