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Monday, September 9, 2019
A specific phytogenic feed additive helps to improve animal welfare and health status of post-weaning piglets under farm conditions with increased diarrhea incidence
Phytogenic feed additives (PFA) are increasingly recognized for their potential to beneficially affect growth performance, nutrient digestibility and gut health in different livestock species, including piglets.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Use of feed from China to feed US pigs raises concerns of swine fever infections
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Animine presents results of feed additives for piglets
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Monday, January 21, 2019
Vilofoss enters into joint venture, becomes leader of France's piglet feed market
Vilofoss has entered into a joint venture with family-owned company ARC - a move that will make Vilofoss a leader in the French market for piglet feed, the company said.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Danish anthropologist presents seaweed as alternative for pig feed
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
China forbids use of food waste as pig feed in provinces impacted by swine fever
China's agriculture ministry has announced the prohibited use of food waste as pig feed in provinces affected by the recent outbreaks of African swine fever, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
China Whey Weekly: Low piglet feed demand decimates sales (week ended Aug 13, 2018)
As hog prices have surged 16% over the past month, commercial hog farming were mostly making profits, albeit marginal. Nonetheless, the demand for piglet feed and subsequently whey remained flat due to limited piglet numbers. A handful of w ...
Thursday, July 26, 2018
EU lowers maximum copper level in pig feeds to 25 mg/kg
The revised maximum permitted levels of copper in complete pig feeds are now officially lowered to 25 mg/kg for all ages of pigs, after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This is in line with European Food Safety Aut ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Nutriad presents on pig feed intake in tropical conditions
Nutriad was a Gold Sponsor of the Pig Feed Quality Conference that was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 26-27.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Do weaner pigs need in-feed antibiotics to ensure good health and welfare?
Antibiotics (AB) are used in intensive pig production systems to control infectious diseases and they are suspected to be a major source of antibiotic resistance. Following the ban on AB use as growth promoters in the EU, their prophylactic ...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Cargill to expand piglet feed production line in China
Cargill is bolstering its young animal nutrition capability by investing more than US$15 million to add a piglet feed production line at its existing premix and nutrition facility in Tianjin, China.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Fat digestion in piglets: the importance of feeding the right fat
Adding fats or oils to an animal diet provides the animal essential fatty acids which are needed for growth and production. The digestibility and effectiveness of the fatty acids can differ between sources and vary depending on the maturity ...
Monday, October 2, 2017
Indonesian pig farmers discover use of sorghum in feed
The ban on corn imports has led Indonesian pig farmers to use sorghum in their animals' home-mixed feed. The country's pig raisers rely on corn for feed, but now they have to compete with feed millers for locally raised corn.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Piglet feeding: Think global, act local
Increasing litter sizes, increased genetic potential and smaller economic margins have drastically changed the rearing of piglets. Only by supporting the piglets from the first day they are able to achieve good growth performances. An intel ...
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Review: divergent selection for residual feed intake in the growing pig
This review summarizes the results from the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) divergent selection experiment on residual feed intake (RFI) in growing Large White pigs during nine generations of selection. It discusses the ...

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