Page 12 of articles about performance

Administration of flavor could increase creep feed intake pre-weaning and piglet average daily gain post-weaning.

Although uniform grouping appears to aid the reduction in slaughter weight variation and improve FCR, its effect is dependent on dietary regime.

The fermented garlic powder supplementation added at the level of 2 g/kg can improve growth performance, while improving meat marbling and firmness score.

Supplementing diets with 250 mg/kg copper stimulates feed intake and results in an enhancement in weanling pigs’ growth.

Light weight pigs were found to eat more and grow faster per kg of body weight than medium or heavy weight pigs.

Under the conditions of this study, finishing environment alters performance, carcass merit, and meat quality of pigs of similar genetic merit. Farms with differing types of finishing facilities should account for finishing environment in the development of their finishing management protocols.

An enhanced feed and water intake during lactation may increase weaning weight of piglets and decreases relative body weight loss of sows.

Infection with I suis during the suckling period can have an impact on postweaning performance. Thus, calculations of the economic impact of coccidiosis need to include the effect of slower growth rates in the first few weeks after weaning, as well as a reduction in suckling pig performance.

8% crude glycerol can be added to the diet and used as an effective alternative energy source to partially replace corn.

The aim of the present study was to further elucidate the eff ect the route of Fe supplementation may have on infectious diseases in piglets, and the relationship between Hb levels during suckling and growth from birth to slaughter.

Diet and ingredient switching does not affect pig performance during the finishing period.

The use of mycotoxins absorbents in sever vomitoxin contaminated diets may reduce the negative impact of vomitoxin on piglet performance.

Feeding low CP, AA supplemented diets can help to improve poor growth performance and enteric disorders of the weaned pigs.

Dietary supplementation of n-3 fatty acids during lactation improved the growth of nursing piglets.

The automatic feed blending system may help to meet nutrient requirements reducing feeding cost during the fattening period.

The reduction of protein levels from weaning till slaughter, in keeping with the current French recommendations to reduce pollution (CORPEN, 2003), was evaluated in a feeding trial.