The Index, which measures the monthly change in the international prices of a basket of food commodities, averaged 213 points, up 12 points from June.

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Quinoa hull meal affects on piglet performance and intestinal epithelial physiology

Saponin-enriched diets may affect intestinal permeability but this not alter piglet performance.

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Updated feeding advice for TOPIGS finishers

This advice is specific for the Tempo, Talent and Top Pi offspring.

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Interaction of Bordetella bronchiseptica, Pasteurella multocida, and fumonisin B1 in the porcine respiratory tract

These results indicate that, when combined with dual infection by B. bronchiseptica and P. multocida, dietary exposure of pigs to FB1 toxin raises the risk of pneumonia.

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Dietary carbohydrate sources affect plasma glucose, insulin and IGF-I levels in multiparous sows

Plasma insulin could be modulated by dietary carbohydrates in sows.

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Decrease the “sophomore slump” on your sow operation

Balanced management of parity groups promotes long-term herd profitability.

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n-3 PUFA in the maternal diet modify the postnatal development and intestinal permeability in piglets

n-3 PUFA supplementation in the maternal diet may affect the intestinal development of the offspring.

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Modulation of phosphorus digestive utilisation in weanling pigs

The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of microbial phytase according to three dietary concentrations of calcium on the digestive utilisation of P in weanling pigs.

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Landrace boar in an artificial insemination centre

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The great impact of the boar on the swine production (up to more than 6,000 piglets produced by boar and year) determines the great interest in the study of any factor that can have an incidence on its production results.

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Effects of dietary seaweed extract supplementation in sows and post-weaned pigs on performance, intestinal morphology, intestinal microflora and immune status

SWE supplementation post-weaning provides a dietary means to improve gut health and to enhance growth performance in starter pigs.

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Use of plant extract of H. cordata and T. officinale in finishing pigs

The dietary inclusion of Houttuynia cordata and Taraxacum officinale leads to an improvement of the growth performance, inmune defense and meat quality in finishing pigs.