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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.

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Effect of bovine colostrums of 1st, 2nd and 3rd milking on growth performance and the immune system of newly-weaned piglets after an E.coli LPS challenge

The use of freeze dried colostrum in weanling diets may help to reduce inflamatory process improving piglet performance

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Dietary supplementation with fish oil increases long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in pubertal gilts

The use of fish oil may improve plasmatic PUFA contents without affecting growth or health

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Feeding of pre-pubertal gilts with diets containing aflatoxins or zearalenona

Feeding diets with aflatoxins or zearalenone prejudices performance and stimulates estrogenic effects in gilts.

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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).

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Kemin promotes G.S. Ramesh to president of Kemin AgriFoods Asia

John Springate, president of Kemin AgriFoods, announces the promotion of G.S. Ramesh to president of the Kemin AgriFoods Asia division.

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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.

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TOPIGS: Flushing results in heavier piglets

An increased feeding of sows during the insemination phase results in a higher piglet birthweight.

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New operations manager for Ufac-UK

Joseph Magadi has been appointed operations manager by Ufac-UK for their specialist mill near Oakham, Rutland, where he will be responsible for raw material buying, formulation, quality control and production.

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Electronic sow feeding system (2/2)

The second video shows the full sow feeding system.

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Oral progestagen and colostrogenesis in primiparous sows

Oral progestagen during gestation may redude colostrum quality

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VIV Europe is about to open its doors for the international animal protein industry

Only 2,5 weeks to go before VIV Europe opens its doors from 20-22 April at the Jaarbeurs Exhibition Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands. Over 570 exhibitors from 39 countries covering 25,187 m2 booked their stand at the international platform for innovations in the animal protein industry. This means over 25,000 m2 full of innovations!

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Comparison of different antimicrobial sequences on nursery pig performance and economic return

The use of antibiotics in feed during the nuresery period may improve piglet performance

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Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the factory and on the farm

The compound feed industry is one of the stakeholders having a role in minimizing the environmental impact while meeting the demand for high quality and cost effective products.

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Incidence of fermentable fibre on piglet performances and health during post‐weaning

The dietary fibre after weaning could be able to constitute an alternative to the use of antibiotic growth promoters. This experiment carried out at INRA and IFIP, aimed to evaluate the effects of fermentable fibre on piglet performance and health during post‐weaning.

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Berkshire a triticale treat for pigs

To encourage the 2010 growing of Berkshire, the new high yielding triticale, meetings of triticale growers, agronomists, pork producers and feed mills were recently hosted by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), co-developer of the variety with The University of Sydney and the Grains Research and Development Corporation.