August 21, 2019 —
The amount of calcium in pig diets must be calculated precisely. Too much can decrease phosphorus digestibility and feed intake, leading to lower weight gain in pigs. [Source:
May 1, 2019 — Paul Sundberg
In an effort to examine the role of ingredients, especially vitamins, in feed biosecurity, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and the University of Minnesota organized a vitamin manufacturing...
March 27, 2019 —
Kansas State University has updated a popular publication that has served as a reference for understanding swine nutrition principles for the past 25 years. [Source: KSU 11 March 2019] Mariana...
September 26, 2018 —
Animal Nutrition Association of Canada says biosecurity remains the main line of defense for ensuring feed remains free of the pathogens responsible for transmitting disease, such as African swine...
July 4, 2018 —
A fire on Halloween at BASF's citral plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, forced the company to declare force majeure for its citral and isoprenol-based aroma ingredients and its vitamin A and E products....
February 15, 2017 —
An Associate Professor with Perdue University suggests, by focusing on early nutrition that stimulates gut development, pork producers can increase productivity throughout the life of the pig....
October 12, 2016 —
Twenty-one Land Grant institutions and partner organizations are collaborating to provide researchers, Extension professionals, regulators, feed industry professionals, and livestock producers with...
November 25, 2015 —
"Passion for Pigs" concludes its Learn to Earn tour on Tuesday, December 8 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Registrations for the popular Seminar & Trade Show...
January 7, 2015 —
A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre says the inclusion of soluble fibre in the diets of gestating sows will increase their comfort level and reduce their instinct to fight over feed....
August 27, 2014 —
Is there a shift coming in pig mineral nutrition? According to one swine nutrition expert, change is inevitable – and overdue. [Source: PorkNetwork News Source, 8/26/2014] “Trace minerals...
April 9, 2014 —
A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre reports boosting the fibre content of the diets fed to group housed sows during gestation can help reduce levels of hunger related aggression. Under the...
February 12, 2014 —
The magnitude of risk that swine feed can be a potential vector for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus transmission is currently unknown. However, we believe it is prudent for pig producers be...
May 8, 2013 —
Recognising that pregnant sows are increasingly being managed in group housing systems, the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) has driven the production of a manual, ‘Feeding...
February 6, 2013 —
Research conducted by the University of Alberta has shown altering the diet of the sow during the last third of pregnancy will result in healthier piglets and increased longevity of the sow herd. As...
November 28, 2012 —
Research conducted by the University of Alberta suggests pork producers can reduce their feed costs by altering the diets of gestating sows as they move closer to farrowing. Phase feeding, used...
October 10, 2012 —
To update current and potential customers on advances in research and end-users' experience in feeding US distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), the US Grains Council has released a third...
September 26, 2012 —
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization recently published a book entitled Biofuel co-products as livestock feed - Opportunities and challenges. AASV member Dr Harold Tilstra...
July 18, 2012 —
Belgian research studied the effect of feed processing on growth performance and gastric mucosa integrity in pigs from weaning until slaughter. The effect of technological treatments on the...
July 11, 2012 —
Since 1944, the National Research Council has published 10 editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. This reference has guided nutritionists and other professionals in academia and the swine...
February 29, 2012 —
Removing fiber from dried distillers grains with solubles using the elusieve process results in an enhanced product with greater nutritional value for growing and finishing pigs, according to a study...
March 2, 2011 —
Despite predictions of record-high market hog prices in 2011, swine producers will be challenged once again to achieve profits in their operations because of increasing feed ingredient costs. Rommel...
October 20, 2010 —
A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is advising swine producers to pay particularly close attention to feed grain quality when securing feed supplies for this winter. The 2010 growing season...
July 28, 2010 —
The 2010 National Swine Nutrition Guide is a practical publication containing nutrient recommendations and feeding guidelines. The guide consists of nutrition factsheets and diet formulation and...
May 19, 2010 —
The 2010 National Swine Nutrition Guide is a practical publication containing nutrient recommendations and feeding guidelines. The guide consists of nutrition factsheets and diet formulation and...
May 19, 2010 —
University of Guelph researchers have uncovered one of the reasons why piglets often struggle with illness and sometimes die when they are weaned from their mothers. According to the new study, a...
April 9, 2009 —
As feed costs rise and the production of ethanol from corn grain increases, swine producers have ramped up their search for new feed supplements for younger swine. According to studies by...
June 2, 2008 —
Dr. Ioannis Mavromichalis offers the following tips to improve nutrient uptake in lactating sows during periods of warmer weather when feed intake declines. It should be reminded that animals reduce...
June 27, 2007 —
One hundred percent of distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a byproduct of ethanol production, can be pelletized without adding a binding agent or anything else, according to Agricultural...
January 21, 2007 —
The American Meat Institute (AMI) and several national producer organizations called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assemble a panel within the Office of the Chief Economist to study...
December 27, 2006 —
WATT Publishing is sponsoring a free web seminar presenting the latest information regarding mycotoxins in animal feeds. The online seminar, scheduled for January 16, 2007 at 11:00am EST, will be...
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