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Does more available space for finishing pigs improve production? Should we aim to have homogenous weight groups? This study assesses the effect of different elements on finishing performance.

If the cost of precision feeding seems unaffordable, this system based on providing distinct feeding to specific groups of animals may interest you! Do you want to know the criteria used to make the groups?

What nutrients can be provided to the sow to improve fetal growth, production of milk and colostrum and to modulate the inflammatory response.

Deficient levels of isoleucine in feed low in crude protein can compromise the growth and gain to feed ratio of piglets.

In addition to prophylactic measures, gilt nutrition plays a crucial role in the development of their health status. This review addresses different nutritional strategies to stimulate the immunological state during quarantine.

Soybean meals from the US, Brazil and Argentina, their major exporters, may present bigger than expected nutritional differences.

Probiotics and amino acids to improve the intestinal barrier. Omega-3 fatty acids, plasma, probiotics, prebiotics, etc... to enhance the immune response.

Sow nutrition research has historically been only about 2% of the swine scientific literature, but new commercial facilities are changing this.

Increasing feed intake in late gestation improves very little body weight gain of gilts and sows and increases stillborn rate.

Pigs exposed to heat stress increase their body temperature and reduce the size of their intestinal villi, thus increasing the loss of endogenous AAs and reducing the abundance of AA transporters in the intestine, as well as apparent and standardized ileal digestibility of AAs.

There is a widespread trend throughout Europe to decrease the protein levels in feeds, together with an adequate supplementation of industrial amino acids.

The nutrient requirements of the sow change during gestation and the feed provision must meet this demand; hence the need for phase feeding.

Feeding growing-finishing pigs with daily tailored diets using precision feeding techniques is an effective approach to reduce nutrient excretion, without compromising pig performance or carcass composition

Pigs in a commercial environment are consistently exposed to (sub) clinical infections and stressors, and systemic responses to such challenges significantly reduce the growth potential of modern pigs.

The decrease in the level of protein seems to be a promising strategy to increase the intramuscular fat, as long as the lysine level is adapted to the to the kind of pig used.

We should focus on actions that are in our hands to try to improve the profitability of our farms.