Page 4 of articles about feed consumption

Effect of vaccination against sub-clinical PCV2 infection in a high-health finishing pig herd

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of vaccination against PCV2 in a sub-clinically infected, high-health finishing herd in terms of viral load in serum, feed conversion ratio and antimicrobial treatments.

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Frequency and time of gestation feeding and their subsequent effects on farrowing performance

Effect of feeding time and frequency during gestation does not affect farrowing performance.

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Spain positions itself as the second feed producer in the EU

Spain has been the second feed producer in the EU (behind Germany) with an increase by 1.6% with respect to 2015.

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People are continually exposed to incorrect information about livestock and the environment

A new study by FAO and published in Global Food Security found that livestock rely primarily on forages, crop residues and by-products that are not edible to humans and that certain production systems contribute directly to global food security, as they produce more highly valuable nutrients for humans, such as proteins, than they consume.

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How efficient are the current hyper-prolific lactating sows? (2/2)

In the previous paper, the effects of nutrient restriction and consequent catabolism during lactation on sow reproduction yield have been addressed. In the present paper, the efficiency of sows in using energy from feed and body mass is considered.

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EU Commission launches publication of comprehensive EU protein balance sheet

The EU protein balance sheet 2015/2016 is an overview of total EU production, consumption and trade of all marketable sources of proteins used in animal feed production.

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Minimize the nutrient deficiency in early lactation and improve milk yield

A better fit of nutrient requirements in early lactation improves sow milk yield.

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Daily feeding regimen affects the pig growth and behaviour

Restricted feeding may improve lean percentage in growing pigs without a negative impact in welfare.

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Multy-phase feeding compared with three-phase feeding or a single diet, in growing pigs

Leaner carcasses are achieved with three-phase feeding than with single diet or multy-phase feeding.

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Precision feeding can significantly reduce lysine intake and nitrogen excretion without compromising the performance of growing pigs

Precision feeding is an effective approach to make pig production more sustainable without compromising growth performance.

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Effects of feed presentation (mash or pellet) on intestinal morphology, performance and economic return in finishing pig

The use of pelleted diets improved feed efficiency but increased pig culls and ulceration but not, if mash and pelled is altered.

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Growth performance and antioxidant status of nursery pigs affected by peroxidized maize oil

Piglet performance at weaning may be affected by the inclusion of vegetal oils susceptible to peroxidation.

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EU compound feed production in 2015 vs 2014

Pig feed and poultry feed grew by respectively 0.6% and 1.2%.

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Germany: Feed consumption of domestic livestock

Most of the food was accounted for dairy cows (38.2%), 25.9% to beef cattle, 11.4% to calves and 13.1% to fattening pigs.

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Dietary organic zinc attenuates heat stress–induced changes in pig intestinal integrity and metabolism

Heat stress and reduced feed intake compromised intestinal integrity in pigs, and zinc AA complex source mitigates some of these negative effects.

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Behaviour of fattening pigs fed with liquid feed and dry feed

Pigs performed equivalent in both systems, but from an animal welfare view we recommend dry feed to growing pigs.