Preparing for the Antibiotic Growth Promoter Ban
By Stuart Lumb, Pig Industry Consultant - We’ve all heard about the problems the Danes have encountered with AGP removal and British producers might be concerned they face a similar fate. However, the Danes have not, until recently, had to contend with...

Nutritional and Feeding Strategies to Minimize Nutrient Losses in Livestock Manure
By Mindy J. Spiehs, Regional Extension Educator - Livestock Manure Systems, University of Minnesota Extension Service - The livestock industry has undergone substantial changes in the past few decades. The poultry, swine, and dairy industries in particular...

Feeding Program Management Tips
By Duane E. Reese, Extension Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska - Hog prices have recently begun to come back to earth and soybean meal price has increased about $60 per ton since February. These events signal it is time for producers to note that...

Boosting Immunity in Young Pigs: Spray-dried plasma and fish oil
By David Elstein, formerly with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - Illness during a piglet’s first few weeks of life can affect its eventual size and market-readiness. But the common practice of early weaning increases piglets’ risk...

Finding Value in Alternative Feed Ingredients
By Ruurd Zijlstra and Ken Engele, and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Mustard meal might be a valuable ingredient for the swine industry domestically and internationally. In some export markets, concerns exist regarding the voluntary feed intake...

Alternatives to antibiotic feed additives for pigs
This paper was prepared on behalf of BSAS by Dr Pinder Gill (MLC), with the assistance of Dr Vernon Fowler (University of Aberdeen) and Derek Armstrong (Meat and Livestock Commission).

Nutritional Value of Corn and Wheat Distiller's Dried Grain
By G. P. Widyaratne and R. T. Zijlstra and published by the Prairie Swine Center - DDGS is primarily a by-product from the cereal grain-based ethanol industry. With the growth of the ethanol industry, increasing quantities of DDGS are available for livestock...

Grower-Finisher Water Usage with Wet/Dry Feeders
By Shala K. Christianson M.Sc, Stéphane P. Lemay Ph.D, C. Laguë Ph.D, John F. Patience Ph.D and Harold W. Gonyou and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Water conservation is a growing concern in intensive swine operations (ISOs) for both financial...

Pro-nutrients: Alternatives to antibiotics
By Biovet S.A. Laboratories - The intensive livestock production and the spreading of high productivity genetic stocks, have conditioned the common use of chemical substances known as "growth promoters".

Protein Deposition in Growing and Finishing Pigs
By Mark Lorschy, John Patience and Doug Gillis and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Commercial diets could be formulated more accurately if, first, we knew the rate at which the pig deposits protein and energy in the carcass and second, we linked...

Bioavailability of phosphorus in meat and bone meal for swine
By Traylor SL, Cromwell GL and Lindemann MD, University of Kentucky - Meat and bone meal (MBM), when supplemented with tryptophan, is an excellent protein source for pigs. It is also a rich source of Ca and P, but some research has suggested that the...

An Overview of ALPHAMUNE™ G for Pigs and Poultry
By Alpharma Animal Health - ALPHAMUNE™ G is a reliable and innovative feed supplement replacing anti-microbial growth promoters in modern production of growing animals like pigs and poultry.

Feed Processing and Nutritional Quality among Wheat Classes
By Ruurd T. Zijlstra, David Overend, David R. Hickling, P. Howard Simmins, and John F. Patience and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Feed processing and nutritional quality for CPS and Durum wheats have traditionally been expected to be lower than...

Tech Talk: Liquid Feeding - real food for thought
By BPEX - Liquid feeding has the potential to bring huge benefits but only 30 per cent of British pig producers are using it.

Improving the Nutritional Value of Corn Through Mechanical Processing
By Eric van Heugten, NCSU - The nutritional value of corn can be improved by removing fractions with poor digestibility, such as fiber and phytate phosphorus. We have conducted research in cooperation with the University of Illinois to produce highly...

The Mycotoxin Challenge In Modern Feed Production
By Eva M. Binder, PhD, Biomin® Laboratory Singapore Pte. Ltd and published by eFeedLink - Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi that cause a toxic response (mycotoxicosis) when ingested by higher animals. Fusarium, Aspergillus,...

Distillers Dried Grains and Their Impact on Corn, Soymeal, and Livestock Markets
By Steve Markham, Senior Merchandiser, Commodity Specialists Company - In 2004 the Ethanol industry produced 3.41 billion gallons, more than twice as much as in 2000.There are 88 ethanol plants in production or under construction. Approximately 75% of...

Feeding Recommendations and Example Diets Containing Minnesota-South Dakota Produced DDGS for Swine
By Jerry Shurson and Mindy Spiehs, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul - Historically, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have not been used extensively in swine diets. The primary reasons for this limited use are...

Response to Growing-Finishing Pigs to Dietary Energy Concentration
By J. F. Patience, A. D. Beaulieu and R.T. Zijlstra and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The primary objective of pork production is to produce lean meat in a cost effective and sustainable manner. From a nutritional perspective, energy is perhaps...

The effect of including field peas in diets for growing-finishing pigs
By Hans H. Stein, Ph D, Department of Animal and Range Science, South Dakota State University - The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of including field peas in diets for growing and finishing pigs.

ALPHAMUNE™ G for Pigs
By Alpharma Animal Health - ALPHAMUNE™ G proves to be a cost-effective feed supplement when supplemented to growing pigs.

ALPHAMUNE™ G for Poultry
By Alpharma Animal Health - ALPHAMUNE™ G is proven to be a reliable alternative feed supplement for anti-microbial growth promoters in Poultry.

The Shielding and Earning effect of ALPHAMUNE™ G
By Alpharma Animal Health - ALPHAMUNE™ G provides SHIELDING EFFECTS for better EARNING