Effects of meal or pellet diet form on finishing pig performance and carcass characteristics
Diet pelleting improves pig performance during the finishing period; however, pellet quality may strongly depend on diet composition
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Efficacy of different commercial phytase sources and development of a phosphorus release curve
Dietary available phosphorous may be predicted taking into account the phytase level in the diet
United Kingdom - Statistics on GB animal feed
The latest national statistics produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on GB Animal Feed were released on 11th March 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on GB Animal Feed include data for the period November 2009, December 2009 and January 2010 with percentage change for corresponding period last year.
The effect of dietary laminarin and fucoidan in the diet of the weanling piglet on performance, selected faecal microbial populations and volatile fatty acid concentrations
An experiment was performed to investigate the effects of seaweed extracts, laminarin (derived ß-glucans) and fucoidan (sulphated polysaccharides) independently or in combination on post-weaning piglet performance and selected microbial populations.
Linseed oil in the maternal diet during gestation and lactation modifies fatty acid composition, mucosal architecture, and mast cell regulation of the ileal barrier in piglets
Linseed oil supplementation of sow diets during gestation and lactation modifies piglet ileal structure and physiology
Philippines - Dry spell causes chicken, pork prices to rise
Aside from causing daily power outages in parts of the Philippines, the ongoing dry spell is also causing the prices of chicken and pork to increase. A party-list representative estimates retail prices of the two types of meat typically bought by Filipino households may go up by $0.10 a kilo (5 pesos) by April of May.
USA - Swine feed ingredient composition data sought
A committee has been formed to revise the National Research Council (NRC) publication "Nutrient Requirements of Swine."
Mycotoxin binders and a liquid immunity enhancer: effects on the growth performance of wean-to-finish pigs
The use of mycotoxin binders on diets with a mycotoxin concentration below the practical quantitation limit does not improve growth performance
Conditions for breeding during weaning
The new test in the welfare section is dedicated to conditions during weaning.
European Union - Commission announces upcoming proposal on choice for Member States to cultivate or not GMO's
The European Commission announced today its intention to come up with a proposal by the summer to allow more choice to Member States in deciding whether to cultivate GMO's. Under the current legal framework, as decided by the Council and the European Parliament, the Commission adopted today two decisions concerning the Genetically Modified Amflora potato: the first authorises the cultivation of Amflora in the EU for industrial use, and the second relates to the use of Amflora's starch by-products as feed.
Effects of copper sulfate and zinc oxide on weanling pig growth and plasma mineral levels
Zinc and copper supplementation of weanling diets improve piglet performance during the nursery period
Effect of a phtyase from Aspergillus niger on nutrient digestibility and activity of trypsin and chymotrypsin in weanling pigs
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of addition of fungal phytase (Aspergillus niger) in activity of trypsin and chymotripsin and nutrient digestibility in crossed pigs (Yorkshire x Landrace, 11.46 kg BW).
Electronic sow feeding system
This video shows the sows entering and leaving the feeding system.
An evaluation of peptone as a specialty protein source in diets for nursery pigs
Protein products from intestinal mucosa may be taken into account as proteins sources for piglet diets
China to ban direct sales of imported animal feed
Foreign companies and individuals will not be allowed to directly sell imported animal feed and feed additives in China, a draft regulation made public said.
USA - Corn, wheat, and soybean prices projected to remain historically high
According to USDA Agricultural Projections to 2019, global economic recovery with steady growth provides an improved foundation for demand for crops over the next several years and through the remainder of the projection period to 2019.