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Supplementing early weaned piglets with an essential oil blend: the effect on growth performance, intestinal health, and microbiota

A combination of carvacrol, thymol, and cinnamaldehyde in weanling diets may improve growth performance, intestinal health, and gut microbiota in piglets.

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NOVUS program supports grow-finisher profitability

The Scale Up™ Program for Grow-Finishers can help pork producers improve feed conversion ratio and support performance in a sustainable manner.

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APC’s spray dried plasma and red cells launch into space

An experiment has been approved to assess the feasibility of launching spray-dried blood into space to rehydrate it in a zero-gravity environment in order to treat traumatic injuries in the future.

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Consumption of mineral fertilizers in agriculture (million tons, EU, 2011-2021). Note: 2020 EU estimate, including 2019 data for Cyprus and Malta. 2021 EU estimate, including 2019 data for Cyprus and Malta, as well as 2020 data for Greece and Poland.

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The EU decreases the consumption of mineral fertilizers

According to Eurostat data, fertilizer consumption in the EU fell by 2% in 2021.

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Effects of alpha-glycerol monolaurate supplementation during late gestation and lactation on sow, milk, and piglets

Alpha-glycerol monolaurate inclusion on sow’s diet may change milk composition improving piglet health.

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EU: Law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation enters into force

Green Deal: Law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation driven by EU production and consumption enters into force

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Graph 1. Relationship between high temperatures and water consumption. Increase of 1,45% for each ºC over 21 ºC. Finishing phase facilities (950 pigs in a 21 day period). Bird N. 2001 dicamUSA-Building Management Services, Fremont (NE).

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Water medication: Normal consumption and possible variables based on room temperature

We must know the environmental conditions to be able to correctly estimate water consumption.

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β-glucan and vitamin E supplementation and their impact on finishing pig growth performance, blood profiles, immune response, pork quality and economic benefit

The dietary supplementation of β-glucan combined with vitamin E may improve performance and health in growing-finishing pigs.

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Figure 2. (A-C) Necropsy sampling locations including diffuse fibrinosuppurative meningitis macroscopical appearance (D). The etiological agent was confirmed as Streptococuss suis serotype 2 by serotyping and sequence type 1 by Multi Locus Sequence typing (MLST).

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Metabolic status and mineral homeostasis under S. suis infection. What do we know?

S. suis outbreaks are frequently associated with co-infections and stress factors identified as potential triggers, but the natural infection process is not fully understood, so, we wanted to know what the condition is for naturally affected pigs.

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Effects of replacing barley by dehydrated orange pulp in finishing pig diets on performance, carcass quality, and gaseous emissions from slurry

Dehydrated orange pulp may become a sustainable feed ingredient for finishing pigs.

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MEPs demand an EU food security plan and more resources for farmers

The EU must strengthen its food security, autonomy and resilience of its farming sector in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and climate change.

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Graph 1. Projections for the main world corn and soybean producers - 2023/24 versus 2022/23 season. Prepared by 333 Latin America with data from FAS - USDA.

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Corn and soybeans: Projections for the 2023/2024 season USDA - June 2023

There were no significant changes in the first update of the crop estimates for the new 2023/24 season, which is why the influence of this update on prices and the general market was virtually negligible.

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