Interactive effects of dietary fat source and slaughter weight in growing-finishing swine: I. Growth performance and longissimus muscle fatty acid composition
Pig performance was not affected by the fat source included in grower diets
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Silver nanoparticles as a potential antimicrobial additive for weaned pigs
The use of silver nanoparticles in piglet diets may reduce microbial load of the small intestine at weaning
Provimi's Piglet Feed Program
Provimi BV introduces a new piglet feed program. The new piglet feed program is based on developments in the market.
EU - New regulation on the placing on the market and use of feed
The objective of this Regulation ((EC) Nº 767/2009), in accordance with the general principles laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, is to harmonise the conditions for the placing on the market and the use of feed, in order to ensure a high level of feed safety and thus a high level of protection of public health, as well as to provide adequate information for users and consumers and to strengthen the effective functioning of the internal market.
Organic acids: new opportunities in porcine nutrition
Due to their multiple effects at a physiologic and cellular level organic acids function as antimicrobials, modifiers of the intestinal flora, pH reducers, stimulants of pancreatic secretion and of the growth of intestinal microvilli, improvers of the gastric and intestinal flora, inhibitors of ammoniac production and of other metabolic depressors of growth, as well as energetic.
Estimates of energy requirements during gestation and lactation in sows
Commercial diets does not satisfy DE requirements in late gestation and lactation
Screening of isolated lactic acid bacteria as potential beneficial strains for fermented liquid pig feed production
The use of selected lactic acid bacteria strains may be very useful to start feed acidification in liquid feeding diets
Oral administration recombinant porcine epidermal growth factor enhances the jejunal digestive enzyme genes expression and activity of early-weaned piglets
Epidermal growth factor supplementation of piglet diets may stimulate intestinal piglet development and maturation at weaning
BIOMIN launches the Mycotoxin Channel on YouTube
Do you have mycotoxin related questions? World renowned experts provide the answers! BIOMINs Mycotoxin Channel, a unique knowledge based platform offering valuable information in the field of mycotoxins goes live on the 10th of August.
Lallemand Inc. acquires Lake States Yeast Company
Lallemand Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Lake States Yeast Division from the Wausau Paper Group. Lake States Yeast is a leading producer of inactivated torula yeast operating in Rhinelander (Wisconsin, USA).
Why tryptophan is an important amino acid for piglet nutrition
The consequences of the inflammatory and immune responses on tryptophan metabolism could impair the availability of tryptophan for body protein accretion, growth and all other metabolic processes involving this amino acid.
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
Effects of continual fluctuation in feed intake on growth performance response and carcass fat-to-lean ratio in grower-finisher pigs
Fluctuation in feed intake either every day or every 3 d had minimal effect on carcass fat to lean ratio compared with pigs fed restricted amount throughout the experiment.
Alternatives to fish meal for piglets
Fish meal has always been the main source and the preferred choice of nutritionists for quality protein, above all in the formulation of feed for the youngest ages.
Vantarion's swine feed supplement packs a punch
Despite the absence of an agricultural industry here, local biotech firm Vantarion has developed a supplement that could significantly cut swine feed costs and improve the weight gain of livestock.
Feed palatability and voluntary feed intake in pigs
Piglets face a very stressful process at weaning and feed intake becomes one of the most limiting issues.