Development and in vitro evaluation of an Escherichia coli probiotic able to inhibit the growth of pathogenic Escherichia coli K88
An E. coli based probiotic may produce inhibitory activity against enterotoxigenic strains for swine
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Alltech opens new office in Spain
As part of its ongoing global expansion, animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, has announced the opening of its first office in Spain.
Feeding a diet with decreased protein content reduces indices of protein fermentation and the incidence of postweaning diarrhoea in weaned pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Feeding a diet decreased in CP for 7 or 14 days can achieve a reduction in PWD and not cause any loss in production in postweaning period.
New feeder saves piglets’ lives
Known as Milkiwean feeder, it is a special adaptation of the company’s successful Transition feeder enabling it to dispense warm milk and early weaning feed so that very young and surplus piglets can be reared.
Water quality in pigs
Water is the most essential nutrient to livestock nutrition and must be considered as much as possible. It should be drinkable, it should not contain harmful substances and should be readily available for the animals concerned.
Determining an optimum lysine:calorie ratio for barrows and gilts in a commercial finishing facility
The dietary lysine optimization may reduce feed cost per kilogram of gain in pigs during the growing-finishing phase
USA - 2009 crop year is one for the record books, USDA reports
U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009, according to the Crop Production 2009 Summary released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Management of dry-wet hoppers
Since concentrated feeds were first used it has been possible to see that mixing them with water has certain advantages. Probably the most important are a higher consumption and an improved exploitation.
France – Decrease in feed production
According to figures from Coop de France Nutrition animale/Snia, the production of animal feed has suffered a reduction of 5.6% during the third quarter of 2009, although this reduction is not as big as that observed in the two previous quarters in which the decreases were by 7.7% and 7.2%.
Supplementation with high-oleic sunflower oil and alpha-tocopheryl acetate: Effects on pork meat lipids
Vitamin E acetate supplementation in high-oleic sunflower oil may improve meat lipid stability
A moderate excess of dietary lysine lowers plasma and tissue carnitine concentrations in pigs
Dietary excess of lysine reduces the concentration of g-butyrobetaine in muscle affecting the synthesis of carnitine
Vietnam increases import tariffs on feed raw materials
Vietnam’s move to increase import tariffs on major feed raw materials will raise feed and meat prices in the country.
Germany - DFG approves funding for 17 new collaborative research centres
The DFG has approved the establishment of 17 new Collaborative Research Centres as of 1 January 2010. This decision was made recently by the relevant Grants Committee in Bonn. The new centres will initially be funded for four years with a total of €132 million. In addition, 20 percent overhead funding for indirect costs will also be provided for each project.
The new CRCs include the development of an antibiotic-free diet for swine.
Selenoprotein gene expression in thyroid and pituitary of young pigs is not affected by dietary selenium deficiency or excess
Selenoprotein gene expression may not be a useful tool to assess body selenium status in pigs
Dimension and design of the gestation unit
The gestation unit is basically a parking unit where sows should be kept comfortable to allow the pregnancy to develop
Feed wastage
Regardless of the causes we often waste food and the animals do not consume everything that arrives to the farm.