The optimal SID Trp:Lys requirements for grower-finisher pigs in commercial conditions
The optimal SID Trp:Lys differs depending on the pigs’ BW and the parameter measured.
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Use of intact glucosinolate levels in feed products on piglet performance
Warm-pressed rapeseed pressed cakes can be used in weanling diets but at low inclusion levels.
Effect of lecithin and L-carnitine supplementation on pigs’ fatty acid composition and lipid-metabolic gene expression
Lecithin alone or combined with L-carnitine produces contrary effects on PUFA fat content.
Replacing corn with brown rice on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of weaned piglets
Brown rice could be a suitable alternative to replace maize in weanling diets for piglets.
Reduction in China’s swine herd due to ASF drops meal consumption
Soybean imports in 2019/20 are set to be the lowest in five years.
USA: FDA publishes assessment of compliance with Veterinary Feed Directive final rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine published a summary assessment for Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) compliance activities conducted during fiscal years 2016-2018.
Drought in Europe: Member States agree on support measures
Member States agreed to a series of support measures proposed by the Commissionto ease the financial difficulties faced by farmers due to adverse weather conditions, and increase the availability of feed for animals.
Data sheets: Animal plasma
Data sheet with nutritional value (table comparison), production, trade, and most recent studies about animal plasma.
Feeding Systems for Lactating Sows (II)
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.
Tonisity Total Programme – Palatability, Performance and Profitability
Where most products feed the pig, this programme is designed to feed the gut of piglets at different stages of their production lifecycle; in the farrowing house, at weaning, and for weaned or fattening pigs.
B. licheniformis and B. subtilis complex on performance, digestibility, faecal microbiota and noxious gas emissions in pigs
Dietary B. licheniformis and B. subtilis supplementation may reduce noxious gas emissions in growing pigs.
Supplementing with life yeast both sow and piglet diets
Life yeast supplementation during gestation, lactation and nursery periods may lead to a greater piglet growth performance.
The effects of supplementing gilts with omega-3 PUFA from microalgae
The microalgae supplementation in gilts may improve feed conversion and metabolic status from weaning and onwards.
Antimicrobial activity and effect on growth performance of supplementing Nigella sativa L. on weanling piglets
Nigella sativa supplementation in weanling diets improves feed efficiency and reduces E.coli populations in piglets.
The effect of different dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios in finishing pigs performance and pork quality
A dietary n-6:n-3 ratio of 5:1 for the finishing period can improve the nutritional value of pork.
Dried citrus pulp and fermented medicinal plants as feed additives in growing–finishing pigs
Fermented medicinal plants may improve growth performance and carcass yield in growing-finishing pigs.