Fattening conditions
With the current part you can assess your knowledge on pig welfare during the fattening phase: How much space do they need?, What is the maximum level of noise?, etc.
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Digestion and deposition of individual fatty acids in growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing either beef tallow or sunflower oil
Sunflower oil improves apparent digestibility of SFA, MUFA and PUFA but reduces the retention of MUFA and PUFA
MFeed , The Natural Growth Promoter
MFeed primarily improves feed conversion and liveweight gain in growing / finishing pigs, broilers, layers (hens and ducks) and cattle. MFeed is made up of Activated Montmorillonite, Diatomaceous earth, Clinoptilolite, yeast cell walls, Seaweed extract, Essential oils and copper and is currently sold in the USA, Asia and Eastern Europe.
Dimension and design of the finisher unit
Trials have shown that a group size of 15-25 pigs per pen is ideal and it also coincides with the capacity of most feeders on the market.
Basic needs of the growing pig
For the animals to be comfortable it is important to know their needs. The more needs that we can fulfill the more productive the animal will be.
Ileal digestibility of protein and amino acids from canola meal in weaned piglets and growing pigs
Pelleted canola meal may be a suitable protein source for piglet diets
Reduced dietary lysine enhances proportion of oxidative fibers in porcine skeletal muscle
Reducing dietary lysine from 1.16 to 0.73% enhances proportion of oxidative muscle fiber in porcine muscle.
Effects of coextrusion of flaxseed and field pea on the digestibility of energy, ether extract, fatty acids, protein, and amino acids in grower-finisher pigs
Feed extrusion increased dietary nutrient digestibility in gowing pigs
Effect of feeding reduced crude protein and phosphorus diets on weaning-finishing pig growth performance, carcass characteristics, and bone characteristics
Nutrient excretion may be reduced without affecting growth performance, bone variables, and carcass characteristics in growing-fattening pigs
Growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and tissue histology of growing pigs fed crude glycerin-supplemented diets
The use of glycerine in pig diets does not negatively affect pig performance or frequency of histological lesions in tissues associated with methanol metabolism
Dietary vitamin A concentration alters fatty acid composition in pigs
Dietary vitamin A supplementation does not affect major fatty acid composition of intramuscular lipids, but leads to a higher C16:0 and total SFA concentration in liver lipids.
Effect of dietary soybean hulls and metal-amino acid chelated mineral supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and noxious gas emission in growing pigs
Dietary supplementation with soybean hulls and metal amino acid chelated minerals may reduce noxious gas emissions during growing fattening period
Effect of dietary supplementation of an enzyme blend on the ileal and faecal digestibility of nutrients in growing pigs
Nutrient digestibility may be enhanced by ß-glucanase-protease enzyme blend product supplementation of growing diets
Effect of feeder adjustment on growth performance of growing and finishing pigs
In dry feeders/hoppers feed should slightly cover more than half of the feed pan to avoid limiting pig performance
Carcass, meat quality, and sensory characteristics of heavy body weight pigs fed ractopamine hydrochloride
Dietary ractopamine supplementation in pig diet during the fattening period may improve carcass and primal cuts without affecting pork qualty
Energy requirements of growing pigs: Practical implications
Practical diet formulation takes into account more than the response of the pig to increasing dietary energy. Available feed ingredients, feed processing capability, and economic value of average daily gain also have an impact on determining the most economical dietary energy level.