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The effect of weaner diet protein content and diet quality on the long-term performance of pigs to slaughter

High quality diets may preserve piglet intestinal health just after weaning. However, lower quality diets may be offered in piglets weaned up to 28 d

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Effect of dietary alpine butter rich in conjugated linoleic acid on milk fat composition of lactating sows

Milk fat content in lactating sows was not affected by the dietary supplementation of conjugated linoleic acid however, milk conjugated linoleic acid content is increased

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AgMito Enterprises Assigned U.S. Importers of Atovi^TM Feed Premix for Livestock

AgMito Enterprises, Inc. has been assigned the U.S. Import Agent for a revolutionary new product that could solve the hog and other animal waste odor issues plaguing communities located near mega farms. Based on nanotechnology and made from ordinary vitamins and minerals, AtoviTM Wonder Powder has been used on farms overseas since 2006 with documented success.

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The effect of management strategies and parity on the behaviour and physiology of gestating sows housed in an electronic sow feeding system

Multiparous sows enter easily to the electronic feeders than primiparous without effects on feeder aggressions

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Preparing gruel

The use of pulped food incites consumption and allows a smoother transition from milk to feed.

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Effects of dietary supplementation with an expressed fusion peptide bovine lactoferricin-lactoferrampin on performance, immune function and intestinal mucosal morphology in piglets weaned at age 21 d

Dietary supplementation with antimicrobial peptide bovine lactoferricin-lactoferrampin improve piglet performance and intestinal health at weaning

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Increased sow nutrition during midgestation affects muscle fiber development and meat quality, with no consequences on growth performance

Feeding pregnant sows amounts above the requirement during the period of secondary muscle fiber formation affected muscle fiber characteristics

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Amino acid supplementation of hydrolyzed feather meal diets for finisher pigs

Hydrolyzed feather meal can be an excellent source of protein supplement finishing pigs

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Extra feed or lipid supplies 10 days prior to parturition and their consequences on farrowing and lactation performances

Extra lipid supplies before farrowing may improve piglet survival

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Global agribusiness leaders at Agri Vision 2009 identify ways to double food production by 2050

Expanding populations and increasing incomes are main drivers of the need to double global food and fuel production by 2050, while halving greenhouse gas emissions. Demand is surging but supplies struggle to keep up as markets are volatile and there are limited supplies of land and water - is it possible?

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Protein structure: Implications in Animal Nutrition

An understanding of the molecular structure of the whole protein is vital to understanding its digestive behavior and nutritive value in animals. However, studies on protein internal structures at molecular and cellular levels in relation to nutritive value and digestive behaviors of protein in animals are extremely rarely.

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