New Tools for Precision Feeding
NRC (2012) nutrient requirements models provide a useful tool to understand the complex interactions between feed intake, pig performance potentials, available feed ingredients, environmental conditions, carcass quality and nutrient requirements, according to C.F.M. de Lange of the University of Guelph. Speaking at the London Swine Conference 2013, he also discussed the limitations of the NRC models in relation to high-fibre feed ingredients.