Page 14 of articles about performance

The effects of an extended photoperiod around parturition and throughout lactation on performances of primiparous sows and their piglets were studied.

This study tested the hypothesis that late weaning and the availability of creep feed during the suckling period compared with early weaning, improves feed intake, decreases stress and improves the integrity of the intestinal tract.

Sow and litter performance may be improved by dietary yeast cell supplementation.

The use of fermented garlic powder in weanling diet may improve piglet weight gain.

Isoleucine to lysine requirement ratio may not be greater than 50% in piglets fed cereal based diets.

Lysine requirements based on whole body growth may have a negative impact on carcass and primal mass yield.

The use of Lactobacillus plantarum as a probiotic, may improve growth performance and immunity in piglets.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of individual piglet birth weight on mortality and pig quality in a U.S. commercial production system.

Tannic acid in weanling diets may have a negative impact on piglet performance.

The excess of ZnO in weanling diets may have a negative impact on growth performance.

Formulating a sow diet based on percent lysine is only effective when total feed intake is known.

Phenyllactic acid may play as a natural alternative to antibiotics in pig diets.

Dietary L-Arginine supplementation may negatively affect gilt reproductive performance.

The use of chia seed in the finishing swine diets may change the fatty acid profil of pork.

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate dietary lactose levels during different starter phases on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and fecal microbial populations.