Spain: drop in feed production in 2013
The total feed production in Spain reached 27,842,467 tonnes in 2013, and this entails a drop by 4.6% with respect to year 2012.
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Phenomenal feed efficiency in newly-weaned pigs: sign of health problems?
The factor that is completely ignored is that newly weaned piglets develop edema; they retain water in their tissues above what is normal and this explains the abnormal gain of the piglet in the first days after weaning.
Flavour addition increases feed intake of lactating sows
Fruity flavor inclusion is better accepted by sows and piglets than sodium butyrate.
Dried citrus pulp to finishing pigs: performance and meat quality
High inclusion of citrus pulp improves palatability of pork products but decreases pig performance.
Risk-benefit of the use of blood products and other animal proteins
The nutritional expected benefit of these products is very high but every precaution must be taken, especially to prevent introduction of PED and spreading of ASF.
United Kingdom: since 2010 there has been an improvement in the FCR
According to DEFRA, following improvements during the early 1990s, the FCR for the pig fattening herd increased (i.e. more feed required per unit increase in pig weight), albeit with some fluctuations, particularly in recent years.
Ad libitum feeding during the peripartal period maximizes lactational feed intake
Ad libitum feeding during the peripartal period limits excessive loss of body reserves improving litter growth and weaning weight.
Multiphase feeding on performance, body composition, nutrient excretion and feed costs in pigs
Daily multiphase feeding may be a useful tool to reduce nutrient excretion in manure in growing-finishing pigs.
Feed Conversion Ratio: critically important but often misused
Feed efficiency as it is measured by the feed conversion ratio (FCR) is basically an engineering concept. There are a lot of misconceptions about feed efficiency and even more surrounding the economics associated with it.
European Union: slight reduction in compound feed production
While pig feed production dropped by 1.7%, cattle and poultry feed have seen their production grow respectively by +0.8 and +0.6%.
Spain: drop in the production of feeds in 2012
The production of feeds for livestock nutrition reached 28,363,988 tonnes, which entails 1,327,064 tonnes less than in year 2011; this is, the drop has been by approximately 4.7%.
Weaning age and post-weaning feeding programme affect growing performance
Increasing weaning age has positive health effects and increase growth performance between weaning and 10 weeks of age.
Heat stress and reduced plane of nutrition decreases intestinal integrity and function in pigs
Intestinal integrity, function, and metabolism can be compromised due to prolonged heat stress.
Pen housed sows with electronic feeding stations
Stage of gestation is the critical point when the sows in a pen with electronic feeding system.
Meta-analysis on the effects of the physical environment, animal traits, feeder and feed characteristics on the feeding behaviour and performance of growing-finishing pigs
These results may contribute to the improvement of the welfare and performance of growing-finishing pigs by a better knowledge of the influence of the rearing environment.
Lactation feed intake may be a useful tool to predict further sow reproductive performance
Feed intake during lactation is a key factor on litter performance and subsequent successful productive live of the sow.