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Antimicrobial peptides as an alternative to antibiotics in pigs nutrition

The AMPs (also called host defence peptides) are small gene encoded peptides of 1 to 5 kDa that have a broad range of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, fungi and mycobacteria

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Iowa State Swine Nutrition Program Welcomes New Graduate Students

With five new graduate students and a lab manager, Iowa State University’s (ISU) applied swine nutrition program is focused squarely on the future. The program, under the leadership of animal science associate professor John Patience, has three research themes: energy, ingredient evaluation, and feeding management. There also are collaborative efforts with additional animal science faculty members in other areas.

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Influence of dietary isomaltooligosaccharides on nutrient digestibility and concentration of glucose, insulin, cholesterol and triglycerides in serum of growing pigs

Dietary isomaltooligosaccharides supplementation did not affect any of the measured parameters

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Effects of the insoluble and soluble dietary fibre on the physicochemical properties of digesta and the microbial activity in early weaned piglets

The use of higher insoluble-soluble dietary fibre concentration in piglet diets may improve intestinal health at weaning

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USA - USDA predicts record corn yield, soybean crop

USDA forecast the largest U.S. corn yield and largest soybean crop in history for the 2009/10 marketing year.

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Pork CRC: Award winning pig egg cells

Vital research to reduce seasonal infertility, an ongoing problem for Australia’s pig industry, has been rewarded with a 2009 Science and Innovation Award for Michael Bertoldo, a Pork CRC supported PhD student at The University of Sydney.

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FAO - On horizon 2050 - billions needed for agriculture

Net investments of $83 billion a year must be made in agriculture in developing countries if there is to be enough food to feed 9.1 billion people in 2050, according to an FAO discussion paper.

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Pork CRC makes pig's breakfast of award

Feeding pigs has sometimes been a fairly hit-and-miss affair, but award-winning new technology developed with Pork CRC support aims to bring precision livestock farming technology to piggeries across Australia and make pig feeding less of a pig’s breakfast.

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Effects of dietary soybean oil on lipid and protein oxidation in pork patties during chill storage

Dietary soybean oil suplementation of growing-finishing diets does not affect lipid oxidation in pork products

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The effect of castration method and dietary raw potato starch supply on sensory quality of pork

The use of raw potato starch in the finishing diets may reduce boar taint perception in entire males, however boar taint it is not completely reduced

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Phosphorus requirements of growing-finishing pigs reared in a commercial environment

A challenge in animal production today is to raise livestock within new environmental rules and regulations. Although most states in the United States regulate swine waste application based on N concentration, more are changing to P-based regulations.

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Effects of feeder design on growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs

The use of a wet-dry feeder improves pig performance until slaughter, without improving carcass performance.

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Influence of micronization (fine grinding) of soya bean meal and fullfat soya bean on productive performance and digestive traits in young pigs

Soya bean meal and fullfat soya bean micronization does not improve piglet performance and digestibility of dietary components

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FAO - Food production will have to increase by 70 percent

Producing 70 percent more food for an additional 2.3 billion people by 2050 while at the same time combating poverty and hunger, using scarce natural resources more efficiently and adapting to climate change are the main challenges world agriculture will face in the coming decades, according to an FAO discussion paper.

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