Articles - Nutrition

In this article, we focus on the key aspects of management to optimize performance from this genetic line of sows. We talked with Carlos Martins.

Quality is essential for the sustainability, reliability, and profitability of any company. In pig production, we can also apply the integral concept of quality starting with the purchase of raw materials and feed.

We often talk about costs in swine production, especially feed costs, but little is said about the impact that the feed mill can have on the farm's performance and profitability.

The concept of precision feeding and the goal of improving the efficiency of essential nutrient utilization is considered an innovative technique in swine research in recent years.

What causes can lead to increased feed conversion ratio and mortality with worsened average daily gain?

What can produce an increase in the feed conversion ratio and mortality without affecting average daily gain?

What can produce an increase in the feed conversion ratio and worsen average daily gain without altering mortality?

What can cause an increase in the feed conversion ratio of pigs without altering mortality or average daily gain?

Many factors influence sow longevity and survival. So how important is targeted feed management to a longer life of performance?

A simple management strategy can have an impact on the piglet’s most challenging time in life: the weaning period.

Precision Feeding not only improves the efficiency of nutrient uptake but also mitigates negative impacts on the environment.

Which dietary factors can affect the feed conversion ratio? Enric Marco talks about how the energy and protein values of feed, the particle size, and mycotoxins can make us lose money.

Eubiotics are seen as alternatives to things like zinc and antibiotic growth promotors for farms that can not use them, but if the global trend is that those products are no longer going to be available, should they be used as baseline?

How can we make sense of the increasing information available regarding the swine microbiota and apply it at the barn level? In this second article of the series, Matheus Costa explains.

Feed represents approximately 60% of the costs in pig production. It is therefore very important to have a good feed conversion ratio.

In the context of reducing the use of antibiotics, proper use of feed additives begins with correctly defining the term and describing their composition and activity. Here we will discuss the differences between essential oils, functional oils, and botanicals/ phytogenic compounds.

Choosing the right protein sources for (pre-) starter feed is crucial to support gut health, reducing reliance on feed additives.

Creating structure in the feed may be beneficial, but would this be the end of grinding all the ingredients in the same way?

The use of fiber can be a good strategy to control post-weaning diarrhea, but what type of fiber is effective?

The EU is already developing a new legislative framework that will include the degree of sustainability in the labeling of feed and livestock products.

The inclusion of prediction equations in the tables for raw materials published by various organizations represents an advancement in estimating the nutritional value of raw materials and in the precision of feed formulation.

Data sheet with the nutritional value (table comparison) and most recent studies about peas.

Data sheet with the nutritional value (table comparison) and most recent studies about soybean oil.