Sustaining Feed, Fuel and Food in the Future
Consumer spending on food is expected to double over the next decade, writes ThePigSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates – November 2011
While beef and broiler production forecasts for 2011 are lowered, pork and turkey production are increased, according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for November.

Producers Can Benefit from Essential Oils in Pig Finishing Diets
Essential oils have multiple desirable properties which can have beneficial effects on animal performance, such as finishing pigs, when added to their rations, according to Dr Tobias Steiner of Biomin Holding GmbH.

Ways to Replace Antibiotic Growth Promoters
Angela Riemensperger of Biomin explains the mode of action and benefits of the company's product, which includes an organic acid blend, a phytochemical and a perforising substance.

Pork CRC Research Highlights Ways to Reduce Production Costs
One of the major outcomes for Australia's Pork CRC for an internationally competitive pork industry was reduced production costs for high quality pork through more reliable and consistent protein and energy supplies via innovative grain production, co-product...

Importance of Post-Weaning Feeding to Reach Market Weight in an Adequate Time–Frame
Post-weaning feeding is critical for pigs to reach market weight quickly, according to Biomin as the company launched Biotronic Top3.

Feed Outlook – October 2011
World coarse grain production in 2011/12 is projected to reach 1,136.3 million tons, up 5.1 million this month as increases in other countries swamp the decline in the US, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

Airtight Storage of Grain Increases Nutrient Digestibility
Scientists from Aarhus University have shown that phosphorus and protein in airtight stored grain have a higher digestibility in finisher pigs compared to grain stored under traditional conditions. This is good news for the environment and the pig.

Direct Feeding of Microencapsulated Bacteriophages to Reduce Salmonella Colonisation in Pigs
Direct feeding of microencapsulated phages is a practical and effective means of reducing Salmonella colonisation and shedding in pigs, according to new research from Purdue University.

Green Pig Project – Survey Results
The Green Pig project aims to bring together stakeholders to assess the potential of using home-grown legumes for growing/finishing pigs as a means of reducing the environmental burden. No. 11 in the Research into Action series from BPEX.

Feed Outlook – September 2011
The US corn yield has dropped and this is expected to boost prices, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

Danish Pig Research Centre: Annual Report 2010: Nutrition
The latest annual report from the Danish Pig Research Centre outlines research activities into phosphorus nutrition, feeding weaners and finishers, diet formulation and liquid feeding.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates – September 2011
While coarse grain stocks are expected to be lower this month, wheat stocks are projected to be up, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

Innovations in the Acidifier Market
Biomin has added Biotronic Top3 to its portfolio of acidifier products, and presents trial data showing significant improvements in final weight and weight gain of pigs over the 56-day experimental period.

Producers Can Benefit from Essential Oils in Pig Finishing Diets
Essential oils have multiple desirable properties which can have beneficial effects on animal performance, such as finishing pigs, when added to their rations. The purpose of this paper is to describe essential oils, some of their properties and present...

Swine Producers Urged to Guard Against Aflatoxin in Corn
Soaring temperatures and drought conditions through parts of Kansas and other states are sparking some cases of aflatoxin in corn, which means swine producers should be vigilant about what they are feeding, according to Kansas State University scient...

Biomin’s Mycotoxin Survey – 2nd Quarter Report 2011
Mycotoxin analysis results for the second quarter of 2011 from Biomin, including more than 2,800 analyses of more than 800 animal feed ingredients. At least one mycotoxin was found in 90 per cent of the samples.

Feeder Management – Fine Tuning Your Feeders
Research from Kansas State University suggests that optimum feeder gap setting may differ with growth phase, according to Doug Richards, Swine Grower-Finisher Specialist with OMAFRA in the latest Pork News and Views from Ontario's Ministry of...

Feed Outlook – August 2011
Lower projected yields have reduced global production prospects, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates – August 2011
Meat and poultry supplies are expected to remain stable while corn, wheat and oilseed supplies this month are forecast to be down, according to the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

Probiotics Influence F4 (K88)-Positive Enterotoxigenic E. coli Attachment and Intestinal Cytokine Expression in Weaned Pigs
One of the probiotics tested modulated intestinal immune functions and influenced host interaction with ETEC F4 and so could be a complementary approach to consider in strategies to improve intestinal health and reduce the use of antibiotics in weaner...

Mycotoxin Risk Management and the Successful Use of Enzyme-Producing Microorganisms
Mycotoxin risk management tool involves both the elimination of mycotoxins by adsorptive materials, and the conversion of their toxic structures into non-toxic, harmless metabolites, according to Inês Rodrigues, Technical Manager for Biomin Holding.

Feed Management to Raise Swine and Protect the Environment
Today's producers must keep water and air in mind as often as they do pigs, sows and profit margins, write University of Michigan's Dale W. Rozeboom, associate professor of animal science, and Gretchen M. Hill, professor of animal science.