Rice protein concentrate partially replaces dried whey in the diet for early-weaned piglets and improves their growth performance
The use of rice protein concentrate in weanling diets may reduce feed costs and improve growth performance in piglets
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Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: infection dynamics (1/2)
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infections can be extremely costly causing wasting and increases in mortality.
Effects of dietary protein supply, weaning age and experimental enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection on newly weaned pigs: performance
Increasing weaning age and decreasing dietary protein level may help to minimise the effects of post-weaning colibacillocis on performance
Ventilation – heating and cooling
The purpose of a ventilation system is to remove excessive moisture and heat produced by animals in order to maintain an indoor climate within certain limits
Fatty acids and sows
Although many studies have shown that addition of fat to sow diets during late gestation can improve piglet status at birth and growth performance before weaning, less attention has been placed on the type of fatty acid in the diet and how specific fatty acids might improve piglet growth and survival.
Effect of sweeteners on individual feed intake characteristics and performance in group-housed weanling pigs
Dietary sweeteners in piglets diets may reduce the starvation period after weaning
Utilization of organic acids and phytase in diets for weaned piglets
Phytase supplementation combined with organic acids may reduce piglet diarrhoea at weaning
Use of hydrolyzed proteins of intestinal mucosa membrane, yeast and isolated soybean protein in diets with dried whole milk to weanling pigs
Hydrolyzed proteins of intestinal mucosa, yeast and isolated soybean protein may be taken into account as alternative protein sources for piglet diets
Vitamin C and ß-carotene in diets for pigs at weaning
The use of vitamin C and ß-carotene in weanling diets does not improve piglet performance or antioxidant activity
Effects of low-protein diets supplemented with crystalline amino acids on performance and intestinal development in piglets over the first 2 weeks after weaning
The reduction of dietary CP content at weaning with AA supplementation improves nitrogen utilization without affecting piglet performance and intestinal morphology
Plasma prevents and reduces E. coli diarrhoea in piglets
One of the main properties of dietary plasma is a substantial stimulation of feed intake after weaning (25%!). Many experiments demonstrated that a high feed intake after weaning prevents intestinal damage (villus atrophy).
Dietary arginine supplementation affects microvascular development in the small intestine of early-weaned pigs
Low levels of L-arginine supplementation in piglet diets are more effective than high levels on intestinal microvascular development
One-site and multi-site swine rearing systems II
In a previous article (March '99) we suggested a standardized terminology for the description of swine production systems. The terminology covered stages of production (breeding, nursery, finishing), management practices (isowean, sourcing of pigs, movement of pigs), and physical aspects and geographical locations of production facilities (numbers of buildings, loci, and sites).