Housing and equipment Feed and nutrition Feed and nutrition Getting more full market value hogs through early intervention In a recent talk at the National Hog Farmer Virtual Conference, Dr Fent shone the light on possible early intervention opportunities to improve production and, therefore, profits. 8 June 2020 7 minute read By: Melanie Epp North America Moving away from feed conversion and average daily gains can tell producers more about the success of their operations Mortalities, culls and lightweight pigs have a huge influence on profitability Intervening and early growth stages can improve success rates Since piglets are born with very little energy stored in their bodies, producers should get them nursing as soon as possible Complex diets have an advantage over simple ones Our Partners Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein Thermo Fisher Scientific Axcentive Melanie Epp Melanie Epp is a freelance agricultural journalist from Ontario, Canada. More from this author More Articles View all Leman Swine Conference: Controlling PEDV with bioexclusion, biocontainment and biomanagement Disease Managing disease Herd management 24 April 2024 5 minute read AASV: Paul Yeske shares research on how to use soybean meal during a swine respiratory challenge SPONSOR Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS 23 April 2024 7 minute read Soybean meal as a tactical or prescriptive ingredient when SRD challenges the herd Speed matters: Fast protein sources result in better protein utilization SPONSOR Herd management Feed and nutrition 22 April 2024 6 minute read Protein kinetics is all about the speed of protein digestion. Our Partners Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein Thermo Fisher Scientific Axcentive