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Low net energy diets may result in lower feed costs while supporting swine production Evaluation of lower net energy (NE) levels while using regionally relevant feeds was the focus of a study by Eduardo Beltranena, monogastric research scientist
16/06/2018
Formulating livestock diets without antibiotics: the cost issues Looking beyond alternatives, we must focus on cost, ingredient selection and dietary nutrient adjustments to fully replace in-feed antibiotics.
20/06/2018
Canola meal diets may support sow, piglet performance Canola meal may provide the main dietary protein for gestating and lactating sows while maintaining sow and piglet weight gain and development, say researchers.
22/06/2018
Formulating pig, poultry diets: a nutritionist’s preferences Each nutritionist has a favorite set of feedstuff book values, and here I present my own, based on my experiences as a field nutritionist and consultant
27/06/2018
Team demonstrates perils of using high levels of by-products in finisher pig diets High inclusion levels of rapeseed meal and DDGS combined in feeds negatively affect nutrient digestibility in finisher pigs, concludes an Irish study.
30/06/2018
'Bioactive components in cereals should not be overlooked for pig diets' A Spanish study has shown that feed ingredients commonly used in pig diets - oats, rye, in particular their brans, along with wheat bran
04/07/2018
Feeding rice bran to grow/finish pigs has benefits, trade-offs Rice is the third-most widely grown cereal grain worldwide, and the bran left over from milling white rice is available in large quantities for livestock feed
06/07/2018
How piglet weaning stresses impact gut health Weaning is a source of major stress for the piglet, which has consequences on its digestive function including: reduction of feed intake, sub-optimal digestive
07/07/2018
6 basic feed ingredients in antibiotic-free piglet diets Feeding piglets has been always a challenge, the more so now that in-feed antibiotics are increasingly removed from the array of useful ingredients.
14/07/2018
Denmark: Improved piglet survival focus of industry and academic tie-up If sows are fed within the last three hours before farrowing, they will repay with a shorter farrowing time and considerably fewer stillborn piglets
03/10/2018