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Displaying Articles 70-92 in Feed and Nutrition
Pig Industry Articles: Feed and Nutrition
Effect of Glycerides of Butyric, Caprylic and Capric Acids on Growth Performance in Weaned Pigs
The first weeks after weaning are critical stage for the piglets in terms of nutritional, environmental and physiological stresses leading to malabsorption coupled with reduced weight gain and increased morbidity and mortality rates.
The first weeks after weaning are critical stage for the piglets in terms of nutritional, environmental and physiological stresses leading to malabsorption coupled with reduced weight gain and increased morbidity and mortality rates.
Structure of the UK Pig Industry
More than one quarter of British sows are now kept outdoors, according to a survey of producers of Assured British Pigs, and around 35 per cent no longer routinely clip the teeth or dock the tails of piglets. ThePigSite editor, Jackie Linden, summarises...
More than one quarter of British sows are now kept outdoors, according to a survey of producers of Assured British Pigs, and around 35 per cent no longer routinely clip the teeth or dock the tails of piglets. ThePigSite editor, Jackie Linden, summarises...
Not All DDGS Are Created Equal
As the US uses more and more corn for the production of ethanol, the supply of feed grains is becoming tighter, writes senior editor, Chris Harris, for ThePigSite.
As the US uses more and more corn for the production of ethanol, the supply of feed grains is becoming tighter, writes senior editor, Chris Harris, for ThePigSite.
Efficient Feed Usage
Number 18 in the Action for Productivity series from BPEX offers practical advice on how to get the best from the feed - from design of the feeding system to hygiene tips.
Number 18 in the Action for Productivity series from BPEX offers practical advice on how to get the best from the feed - from design of the feeding system to hygiene tips.
Applied Nutrition for Optimal Gut Health and Pig Performance
Dr Chad Hagen (Hagen Swine Consulting) offers suggestions how to improve feed conversion and make the difference between profitability and loss as margins in pork production become ever narrower. The paper was presented at Alpharma's Swine Enteric Health...
Dr Chad Hagen (Hagen Swine Consulting) offers suggestions how to improve feed conversion and make the difference between profitability and loss as margins in pork production become ever narrower. The paper was presented at Alpharma's Swine Enteric Health...
Gilt Management for Maximum Lifetime Productivity
By Hypor. Hypor gilts have the genetic potential for outstanding reproductive performance and careful attention to these key areas of gilt management will help to ensure a high first litter size and a long productive life. Correct management of the gilt...
By Hypor. Hypor gilts have the genetic potential for outstanding reproductive performance and careful attention to these key areas of gilt management will help to ensure a high first litter size and a long productive life. Correct management of the gilt...
Improving Nutrition for Newborn Piglets
A summary of recent research into intestinal health and understanding lipid metabolism with a focus on newborn piglets by Dr Jack Odle of North Carolina State University. He has observed that a protein source can reduce rotaviral diarrhoea and how a long-chain...
A summary of recent research into intestinal health and understanding lipid metabolism with a focus on newborn piglets by Dr Jack Odle of North Carolina State University. He has observed that a protein source can reduce rotaviral diarrhoea and how a long-chain...
US Feed Outlook
US feed grain supplies are expected to be up slightly from last month, but they show a fall year-on-year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service Feed Outlook for January 2009. Production of corn and sorghum is up and ever more corn is used to...
US feed grain supplies are expected to be up slightly from last month, but they show a fall year-on-year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service Feed Outlook for January 2009. Production of corn and sorghum is up and ever more corn is used to...
Bacitracin — Natural Peptide with Minimal Resistance Issues
A comprehensive overview about bacitracin and its advantages, including its efficacy against Clostridium perfringens. Dr Jerry Mathers, senior manager in the Government and Industry Affairs group at Alpharma Animal Health presented this paper...
A comprehensive overview about bacitracin and its advantages, including its efficacy against Clostridium perfringens. Dr Jerry Mathers, senior manager in the Government and Industry Affairs group at Alpharma Animal Health presented this paper...
Developments in Biofuels; Implications for Livestock Production
As the manufacture of biofuels grows, questions are being asked as to whether such a strategy can be supported without putting unacceptable pressure on the food supply chain, according to John Pinkeye of Ensus Biofuels, speaking at the 42nd University...
As the manufacture of biofuels grows, questions are being asked as to whether such a strategy can be supported without putting unacceptable pressure on the food supply chain, according to John Pinkeye of Ensus Biofuels, speaking at the 42nd University...
Feeding DDGS to Finishing Pigs
Mark Honeyman (Professor of Animal Science), Dave Stender (extension field specialist) Wayne Roush (farm superintendent) and Don Hummel (agricultural specialist) of Iowa State University published this report as an Iowa State University Animal Industry...
Mark Honeyman (Professor of Animal Science), Dave Stender (extension field specialist) Wayne Roush (farm superintendent) and Don Hummel (agricultural specialist) of Iowa State University published this report as an Iowa State University Animal Industry...
Overview of Research with Aureomycin Plus BMD for Ileitis
Pig veterinary consultant, Dr Nate Winkelman and Dr Teddi Wolf of Alpharma review the research into the combination of Aureomycin® and BMD® to treat ileitis. The paper was presented at Alpharma's Swine Enteric Health Symposium 2008.
