Water Utilization and the Growing Pig
By Marnie I. Shaw, John F. Patience, A. Denise Beaulieu and published by the Prairie Swine Center - A study was conducted to determine if the crude protein or mineral content of a diet affected water consumption by growing pigs.

Practical Application of Enzyme Supplementation in Swine
By Ruurd T. Zijlstra and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Application of enzymes to improve nutrients digestibility of plant-based feed ingredients for swine and poultry has now been studies for decades. An overview of considerations and practical...

Long-term effects of dietary organic and inorganic selenium sources and levels on reproducing sows and their progeny
Mahan DC, Peters JC, Ohio State University - An experiment evaluated the effects of feeding either a basal non-Se-fortified diet, two Se sources (organic or inorganic) each providing 0.15 and 0.30 ppm Se, or their combination (each providing 0.15 ppm...

Non anti-microbial growth promoter now globally at hand
By Alpharma Animal Health - A safe and reliable feed supplement, providing shielding and earnings under field conditions. More well-being for all involved stakeholders and in alignment with food safety

Benefits of feeding phytase to growing-finishing pigs
By A.M. Hawkins and C.M. Nyachoti, Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba and J. Sands, Danisco Animal Nutrition. Published by Manitoba Pork Council - Managing phosphorus nutrition for swine is not only important for optimizing the performance...

Tech Talk: Maintaining a guard against mycotoxins
By BPEX - Grain quality is likely to have been affected by bad weather during the harvest. Pig producers are urged to be extra vigilant to ensure the quality of cereal grains going into feed is maintained so pig health, feed intake and performance do...

Effect of Starter Feeding Regimen on Variability in Bodyweight and Performance in the Nursery
By Denise Beaulieu, John Patience, Ruurd Zijlstra and Ryan Mohr, Prairie Swine Centre - Variability in growth and performance is a concern to pork producers due to the associated negative impact on revenues and expenditures. This experiment was designed...

Evaluation of different soy protein concentrate sources on growth performance of weanling pigs
By N.A. Lenehan, R.D. Goodband, M.D. Tokach, S.S. Dritz, J.L. Nelssen, M.R. Barker, N.Z. Frantz, C.N. Groesbeck, T. Iwasawa, T.P. Keegan, and K.R. Lawrence, published in Kansas State University's Swine Day 2003. In this article, three experiments...

Feeding High-fat Oats to Swine
By P.A. Thacker, Ph.D. and B.G. Rossnagel, Ph.D., Departments of Animal Science and Plant Science, University of Saskatchewan. Published by Manitoba Pork Council - Feeding a recently developed high-fat oat to pigs improved growth rate and efficiency of...

Effects of diet complexity and replacement of soybean meal on growth performance of weanling pigs
By E.C. Baudon, J.D. Hancock, and N. Llanes, Kansas State University Swine Day 2003. In this article, a total of 192 pigs (avg initial BW of 13.9 lb and avg initial age of 21 d) were used to determine the effects of complex diet formulations (with plasma...

Dietary Enzyme Improves Nutrient Digestibility of Canola Meal Diets
By Ruurd T. Zijlstra, John F. Patience, Praire Swine Centre and P. Howard Simmins, Finnfeeds International Ltd., Marlborough, UK, - A trial was conducted with cannulated weaned pigs to study effects of a dietary enzyme on nutrient digestibility. Supplemental...

Can Vitamin C improve Pork Quality
By Eric van Heugten, NCSU Swine Extension - Several investigators have reported improvements in swine growth and meat quality when the animals' diet is supplemented with vitamin C. However, other studies have yielded inconsistent results, as some investigators...

An innovative alternative to growth promoters
By Alpharma Animal Health - Growth promoters with an anti-microbial activity, when mixed into the feed, have been used for decades, as they no doubt, contributed substantially in increasing poultry, swine and cattle production output and efficiency.

Alphamune^TM G Trial: Weight gain and variability improvements
By Alpharma Animal Health - This article looks at trials with natural feed supplement Alphamune G. The results show using Alphamune G can help improve weight gain whilst reducing the variability of weight gain in nursery pigs when fed to nursery pig...

Effects of increasing dietary Lysine in Phase II diets (15 to 25lb) on Nursery pig growth performance
By M.D. Tokach, S.S. Dritz1, J.M. DeRouchey, R.D. Goodband, J.L. Nelssen, and J.L. Usry, and published in Kansas State University's Swine Day 2003. In this article, a total of 1,260 weanling pigs (initially 18.6 lb) was used in a 19 d growth assay...

Effects of increasing dietary Lysine in Transition diets on nursery pig growth performance
By J.M. DeRouchey, M.D. Tokach, R.D. Goodband, J.L. Nelssen, S.S. Dritz, Food Animal Health and Management Center and J.L. Usry, Ajinomoto Heartland Lysine, Illinois. Published in Kansas State University's Swine Day 2003. In this article, a total...

Digestible Energy Content of Hulless Barley
By Ruurd T. Zijlstra, Dave D. Maenz, and John F. Patience, Prairie Swine Center - Hull-less barley is used as a source of energy and amino acids in swine rations in Western Canada but is characterized poorly in terms of DE content. The objective was to...

Pelleted Diets for Lactating Sows
By E.C. Baudon and J.D. Hancock, Kansas State University. This article reports on a study conducted with 76 sows (parities one to four) to determine the effects of pelleted diets on sow and litter performance.

Performance of Grower Pigs Fed Mustard Meal and Canola Meal Diets
By R.T. Zijlstra and J.F. Patience, Prairie Swine Center and D.R. Hickling, Canola Council of Canada, Winnipeg - A sample of either mustard meal (Brassica juncea) or regular canola meal was included at 15% in diets fed to grower pigs for 28 days. Pigs...

Antioxidants, Immunity and Nutrition
By Dr Brian Vernon, Park Tonks Ltd. Postweaning Multi-Systemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) has been the scourge of British, European and Asian Pig Farmers for a number of years now and significant efforts have been made by the industry to alleviate the devastating...

Exploring Opportunities in Using Alternative Feedstuffs
By Ruurd T. Zijlstra and John F. Patience and published by Prairie Swine Center - The current market prices of pigs and protein sources have forced the pork industry to explore ways to reduce feed costs while maintaining swine performance. Inclusion of...

The Advantages of Using Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles in Swine Diets
By the Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota - This article looks at the costs and benefits of using Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles.

Typical analysis of Distillers Dried Grains (DDGS)
This article provides a typical analysis of Distillers Dried Grains (DDGS). Please note this analysis provides a set of "average" results and these should be considered on a general basis only.