Articles - Nutrition

Incorporating fibrous by-products in the feed reduces the emission of ammonium from manure and nitrous oxide in agricultural fields

The fiber in the diet improves the colostrum yield of sows and it helps reducing farrowing length. But... how many grams of fiber are recommended to be supplied to the sows during last week prior to farrowing?

Fact sheet with the nutritional value (comparison of tables), production, trade and the most recent studies on maize.

This article reviews nutritional strategies to achieve a more efficient digestion and absorption of nutrients, which in turn will promote intestinal health.

Increased sows feed consumption, protection against piglet diarrhea, meat quality improvement and many more…

Fact sheet with nutritional value (table comparison), production, trade, and most recent studies about common wheat

Soybean meals from the US, Brazil and Argentina, their major exporters, may present bigger than expected nutritional differences.

How can we promote a healthier microbiota, favorable for the pig and for its productivity? And, when is the best time to get it?

Data sheet with types, characteristics, use in pig diets and results of the most recent studies on xylanase enzymes.

Supplementation of proteases into pig diets has resulted in positive, inconclusive, inconsistent or, in some cases, depressive effects on performance.

Some nutritional strategies can have an antibacterial activity, do you want to know which ones?

This article reviews the effect of components of the diet on the bones and osteochondrosis, this being the main caused of lameness and a reason for the culling of young sows. Therefore, they are important concepts to bear in mind in the diets for the rearing of gilts.

Probiotics and amino acids to improve the intestinal barrier. Omega-3 fatty acids, plasma, probiotics, prebiotics, etc... to enhance the immune response.

The overgrowth of horn of the claw leading to slipper feet, cracking or separation, and secondary septic laminitis has a multifactorial origin.

What is oxidative stress and why is it so important? What relationship does it have with tail bites, weaning, late pregnancy or high milk production?

Compilation of nutritional strategies for the management of gut health, grouped by functional additives, functional ingredients and diet modifications.

As of August 13th, 2019, the maximum copper limit allowed in piglet feed will be reduced. Faced with this change, what nutritional strategies can I use?

Although we know that the amount and the quality of nutrients induce direct effects on health, the interaction of nutrition with epigenetic modifications is normally overlooked.

The two measures studied would allow to reduce liveweight variability at slaughter by 10-15%.

Nutritional value (table comparison), production, trade and the most recent studies on soybean meal.

The critical window of opportunity around transition moments allows shaping of intestinal development, potentially leading to long-lasting effects on gut health.

Main elements that can be found in the digestive environment and how they are involved in gut health.

The objective of this article is to critically assess the use of probiotics in the post-weaning phase, and provide few suggestions to improve results when using probiotics in weanlings.

Corn is the primary grain used for ethanol production in the USA, but European and Canadian ethanol plants often use wheat or a combination of wheat and corn.