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Friday, March 1, 2019
Weaning stress perturbs gut microbiome and its metabolic profile in piglets
Weaned piglets are vulnerable to nutritional, physiological, and psychological stressors, leading to abrupt taxonomic and functional shifts in the intestinal microbiome. In this study, an integrated approach combination of 16S rDNA gene seq ...
Friday, March 1, 2019
What if live yeast could help ease the issues of weaning in piglets?
In 2006, when Europe started to ban antibiotic growth promoters, our swine experts were alerting pig professionals not to overlook the key role of digestive microbiota by these words: "the pig lives around its flora".
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Delacon launches new phytogenic additive for piglets
One out of every five piglets is estimated to be impacted by post-weaning issues. Fresta® Protect, a natural, phytogenic product, will help livestock producers get around these post-weaning challenges, Delacon said at the product launch at ...
Friday, September 21, 2018
4 parameters may unlock piglets' lifetime performance and manage Sow Peripartal Syndrome: Trouw Nutrition
Trouw Nutrition is broadening its LifeStart concept to address how conditions occurring in the prenatal phase can impact an animal's lifelong performance. Research findings are inspiring innovations to address a complex web of maternal sow ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
EU approves MAXBIOS probiotic for use in weaned piglets
The European Union has authorised MAXBIOS, a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 28343, for the use in weaned piglets until August 2028.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Early gut maturation in piglets
The gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) of the young piglet is a very complex environment. Pathogens and toxins should be kept out while active and passive nutrient absorption should be ensured. Modern high prolific sows are putting a lot of stre ...
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Comparison of porous and nano zinc oxide for replacing high-dose dietary regular zinc oxide in weaning piglets
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of dietary supplementation with low dose of porous and nano zinc oxide (ZnO) on weaning piglets, and to evaluate the possibility of using them as an alternative to high dose of regular ZnO.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Antibacterial effects of zinc oxide in weaned piglets
Dietary zinc oxide is known to increase growth and reduce post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets. But why the other forms of zinc do not manage to perform as well as zinc oxide? Let’s focus on the antimicrobial activity of zinc oxide.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The impact of dietary zinc oxide on the bacterial diversity of the small intestinal microbiota of weaned piglets
Dietary zinc oxide is often used in pharmacological concentrations to promote health as well as performance of weaned piglets due to its bacteriostatic effects. This study was conducted to provide an in depth analysis of the bacterial compo ...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
High-dose dietary zinc oxide mitigates infection with transmissible gastroenteritis virus in piglets
Zinc (Zn) supplementation has been shown to reduce the incidence of diarrhea and to protect animals from intestinal diseases, but the mechanisms of this protective effect against virus infection in vivo have not yet been elucidated. Transmi ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
BeneGut: An anti-diarrhea alternative for piglets
Since Danish scientist Poulsen reported in 1989 that high dose zinc oxide could reduce the diarrhea rate of weaned piglets and improve growth, the substance is widely used in piglet feed. Still, problems caused by high dose zinc oxide are r ...
Monday, April 23, 2018
Nutriad introduces new palatant for piglets at ILDEX Vietnam
At ILDEX Vietnam 2018, Nutriad unveiled a new product for its palatability range. Delistart® is a piglet feeding concept that links quick feed to starter feed, training the piglets to the new feed in the weaning period, resulting in 6- ...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
A new alternative to boost piglets' growth found, and it's not antibiotic
A natural alternative to antibiotics shows promise of serving as growth enhancer for piglets, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Effects of probiotic Bacillus as a substitute for antibiotics on antioxidant capacity and intestinal autophagy of piglets
The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (Ba) as a substitute for antibiotics on growth performance, antioxidant ability and intestinal autophagy of piglets. Ninety piglets were divided int ...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
AB Vista: Research reveals opportunity to improve iron status of piglets
Iron deficiency could be reducing the performance of piglets post-weaning, despite the routine use of iron injections and feed supplements.
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