European Union: an increase in the cereal harvest in 2013 is foreseen
The total production of cereals in the EU-27 is estimated as 287.6 million tons, with an increase by 5.6% with respect to the 2012 harvest.
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Dose-dependent effects of dietary zinc oxide on bacterial in weaned pigs
Ileal bacterial community composition of weaned pigs is modified depending on the level of dietary ZnO.
Impact of feeding on the incidence of lameness in the sows and their longevity
The sow must be able to store enough calcium during the pregnancy to face the possible mobilizations during the lactation.
Effect of distributing primary and secondary antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval
The supply of the antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval significantly reduced both the percentage of immature piglets per litter and the within‐litter variation of birth weights.
Sampling for contaminants in animal feed
The aim of the video is to present facts about sampling of microbiological and chemical contaminants that may be present in animal feed and make them more readily available for people working in the feed industry. The video is based upon work with Salmonella and mycotoxins in the EU-project Biotracer.
Influence of dietary isoleucine:lysine ratio on the optimal tryptophan:lysine ratio for weanling pigs
Isoleucine:lysine ratio does not influence the response to increasing tryptophan:lysine ration in 5,9- to 10,9-kg pigs.
Dietary arachidonate alters desaturase-elongase pathway flux and gene expression in liver and intestine of suckling pigs
Dietary arachidonate modifies desaturase-elongase pathway in a tissue-specific manner of suckling pigs.
New European protein strategy
The undersupply of protein feed and the high import demand for it are long-standing issues in the EU where the rate of self-sufficiency amounts only to about 33%.
Lysine to metabolizable energy ratio affects growth performance, blood metabolites and hormones of lactating sows
Providing 3.05 g/Mcal ratio of SID Lys:ME in lactating sows, litter weight gain could be maximized.
China may require further tests of U.S. pork
China intends to require U.S. exporters to show that a third party has independently confirmed that no ractopamine residue is present in meat, according to USMEF.
European Union: feed safety improved thanks to better information
The new Catalogue, for the first time, sets limits for residues of processing aids in by-products for feed use, for example from the food industry.
Antimicrobial peptide-A3 on productive parameters and intestinal health in weanling pigs
The antimicrobial peptide-A3 can be used as a potential alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in weanling pigs.
Dietary manganese concentration on manganese requirement in piglets
The supplementation of 16 mg of Mn/kg as sulphate monohydrate in the diet it is required to satisfy Mn requirement in piglets.
European Union: Processed Animal Proteins to be re-authorised in feed for fish
A Commission Regulation to re-authorise the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from non-ruminant farmed animals (i.e. mainly from pigs and poultry) in fish feed entered into force last week.
Effect of meal frequency on performance and behaviour of group‐housed gestating sows
Sows had received their daily ration in one or two meals. Reproductive performance during gestation and the following lactation was measured.
Effects of an increased feeding level during second gestation in sows
Increasing the feeding level during gestation improves weight gain of the sow and diminishes blood’s NEFA concentration, but does not affect the embryo or the placenta.