Maternal body composition and feed allowance during pregnancy on growth of the offspring
Maternal backfat depth in gestating sows influences on offspring growth and carcass lean yield.
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Stimulating feed intake in the nursery through water
The aim is to avoid dehydration during the first days after weaning to improve feed intake.
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: determination of the levels of dioxin and PCBs in feed
The Council decided not to oppose the adoption of a Commission regulation amending regulation 152/2009 as regards the determination of the levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls.
Argentina: constant growth of the animal nutrition industry
According to what the SENASA has published, the "Animal Nutrition" sector grew by 260% between years 2001 and 2012, going from 5.3 to 14.5 million tonnes consumed.
European Union: Parliament's fund priorities in the area of food and feed
This framework with a budget of almost €1.9 billion covering the period 2014-2020 will fund priorities in the area of food and feed.
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%.
Algal biomass supplementation in maternal diets on piglet survival
Increasing DHA supplementation via algal biomass in maternal diets may improve piglet vitality after farrowing.
Italy: the CSQA certifies the meat from "pigs without antibiotics"
The CSQA, a certification organism accredited in Italy, has presented three new voluntary quality regulations, among them the "pigs without antibiotics".
Vietnam livestock fed mostly by imports
The breeding sector last year had to import more than US$4 billion in corn, wheat and soybean feed to breed animals.
Canada: CFIA cannot confirm a link between feed containing blood plasma and PED cases
Scientific testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) cannot confirm a link between feed containing blood plasma and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) cases in Canada.
Canada: CFIA statement on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus in feed
Testing with a swine bioassay has determined that the plasma ingredient contains PED virus capable of causing disease in pigs.
European Union: EFSA assesses safety of formaldehyde in feed
EFSA’s experts concluded that while there is no health risk for consumers exposed to this substance through the food chain, its inhalation may cause cancer.
Dietary lecithin improves dressing percentage and decreases chewiness in the longissimus muscle in finisher gilts
The use of lecithin in swine diets improve pork tenderness and of dressing percentage.
United Kingdom: pig industry slashes GHG emissions
Two years after the publication of the BPEX Roadmap, the reduction in climate change potential (carbon footprint) already achieved is beyond expectation, far exceeding the overall 2020 target.
Vietnam to increase corn planting for feed
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said Vietnam will in 2014, use 130,000 hectares of rice land to grow corn and cassava for animal feed production.