Swine Feed Program Management Tips
By Duane E. Reese, Extension Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska. Corn prices have rallied strongly since last fall based on anticipated needs in the ethanol industry.

Feed Intake During Lactation is Important to Improve Sow Longevity
By Mark Whitney, Swine Extension Educator, University of Minnesota Extension.

Recommendations On Feeding DDGS To Swine
By Hans H. Stein, University of Illinois and published by the North Carolina State University - The concentration of gross energy in distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS) is greater than in corn, but because of a lower digestibility of energy in...

A healthier start to a pig's life
By Eureka. Pigs commonly suffer from digestive disorders around weaning, but a new plant-based product given before weaning helps the digestive tract to mature and improves weaning success.

Using Alternative Ingredients: Lentils and Flaxseed
By The Prairie Swine Centre - The pork industry is continually seeking alternative ingredients for use in pig diets, either as a means of diversifying rations -and thus reducing cost- or to achieve a final pork product that meets certain specifications....

The Advantages of Liquid Feeding
By Fancom - This article looks at the many advantages of liquid feeding and summarises the "Fancom way" of delivering these benefits.

The Political Situation Surrounding Antimicrobial Use In Agriculture
By Liz Wagstrom, DVM, MS, DACVPM, National Pork Board and published by North Carolina State University - The use of antimicrobials in agriculture has been controversial for several decades. The issue has been studied by numerous committees, expert panels,...

Research Shows Finishing Pigs Can Thrive on Lower Phosphorus Diets
By Elizabeth McCann, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough - Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for pigs and is vital for bone formation and growth. Deficiency of P can lead to welfare and health problems including rickets, poor fertility...

Field peas, pigs make good combination
By Laura Miller, communications specialist, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture - In the search for a third crop to bring profits as well as diversity to Iowa’s two-crop system, one new crop has surfaced as a worthy candidate: field peas. ...

Impact of Higher Corn Prices on Feed Costs
By John Lawrence, ISU Extension Swine Field Specialist, Iowa State University - Corn and soybean meal prices have increased rapidly and may move higher over the next year.

Hog:Corn Ratio What can we learn from the “old school”?
By John Lawrence - Economists have studied the hog to corn ratio for over 100 years. This ratio is simply the live hog price per 100 pounds divided by the price of corn per bushel.

Hogs Vs. Ethanol: Ethanol Wins!
By Chris Hurt - The pork industry's concerns about higher corn prices from the extraordinary growth in corn demand for ethanol appears to be moving from speculation to reality.

Response of Growing Pigs to Graded Levels of Flaxseed
By J.F. Patience, A. van Kessel, M. Drew, R. T. Zijlstra, P. Leterme and A.D. Beaulieu and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The pork industry is continually seeking alternative ingredients for use in pig diets, either as a means of diversifying...

Improving the health status and performance of sows and their litters
By Dr Jens N. Jørgensen, Chr. Hansen - This article reports on a field study aimed at assessing the efficacy of the probiotic BioPlus® 2B on the health status and performance of sows and their litters.

Watering topics - A film in the drinker line
By Luc Ledoux, CID LINES nv - You might be shocked by what is happening inside the pipes bringing water to your pigs. Unseen yet increasing on most units there is a thin film that threatens to give a problem of contamination at the drinker.