The effect of dietary herbs supplement in sow diets on the course of parturition, stress response and piglets rearing results
Dietary herb supplementation may reduce periparturition stress in sows
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Irradiation of feed ingredients added to meal or pelleted diets: effects on growth performance of weanling pigs
Feed ingredient irradiation may be a good technique to reduce microbial concentrations in the diet
Effect of vitamin E source, natural versus synthetic, on serum and tissue alpha-tocopherol concentrations in finishing swine
The ratio of relative bioavailability between natural vitamin E acetate and syntetic vitamin E acetate is higher than the commonly accepted value of 1.36
Argentina - Record soya harvest
The production of soya in the 2009/2010 season will mark a new record of production, and could reach 54.5 million tonnes due to the high performance of the crop, according to the Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange.
European Union - Authorisation of copper chelate of hydroxy analogue of methionine as a feed additive for all animal species
The European Union has published in the DOUE the Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2010 of 23 April 2010 concerning the authorisation of copper chelate of hydroxy analogue of methionine as a feed additive for all animal species.
European Union - Commission Regulation concerning the authorisation of L-isoleucine as a feed additive for all animal species
The European Union has published in the DOUE the Commission Regulation (EU) No 348/2010 of 23 April 2010 concerning the authorisation of L-isoleucine as a feed additive for all animal species.
Histological changes in the small intestinal epithelium in fattening pigs fed selected feed additives
The production experiment was conducted on 48 fattener pigs fed complete diets supplemented with the antibiotic flavomycin (group C), a probiotic (Pedicoccus acidilactici) or a prebiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
United Kingdom - Latest national statistics on GB Animal Feed
The latest national statistics produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on GB Animal Feed were released on 15th April 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
China’s Q1 feed output expected to rise slightly
A recent report by the Ministry of Agriculture noted that total feed output for the first quarter is expected to reach 30.32 million tonnes, up 5.6% over the same period last year.
Intermittent suckling affects feeder visiting behaviour in litters with low feed intake
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
The use of a multienzime on wheat DDGS based diets improves nutrient digetibility and growth performance.
European Union - Compound feed production dropped by 4.5% in 2009
In 2009, FEFAC estimates the compound feed production for the EU-271 at 144 mio. t, i.e. 4.5% below the figure for 2008 (150.6 mio. t).
Australia - Berkshire a triticale treat for pigs
Berkshire was one of three new grain varieties from Pork CRC plant breeding projects released for commercial sowing during the 2009 season and now available for extensive release. The others were the field pea, Maki and the barley, Shepherd.
TOPIGS: Flushing results in heavier piglets
An increased feeding of sows during the insemination phase results in a higher piglet birthweight.
Electronic sow feeding system (2/2)
The second video shows the full sow feeding system.
Effects of dietary astaxanthin on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs
The use of astaxanthin during the finish phase may improve pork quality and meat acceptance.