Feeding of lactating sows
The sow’s intake is affected by the interaction of different factors, not just nutritional but also those connected with the animal, handling or system of production.
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Dietary vitamin A concentration alters fatty acid composition in pigs
Dietary vitamin A supplementation does not affect major fatty acid composition of intramuscular lipids, but leads to a higher C16:0 and total SFA concentration in liver lipids.
The addition of ground wheat straw as fibre source in the gestation diet of sows and the effect on sow and litter performance
The dietary inclusion of wheat straw during the gestation phase improves sow and litter productivity.
The effect of heated mash on performance and feeding behaviour on newly weaned piglets
Dietary heating may enhance piglet performance by increasing feed consumption just after weaning
Experts to meet in China to discuss impact of the financial crisis, the global pig markets, genetics, practical pig production in China, feed safety and disease prevention
The Global Pig Forum is the first industry-wide conference for pig production. The forum brings together international experts the entire pig industry. The two-day forum, which is organised by China Animal Agricultural Association (CAAA), includes representatives from the processing sector, breeding companies and feed industry specialists, along with key personnel employed in research, finance and marketing.
DuPont Leader: Agriculture is Up to Global Productivity Challenge
Science will enable farmers to produce enough grain to meet the growing demand for food, biofuels and materials if public and private agriculture enterprises, regulators and policymakers from around the globe take a more holistic approach to the solution, William S. Niebur, vice president – DuPont Crop Genetics Research and Development, said here today.
Supplemental sodium butyrate stimulates different gastric cells in weaned pigs
The use of sodium butyrate just after weaning may help to stimulate gastric mucosal maturation
China: FAIRS Subject Report 2008 Catalog of Feed Additives 2009
On December 11, 2008, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) published Decree No. 1126, the "2008 Catalog of Feed Additives". The 2008 Catalog, modified based on the "2006 Catalog of Feed Additives", adds some widely used safe feed additives and also defines the scope of use for enzymes and live micro-organisms.
Use of plant extracts in swine
The swine production industry has a growing interest in the use of essential oils. Essential oils are products of complex origin. They have antimicrobial and antioxidant effects, they stimulate appetite and intestinal secretions and they are even immunostimulants.
Whey Products in piglet diets
A large body of research data exists on the response of pigs to whey. Good quality whey protein contains all the protective components of milk protein.
A tryptophan-enriched diet improves feed intake and growth performance of susceptible weanling pigs orally challenged with Escherichia coli K88
Tryptophan supplementation of piglet diets may help to reduce the negative impact of E. coli at weaning
Pea protein as a substitute of soya bean protein in diets for young pigs: effects on productivity and digestive traits
Pea protein concentrate and fullfat soya bean have a negative impact on piglet performance and ileal digestibility compared to regular SBM
Effect of dietary soybean hulls and metal-amino acid chelated mineral supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and noxious gas emission in growing pigs
Dietary supplementation with soybean hulls and metal amino acid chelated minerals may reduce noxious gas emissions during growing fattening period
Effect of dietary supplementation of an enzyme blend on the ileal and faecal digestibility of nutrients in growing pigs
Nutrient digestibility may be enhanced by ß-glucanase-protease enzyme blend product supplementation of growing diets
Peripartal feeding strategy with different n-6:n-3 ratios in sow: effect on gene expression in backfat white adipose tissue postpartum
The expression of the responsible genes for trapping, release and storage of fatty acids and glucose may be modulated by altering n-6:n-3 ratio of the diet in pregnant sows
Effect of different feeding regimens on growth, longevity, and semen characteristics of working boars in a commercial AI stud
AI boar longevity may be improved by using an adequate feeding programme without affecting semen production and quality