Amylose/amylopectin ratio affects carcass traits and meat quality in finishing pigs
A high dietary amylose/amylopectin ratio improves growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality in finishing pigs.
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The effect of feeding a diet formulated for developing gilts on lameness indicators and carcass traits
A proper feed restriction during rearing period may be a successful strategy to reduce lameness in gilts.
Rabobank: EU grains-to-pork value chains must leverage country strengths
Over the past 30 years, the European value chain—spanning from grains & oilseeds (G&O) via feed to pork—has developed into three main business models: specialisation, semi-integration and full integration.
Drinking water supplementation with organic iron in lactating piglets
Adding organic iron in piglets drinking water during lactation may be an alternative to parenteral administration of inorganic iron.
Changes in morphology of small intestine of piglets after weaning that can trigger diarrhoea
Weaning triggers a series of changes leading to the decrease of feed intake and the deterioration of the intestinal architecture which finally results in infection, diarrhoea and low performance.
Environmental impact of replacing soybean meal with rapeseed meal in diets of finishing pigs
Results show that, expressed as per kg of BW, replacing SBM with RSM in finishing pig diets marginally decreased global warming potential (GWP) and energy use (EU) but decreased land use (LU) up to 12%.
EMA advice on use of colistin in animals to be updated
AMEG will evaluate all available information and assess whether in the light of new evidence there is any impact on the 2013 advice for the use of colistin in animals.
Choosing for not-genetically modified soy results in higher costs for livestock
Mid-term (3 to 5 years) additional costs for the Dutch animal husbandry due to more expensive non-GM soy and alternative protein sources, are estimated at €60 to €100m per year, of which about 80% for the poultry sector.
Food and feed safety: EU commits to €32.5 million to support EU Reference Laboratories
The European Commission has awarded a total of €32.5 million, for the years 2016 and 2017, to support the 43 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety, as well as animal health.
Reducing the land use of EU pork production: where there’s swill, there’s a way
Our results suggest that the application of existing technologies could reduce the land use of EU pork (20% of world production) by one fifth, potentially saving 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land.
European Commission withdraws authorisation of 4 GMOs for food/ feed uses
The Commission has withdrawn today the authorisation of 4 GMOs for food/feed uses, MON863 maize, MON863xMON810xNK603 maize, MON863xMON810 maize and MON863xNK603 maize.
Modest growth in the EU compound feed production in 2015
In spite of the economic incentive to pig farmers to use their own cereals, industrial pig feed production remained stable in 2015.
Variability in feed manufacture, a factor to be considered in the efficiency of fattening
Variability of feed ingredients is analysed, as well as its consequences on consumption and lean tissue growth in fattening pigs.
Behaviour of fattening pigs fed with liquid feed and dry feed
Pigs performed equivalent in both systems, but from an animal welfare view we recommend dry feed to growing pigs.
Need for developing country to strengthen quality control systems in feed analysis laboratories
According to Harinder Makkar of FAO who coordinated this study, “the results illustrate higher need for developing country feed analysis laboratories to improve the quality of data being generated.”
Commission authorises 2 GMOs for food/ feed uses
The Commission adopted 2 GMOs for food/ feed uses, MON87427 maize and NK603xT25 maize.