Pig veterinary consultant, Dr Nate Winkelman and Dr Teddi Wolf of Alpharma review the research into the combination of Aureomycin® and BMD® to treat ileitis. The paper was presented at Alpharma's Swine Enteric Health Symposium 2008.
Feeding the Hypor Sow and Gilt in Gestation
The feeding program for breeding pigs, and the type of diets used, have a major impact on many aspects of performance from farrowing rate and litter size to piglet weaning weight and sow health. In their breeding program, Hypor R&D takes into consideration...
The feeding program for breeding pigs, and the type of diets used, have a major impact on many aspects of performance from farrowing rate and litter size to piglet weaning weight and sow health. In their breeding program, Hypor R&D takes into consideration...
Growing-Finishing Swine in Outdoor Lots
Housing, feeding and health of pigs kept outside are discussed by William G. Luce (extension swine specialist), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics) and Raymond L. Huhnke (extension agricultural engineer) at Oklahoma State University....
Housing, feeding and health of pigs kept outside are discussed by William G. Luce (extension swine specialist), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics) and Raymond L. Huhnke (extension agricultural engineer) at Oklahoma State University....
Farrowing Sows on Pasture
A practical guide to the management, health and feeding of the breeding herd outside from Oklahoma State University. It was written by William G. Luce (extension animal science specialist, swine), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics)...
A practical guide to the management, health and feeding of the breeding herd outside from Oklahoma State University. It was written by William G. Luce (extension animal science specialist, swine), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics)...
Gut Permeability: the Relationship Between a Healthy Gut and a Healthy Pig
Dr Daniel Nelson, Technical Service Manager, Swine, for Alpharma Animal Health, explains why pigs consuming bacitracin perform more efficiently than their non-supplemented counterparts, especially during periods of stress. The paper was presented at Alpharma's...
Dr Daniel Nelson, Technical Service Manager, Swine, for Alpharma Animal Health, explains why pigs consuming bacitracin perform more efficiently than their non-supplemented counterparts, especially during periods of stress. The paper was presented at Alpharma's...
Oats in Swine Diets
R.O. Myer, Professor of Animal Science at North Florida Research and Education Center, describes the use of oats in diets for pigs of all ages, and gives examples of feed formulations where oats are used as a partial replacement for corn.
R.O. Myer, Professor of Animal Science at North Florida Research and Education Center, describes the use of oats in diets for pigs of all ages, and gives examples of feed formulations where oats are used as a partial replacement for corn.
NADIS Pig Health Bulletin - Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiency
Pig specialist, Mark White BVSc DPM MRCVS, describes how deficiencies of these two nutrients can occur and how to prevent them in the November 2008 issue of NADIS Health Bulletin
Pig specialist, Mark White BVSc DPM MRCVS, describes how deficiencies of these two nutrients can occur and how to prevent them in the November 2008 issue of NADIS Health Bulletin
Swine Facilities for Production on Pasture
Raymond L. Huhnke, William G. Luce, Joseph E. Williams of the University of Oklahoma published this Fact Sheet in July 2007, offering advice on managing free-range systems for sows, boars and finishing pigs in the state.
Raymond L. Huhnke, William G. Luce, Joseph E. Williams of the University of Oklahoma published this Fact Sheet in July 2007, offering advice on managing free-range systems for sows, boars and finishing pigs in the state.
Deterioration of Concrete Tower Silos
John Johnson and Harold House of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) warn that concrete feed silos deteriorate and may collapse, with devastating consequences. They also explain how to prevent silo deterioration in the...
John Johnson and Harold House of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) warn that concrete feed silos deteriorate and may collapse, with devastating consequences. They also explain how to prevent silo deterioration in the...
Ireland Moves Quickly to Tackle Dioxin Alert
The Irish food safety and marketing authorities have been working flat out to limit the damage to the pig meat industry caused by the discovery that some products might have been infected with dioxins through contaminated feed, writes ThePigSite senior...
The Irish food safety and marketing authorities have been working flat out to limit the damage to the pig meat industry caused by the discovery that some products might have been infected with dioxins through contaminated feed, writes ThePigSite senior...
Containing Feed Cost Using Biofuel Coproducts
After a year of high grain and feed costs and rising production costs, feeding co-products of biofuel production could help to ease the situation and could be a way forward, Eduardo Beltranena from Alberta Agriculture and Food and Alberta Universirt and...
After a year of high grain and feed costs and rising production costs, feeding co-products of biofuel production could help to ease the situation and could be a way forward, Eduardo Beltranena from Alberta Agriculture and Food and Alberta Universirt and...
US Raises Concerns over EU Stance on GM Food and Feed
While the European agricultural industry is a heavy consumer of genetically modified products - largely in animal feed - the industry is restricted in what it can grow, writes Chris Harris, ThePigSite senior editor.
While the European agricultural industry is a heavy consumer of genetically modified products - largely in animal feed - the industry is restricted in what it can grow, writes Chris Harris, ThePigSite senior editor.
