Temple Grandin: Electric Stunning of Pigs and Sheep[Videos]![]() Temple Grandin explains humane slaughter methods to insure good animal welfare at the pork processing plant. |
Nutritional value of flaxseed meal for swine and its effects on the fatty acid profile of the carcass[Nutrimail]n-3 fatty acid content in carcass may be improved by using flaxseed meal in the diet. |
Intermittent suckling affects feeder visiting behaviour in litters with low feed intake[swine abstracts]Intermittent suckling (IS) has proven to stimulate creep feed intake in suckling piglets. This paper describes the development of feeding behaviour in three litters with high (H) and three litters with low (L) feed intake during lactation in both control (C) and IS treatment. |
Growth performance and nutrient digestibility in pigs fed wheat distillers dried grains with solubles-based diets supplemented with a multicarbohydrase enzyme[Nutrimail]The use of a multienzime on wheat DDGS based diets improves nutrient digetibility and growth performance. |
Alternative to surgical castration without anesthesia (II)[What the experts say ]Antonio Velarde![]() Immunological castration also reduces sexual behavior and aggressiveness during the final weeks of fattening, in this way increasing the time dedicated to the ingestion of food |
Effects of space allowance and floor type on gaseous emissions from gestating sows[swine abstracts]This study aims to compare emissions of pollutant gases (NH3, N2O, CH4, CO2) from gestating sows kept on straw based deep litter depending on the space allowance and the floor type. |