Restriction of feed and/or amino on pigs feeding behavior of group-housed growing pigs
Feed and/or dietary amino acid restriction affects feeding behaviour and voluntary feed intake in growing pigs.
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Armagh chosen for ‘future looking’ pig conference
Advances in Nutrition for Future Challenges is the name being given to a progressive producers seminar to be held in the Armagh City Hotel, Armagh.
Stability of EU compound feed production in 2017
The industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-28 in 2017 reached an estimated level of 156.7 mio. t, i.e. 0.2% more than in 2016, according to data provided by FEFAC members.
Undigested feed protein affects pigs' health
Combining the use of low levels of dietary protein with highly digestible protein sources and certain probiotics can be a good strategy in the face of the increasing restrictions on the use of antibiotics in feed.
Glutamine, glutamic acid and nucleotide supplementation in weanling diets piglets
Glutamine, glutamic acid and nucleotide affect carbon turnover on stomach of weaned piglets.
Sow diets supplementation of mannan oligosaccharide affects immune response of sows and their offspring
Gestation and lactation dietary supplementation mannan oligosaccharide may improve sow and litter performance and immune response.
Carcass and meat quality is not affected in pigs fed non medicated diets
The use of antibiotic free diets for growing pigs does no effect carcass and meat quality.
Coated proteases in sorghum soybean based diets for growing pigs
Use of coated proteases in sorghum soybean based diets for growing pigs may improve nitrogen retention and reduce nitrogen content in manure.
Thailand: new regulations that restrict imports of feed and feed ingredients
Thailand has enacted several new regulations that restrict imports of feed and feed ingredients containing certain animal proteins.
Zinc oxide and arginine interaction affects piglet antioxidant capacity and inflammatory response
The interaction between dietary Arginine content and ZnO supplementation may play a negative impact on the antioxidant capacity and inflammatory response in weanling pigs.
EFSA Public consultation: guidance on the assessment of the efficacy of feed additives
EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance on the assessment of the efficacy of feed additives.
FAO: Higher cereal production and inventories
Surge in maize output on course to lift cereals stock-to-use ratio to highest level since 2002.
Growth rate and lameness in replacement gilts
Does a high growth rate really increase the risk of osteochondrosis and lameness?
Dietary crude protein increase in lactating diets
Increase crude protein level in lactating diet may enhance milk quality and improve sow and litter performance in high productive sows.
BASF declares Force Majeure for vitamin A and E and several carotenoids
On October 31, a fire occurred during the startup of the Citral plant in Ludwigshafen. BASF’s Vitamin A and E plants are currently also shut down for scheduled, routine maintenance. The company will only be able to restart these plants once supply of Citral is re-established.
Use of digestible rather than total amino acid affects nitrogen balance in pigs
The use of digestible rather than total amino acid in diet formulation clearly improve N retention and reduces N excretion.