Impact of low-protein diets with added essential amino acids on growth and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs
Low-protein diets in growing pigs may be a viable choice when the amino acids composition is well-balanced.
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Why are the first days post-weaning so important?
A good start in post-weaning feed intake and including creep feed and palatable diets is crucial to optimize piglet health and performance.
The effects of plant-derived squalene supplementation on growth performance and acute oxidative stress-induced growth retardation and intestinal damage in piglets
Dietary plant-derived squalene supplementation may reduce the effects of oxidative stress in piglets.
Lactation feeding management greatly determines the success of the following cycle (I). Factors related to water consumption and the prefarrowing period
This article demonstrates the effects of drinking water temperature and feeding management in sows to optimize performance in farrowing and lactation.
Reducing ambient temperatures in finishing reduces gas emissions
How do ambient temperatures below thermoneutrality affect pig performance and environmental efficiency?
Effect of postpartum meloxicam administration to sows and split-suckling
Postpartum administration of meloxicam to sows reduced clinical cases of disease, increased ADG in pigs, and increased carcass weight at slaughter.
Effect of reducing dietary crude protein level on growth performance, blood profiles, nutrient digestibility, carcass traits, and odor emissions in growing-finishing pigs
Reducing dietary crude protein content in growing-finishing diets may not affect growth performance, carcass traits, and nutrient digestibility in a well-adapted phase feeding program.
Impact of zinc supplementation on growth performance and body composition in grow-finishing pigs under heat stress
Current zinc recomendations may not optimize growth in finishing pigs under thermoneutral and heat stress conditions.
The current situation and trends of the swine industry in China
The trends of the swine industry in China should be explained in two parts: pork consumption and pig production.
Benefits and challenges of sugar beet pulp in gestating sow diets
Higher dietary fiber in gestating sow diets may improve nitrogen retention and utilization.
Interest in incorporating insect meal in piglet feed
All livestock sectors are seeking to reduce imports of raw protein materials. Insect meals belong to the category of concentrated protein sources, but their nutritional characteristics are poorly documented and attempts to incorporate them into swine feed have been the subject of few publications.
Denmark improves piglet survival rate
Piglet mortality has been reduced by almost one percent.
The effect of sugary and salty former food products in pig diets on energy and nutrient digestibility, growth performance and carcass composition
Sugary and salty former food products as a feed ingredient alternative in gowing-finishing diets for pigs.
The impact of dried cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) waste meal as feed in growing-finishing pigs
Dried cabbage by-product may be a suitable ingredient for growing-finishing diets to improve sustainability and return.
The effect of different fiber sources in antibiotic-free diets on growth, immune responses, intestinal barrier function and microbiota in weaned piglets
The supplementation of wheat bran to antibiotic-free diets improves performance and intestinal health in weaned pigs.
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhea in piglets
From their respective academic and on-farm perspectives, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas comment on a recent study about the effect of postweaning feed intake.