Page 2 of articles about fattening

Mixing and reducing SID Lys:NE ratio had a more marked impact on performance than reducing space allowance.

A high enrichment allowance reduced water usage and wastage.

At lower risk levels, the provision of point-source objects and other less costly but relatively effective measures can play an important role.

Pig behavior continues to change for up to 9 wk after introduction into a new social group.

Structure, size and flavour should be considered when choosing enrichment material. Out of the materials tested, maize kernels in straw were the most attractive for pigs.

Adding ramps to nursery pig housing is a simple way to speed loading of market hogs, while providing benefits to efficiency and behavior in the nursery.

Dietary fat can be used selectively on farms to increase the average daily gain of the lightest pigs.

Black pepper supplementation increased the HDL and vitamin C levels in the serum profile in growing pigs.

The optimal SID Trp:Lys differs depending on the pigs’ BW and the parameter measured.

Dietary chromium propionate inclusion may benefit growth performance in heat-stressed finishing pigs.

In practice, delaying pigs from the normal production flow translates into higher feeding costs, increase number of days to slaughter and increased labour requirements reducing production efficiency for the pig operation.

Dried pomaces supplementation in growing-fattening dieta may improve meat quality and lipid profile of pork.

Body weight and feeding system are determining factors for the welfare status, while group size was not proved to affect the welfare level under the studied conditions of pig fattening.

Dietary Lys restriction during finisher period in pigs impaired growth performances and was not successful to increase the carcass fat deposition, although it could have positive effects on the intramuscular fat proportion of pork.