Dietary electrolyte balances in weanling diets for piglets
Dietary electrolyte balance ranging between 166 and 250 mEq/kg may promote a proper growth rate and nutrient digestibility in weanling pigs.
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Energy and lysine requirements of sows during transition and lactation
The SID Lys:ME ratio during lactation depends on a milk yield and the body weight of the sow.
EU cereal production is expected to recover but stay below average
European Union cereal production in 2017/18 is expected to slightly recover, with an increase of 1.5% compared to 2016/17, adding up to almost 300 million tonnes of cereal.
FAO: Cereal production on course for a record high
Global cereal production in 2017 is forecast to surpass the 2016 peak by a small margin, according to FAO's latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief.
Effect of vaccination against sub-clinical PCV2 infection in a high-health finishing pig herd
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of vaccination against PCV2 in a sub-clinically infected, high-health finishing herd in terms of viral load in serum, feed conversion ratio and antimicrobial treatments.
Effect of dietary starch types on growth performance, meat quality and myofibre type of finishing pigs
Formulating with high amylose content cereals may improve pig performance and carcass and meat quality at slaughter.
Feeding growing pigs with DDGS treated with fiber degrading enzymes with or without extended steeping
The treatment of DDGS with fiber degrading enzymes my improve dietary nutrient availability and improve performance in growing pigs.
Replacing antibiotics using multi-enzyme preparations in piglets
Multi-enzyme supplementation may become a successful strategy to replace antibiotics in weanling diets.
Maize, sorghum and rye import duties updated by the European Commission
The import duties are now fixed from 10 October 2017, and will apply until a new figure is required and calculated by the automatic mechanism in place.
Use of by-products in liquid feeding
The use of by-products from the agri-food industry reduces feed costs. This study explores the nutritional value of eight potential by-products for liquid feeding.
The ideal farrowing facilities (2/2): feeding and environmental control systems
This time, Joan Wennberg discusses the different feeding and environmental control systems in the farrowing house with Heraclio Corchón and Javier Lorente
Frequency and time of gestation feeding and their subsequent effects on farrowing performance
Effect of feeding time and frequency during gestation does not affect farrowing performance.
Spain positions itself as the second feed producer in the EU
Spain has been the second feed producer in the EU (behind Germany) with an increase by 1.6% with respect to 2015.
Veterinary Feed Directive - PORK Academy
By Dr. Chris Rademacher, Iowa State University, from the 2017 World Pork Expo, June 7 - 9, 2017, Des Moines, IA, USA.
Composition of longissimus muscle in late-stage finishing pigs is lysine dependent
Lysine deficient diets at the end of the fattening period may promote intramuscular fat deposition affecting fatty acid composition.