Effect of dietary selenium on boar sperm quality
Supplementing a basal diet with organic or inorganic selenium did not affect semen quantity or sperm quality in fresh ejaculates.
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Age and probiotic supplementation on the development of small intestinal digestive physiology in piglets
Rather than Enterococcus faecium supplementation, age is the main factor for digestive maturation.
GMOs: Member States back Commission on reinforced requirements for GM food/feed applications
The key objectives of this Regulation are: to reinforce and improve the authorisation process of GM food and feed and to clarify the requirements for submitting a request.
Influence of rearing system, diet and gender on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of white pigs
Feeding growing pigs with corn grain silage may reduce lean and ham percentage.
The live weight of the piglets weaned at 28 days: a decisive factor for a good post-weaning adaptation?
The performance decrease suffered by the piglets when weaned is one of the most worrying factors at the pig farms.
United States: record plantings expected for corn and soybeans
Corn growers intend to plant 97.3 million acres . If realized, this will represent the highest planted acreage in the United States since 1936.
n-3 fatty acid supplementation in sows
Feeding n-3 fatty acids to gilts may improve litter growth, but does not affect subsequent reproductive performance.
The protein-to-energy ratio is a main driver of growth performance in piglets
Independently of the nature of the nutrient promoting imbalance, dietary protein-to-energy ratio may determine post-weaning piglet performance
Medicinal herbs on polymorphonuclear neutrophil immune activity and small intestinal morphology in weanling pigs
Dietary supplementation of Chinese medicinal herbs may improves intestinal health and nutrient digestibility in weanling pigs.
Effects of dietary supplementation with two potassium formate sources on performance of 8- to 22-kg pigs
The supplementation of 1.56% potassium formate or 1.20% potassium diformate improved performance of weaned pigs.
Italy: EU inspectors in Sardinia for the African Swine Fever control
EU inspectors were in Sardinia for the verification of the African Swine Fever monitoring plan.
Alpha-lipoic acid on antioxidative ability and performance of sows and nursing piglets
Dietary alpha-lipoic acid supplementation in sows enhances the antioxidant activity and performance of mothers and their offspring.
Commission further streamlines list of authorised additives in animal feed
More than 1200 authorisations for flavourings in farm animal feed and pet food are to be withdrawn following a Regulation adopted last week.
Spain: growth of the Spanish animal health and nutrition industry
Swine leads the ranking of species with an invoicing of more than 252 million euros.
The use of crystalline amino acids in lactating sow diets
Corn/soybean meal lactation diets can contain up to 0.40% L–lysine-HCl with no detrimental effect on reproductive performance.
European Union: €15 million to support EU Reference Laboratories for food and feed safety
The European Commission adopted a financial decision to grant a total of €15 million for 2013 to support the 44 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety and animal health.