Effect of bamboo vinegar as an antibiotic alternative on growth performance and fecal bacterial communities of weaned piglets
Bamboo vinegar could be used as a potential additive in animal production as antibiotic alternative.
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Addition of seaweed (Laminaria digitata) extracts containing laminarin and fucoidan to porcine diets
Antioxidant ability of seaweed extracts in the pork through its inclusion in the animal’s diet.
Diet deprivation and over-allowance during prepuberty on mammary gland development and lactation performance of sows
Diet deprivation and subsequent over-allowance does not improve mammary gland development or milk yield.
FAO "Food Outlook": global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall
Global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall by 2.7 percent from previous year’s record crop.
France: The Ministry and the swine sector work on a specific plan
The participants agreed on the urgent need to define a common strategy for the future of the swine industry.
Effects of a live yeast dietary supplement on fecal coliform counts and on peripheral blood CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte subpopulations in nursery pigs
When active dry yeast was supplied as a probiotic at 0.3% in the diet of nursery pigs, total fecal coliform counts were lower and proportions of peripheral CD4+, CD4+CD8+, and CD8+ T lymphocyte subsets were higher.
Liquid energy and choice white grease on nursery pig performance
Liquid energy improve weight gain in piglets but choice white grease may also improve feed efficiency.
France: creation of the Cereals/Farmers Modernization Fund
The Cereals/Farmers Modernization Fund is a voluntary act so the cereals producers and the farmers are able to generate synergies.
Yeast hydrolyzed protein on performance of weaned piglets
Yeast hydrolyzed protein improves weight gain and uniformity in weaned piglets.
Handling practices that have a bearing on the conversion index (1/2)
Albeit having similar determinants, the conversion index of the best (25%) and of the least efficient producers (25%) can differ in 0.42 points.
Feedipedia: An on-line encyclopedia of animal feeds
Feedipedia is a joint project of INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. It is a world-wide compendium of up-to-date information on feed materials.
The antimicrobial peptide cecropin AD on performance and intestinal health in weaned piglets challenged with Escherichia coli
Cecropin AD may enhance immune status and energy retention in piglets enhancing animal performance and intestinal health.
Food comes from farms: Food for pigs
Watch this episode of Food Comes from Farms to learn how family farmers provide safe and healthy food supply to their animals.
Pea chips on pig performance, carcass quality and composition, and palatability of pork
Pea chips doesn’t negatively influence pig growth performance or carcass composition but could affect meat quality.
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NewsInsects as a sustainable feed ingredient in pig and poultry diets
The use of insects as a sustainable protein-rich ingredient in pig and poultry diets is technically feasible.
Council confirms its decision to maintain the existing EU legislation on ractopamine
The Council confirms its decision to maintain the existing EU legislation on beta-agonists, which bans the use of, and the import of meat from animals treated with growth promoters such as ractopamine.