Requirement of standardized ileal digestible valine to lysine ratio for 8- to 14-kg pigs
In conclusion, 0.70 SID Val : Lys is suggested as the Val requirement for 8 to 14 kg individually housed pigs.
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China will increase its cereal and oilseed imports
It is expected that the cereal and oilseed demand in China will increase from 600 million tonnes in 2014 to 700 million tonnes in 2020.
Nutrient and energy digestibility of wheat bran at high inclusion levels
Wheat bran inclusion increases hindgut fermentation ileal and faecal digestibility and weight gain in growing pigs.
Effects of sex and dietary lysine on performances and serum and meat traits in finisher pigs
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.
Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers II
By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.
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NewsFDA issues revised Guidance on Veterinary Feed Directive Regulation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued revised Guidance for Industry (GFI) #120, “Veterinary Feed Directive Regulation Questions and Answers.”
Cheap feed, cheap gas, lots of pork
US pork industry is enjoying the lowest feed costs in quite some time. A significant number of new hogs to be raised in the U.S. is expected. Will the production arrive ahead of the new slaughter capacity?
Improving nutritional value of pig diets by fermentation and enzyme addition
The overall conclusion is that the nutritional value of alternative diets with NSP-rich ingredients can be improved by fermentation and concurrent addition of NSP–degrading enzymes.
NIRS technology can be used as a quick tool to evaluate digestibility
Prediction of dietary nutrient digestibility in pigs by NIRS analysis of fecal content could be used as a suitable tool for swine nutrition.
Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers
We move a plastic ring along the water drainpipe, leaving it at a series of pre-established marks.
An evaluation of PEDv survival in individual feed ingredients in the presence or absence of a liquid antimicrobial
Under the conditions of this study, PEDV viability in feed was influenced by ingredient with extended survival in SBM. Furthermore, LA treatment rendered virus inactive, independent of ingredient type.
Rabobank: global demand for meat, fish and dairy grows, so too does demand for animal feed
The demand for vegetable protein meals for use in animal feed has increased, and this trend is likely to continue over the coming decade.
Compound feed production in 2014 vs 2013: -0.5%
While pig feed and cattle feed production dropped by 1.2%, poultry feed has seen its volume of production grow by +0.3%.
Post-weaning E.coli enterotoxaemia: nutrition as a predisposing factor
Interactions between nutritional strategies and prevalence / severity of GI clinical pictures caused by E. coli after weaning.
The P digestibility is higher in the low than normal phytate pea-based diet
Phytase supplementation increased P and amino acid digestibility in low and normal phytic P pea cultivars.
United States: FDA regulation to help ensure judicious use of antibiotics in food-producing animals
FDA announced yesterday the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) final rule, an important piece of the agency’s overall strategy to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals.