"Gut health and probiotics" - Do we really know what it's about?
Management, timing, diet selection, and monitoring gut health all are factors to think about when considering probiotics for your operation.
Management, timing, diet selection, and monitoring gut health all are factors to think about when considering probiotics for your operation.
Find the optimal number of pigs per feeder hole based on diet type and pig size in order to maximize performance and better animal welfare.
All kind of influencing factors in feeding trials must be considered, otherwise results may be useless.
Factors to consider when determining if probiotics will help achieve your farm's objectives in terms of growth, health, and animal well-being.
Data sheet with nutritional values (table comparison), production, and most recent studies about fish meal.
Feeding fermented oats to weanling pigs may have beneficial effects on their growth performance, nutrient digestibility and ileal microorganism balance.
The pig industry needs to counteract concerns about climate change and provide evidence we are making efforts to minimize our environmental footprint.
How can we boost sow feed intake during lactation under heat stress conditions?
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Sign upAlready a member?Sow feed intake pattern changes throughout the day depending on the season.
How does the number of pigs per feeder hole and the group size influence growth performance and ear and tail lesions?
Heat stress is estimated to have a cost in the US pig industry alone of around $300 million.
How does a sow's feed intake in the days prior to farrowing influence piglet birth and weaning weights?
During lactation ensuring the sow consumes enough water is essential, as well as maintaining the water:feed ratio needed to lessen weight loss in the sow and allow a greater daily gain in the piglets.
Data sheet with nutritional value (table comparison) and most recent studies about lard.
Harmonization of short and long-term control of feed intake requires a finely tuned chemosensory system capable of communicating with the brain.
Deviations from the sow's normal consumption pattern during the lactation phase have important production implications.
What nutrients can we increase or decrease in piglet diets during lactation and after weaning to improve immune response and growth?
The three main causes suspected were a low level of vitamin E in sow diets, warfarin poisoning or thrombocytopenia purpura.
Although pigs are not particularly efficient in fermenting dietary fiber, fortunately a number of fiber degrading enzymes are available but it is important that the specific enzymes are matched to the substrate.
What nutrients can be provided to the sow to improve fetal growth, production of milk and colostrum and to modulate the inflammatory response.
How, when and why should feed be increased? what needs to be considered when drawing feed curves? first hand farmer experience from Can Ballau, answers these and other questions
Data sheet with nutritional values (table comparison) and most recent studies about sorghum.
What is the disease transmission risk that comes with importing raw materials? Many feed ingredients are produced in China.
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Sign upAlready a member?Do you know which feeding system best fits your needs? This article describes and compares the systems that have been implemented in the last years: feeding ball, dry and wet feeding systems.
The role of dietary fiber deserves consideration in finding new strategies to alleviate enteric problems, without the use of high zinc oxide levels.
Deficient levels of isoleucine in feed low in crude protein can compromise the growth and gain to feed ratio of piglets.
In addition to prophylactic measures, gilt nutrition plays a crucial role in the development of their health status. This review addresses different nutritional strategies to stimulate the immunological state during quarantine.
Data sheet with nutritional value (table comparison), production, trade, and most recent studies about animal plasma.
Additional nutrient supply via water is a quick tool in stressing periods.
Incorporating fibrous by-products in the feed reduces the emission of ammonium from manure and nitrous oxide in agricultural fields