FAO: world cereal supplies boosted by record crops in 2014
The cereal output estimate for 2014 was raised to 2 544 million tonnes mainly due to a larger than anticipated maize harvest in the European Union.
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NET energy system for gestating and lactating sows (1/2)
Making use of the NET energy system for sows to formulate feeds makes it possible to achieve a smooth transition from gestation to lactation diets, which makes the transition period around farrowing easier for the sows.
Effect of an organic selenium supplementation on growth performance and meat quality in pigs
Vitamin E had highly reduced lipid peroxidation level in the ω3 supplemented groups compared to mineral selenium supplementation alone.
United States: draft guidance for industry on ensuring safety of animal feed
This draft guidance is intended to help animal producers (persons who feed animals) develop and implement on-farm practices to ensure the safety of animal feed maintained and fed to animals on the farm.
Feeding programs for sows could be established on a metabolic states and hormonal profile basis
Insulin, ghrelin and leptin could be used as biomarkers to detect situations resulting in a poor energy balance.
Dietary long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from protected fish oil effects on the joints health in sows
The dietary fish oil inclusion may prevent lameness appearance in sows.
The porcine gut after Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 feeding in a Salmonella Typhimurium challenge
It is proposed that Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 exerts an immune modulatory effect by increasing the numbers of intraepithelial lymphocytes.
Control of feeding with a chart wrapped around the water pipe
The goal is to record the sows' feeding level when fed manually.
Olive cake by-product improves growth performance and carcass traits in growing finishing pigs
Low inclusion levels of olive cake by-product at growing-finishing diets may improves growth performance and provide healthy fatty acid profile in fat tissues.
Soybean meal can be partly replaced by field pea in weanling diets
Increasing inclusion of field pea reduces dietary crude protein digestibility but without negative impact on performance.
Survey of serum vitamin D status across stages of swine production and evaluation of supplemental bulk vitamin D premixes
These results revealed that commercial swine may be deficient in serum vitamin D at varying times of the year, and feed-supplement concentrations may vary.
China eyes GMO progress amid crop shrinkage, safety concerns
Research and commercialization of genetically modified organisms (GMO) are expected to gain momentum in China after years of GM crop decline amid public safety concerns.
Mexico is the world's fourth largest feedstuff producer
50 percent of the total production goes to the poultry sector and 15.9 percent to the pig sector.
Alternatives to traditional protein sources
The sharp increase in demand for meat by the population expected in the world in the coming years, means that there is an active search for alternatives, both from a social and an environmental point of view.
Mussel meal as a protein source for growing pigs
Mussel meal can be used as protein sources in pig diets maintaining performance and meat quality.