Effects of replacing soybean meal with rapeseed by-products in growing-finishing pig diets
Rapeseed-based diets might have a positive influence on the fatty acid profile of pig fat.
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Russia: Cereal exports and harvest projections
The Ministry of Agriculture maintains its cereal export projection at 45 million tonnes for the current agricultural season, including 36 million tonnes of wheat, despite implementing a quota.
The importance of water consumption for sows in lactation
During lactation ensuring the sow consumes enough water is essential, as well as maintaining the water:feed ratio needed to lessen weight loss in the sow and allow a greater daily gain in the piglets.
Animine welcomes two new comers
Arturo Piñon, DVM and Jennifer Maurin join the team at Animine, the French supplier of added-value trace minerals for animal nutrition.
Arvesta takes participation in Palital, both companies to focus on international growth
Arvesta remains committed to international growth and therefore will take a stake in Palital, a Dutch specialist in feed additives.
Effects of feeding partially defatted olive cake (PDOC) to finishing pigs
PDOC did not greatly impact performance, carcass quality, or slurry. Its inclusion did improve the monounsaturated fatty acid concentration in subcutaneous fat.
Do I have dead pregnant sows? What could be the cause?
If my farrowing rate is low, but the returns to estrus, abortions, and culled pregnant sows are all normal, I probably have dead sows...
Data sheets: Lard
Data sheet with nutritional value (table comparison) and most recent studies about lard.
Formulating sow diets with prediction equations for DDGS energy content
Prediction equations for metabolizable energy of corn DDGS can be used in diet formulation for sows in late gestation.
Tonisity: Insights on challenges facing piglets in first week of life
Tonisity held a series of webinars presented by Mathieu Cortyl, managing director for Tonisity Europe and Asia Pacific, that gave several insights into challenges facing piglet pre-weaning.
Nutritional strategies to alter hog growth, facing market disruptions
Due to the extraordinary disruptions in market flow caused by closed slaughterhouses, IPIC has developed strategies to slow market hog growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Garcinol supplementation in finishing pigs- effects on growth, carcass characteristics and meat quality
Garcinol might increase the growth performance of pigs and improve pork quality.
Sensing of nutrients in mouth and gastrointestinal tract modulates feed intake in pigs
Harmonization of short and long-term control of feed intake requires a finely tuned chemosensory system capable of communicating with the brain.
Replacing ractopamine with conjugated linoleic acid and the effects on performance and carcass traits of finishing pigs
Dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) might improve feed efficiency, but it needs to be combined with ractopamine to see improved carcass traits.
CPF launches stringent measures to prevent COVID-19
Charoen Pokphand Foods has implemented stronger health and safety measures throughout its supply chain to ensure highest standard of food safety for consumers.
Russia: Grain sold from state intervention fund to stabilize price
More than half of the volume put up for auction on the first day (200 thousand tons) was sold.