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Friday, May 11, 2018
Diamond V at 75: Optimising a pig's microbiome
A healthy gut microbiome provides the young pig a line of defense against pathogen challenges, said Dr. Karen Lehe, Diamond V's director of swine business development.
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.
Monday, May 7, 2018
EU pig slaughterings up 7% in January
EU pig slaughterings in January totalled 23.3 million head, up 7% from the same month last year (there was an extra working day in January this year, however), the latest figures from Eurostat showed, according to AHDB Pork. Even on a per-w ...
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Antioxidant-prooxidant balance in the intestine applications in chick placement and pig weaning
A delicate balance between antioxidants and prooxidants in cells is an important determinant of various physiological processes and maintenance of this balance is the main aim of so called an integrated antioxidant system built in the anima ...
Monday, April 30, 2018
Nutriad presents pig additive solutions in China
Nutriad has participated in the China Feed Exhibition on April 17-20 in Changsha.
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- ...
Saturday, April 7, 2018
US' largest March pig herd in 30 years
The US pig herd as of March 1 stood at 72.9 million head, 3% higher than in March 2017, according to the latest quarterly report from the US Department of Agriculture.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Moderate dietary protein restriction alters the composition of gut microbiota and improves ileal barrier function in adult pig model
This study was conducted to investigate impacts of dietary protein levels on gut bacterial community and gut barrier. The intestinal microbiota of finishing pigs, fed with 16%, 13% and 10% crude protein (CP) in diets, respectively, were inv ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Irish pigs slaughtered up 7.1% in February, cattle down 1.2%
The number of pigs slaughtered in Ireland in February increased 7.1% to 277,600 from last year's 259.200, while cattle decreased 1.2% to 148,900 from 150,600 in February 2017, the latest figures released by the Irish Central Statistics Offi ...
Friday, March 23, 2018
Canada pig herd continues to expand
The total number of pigs in Canada in January reached 14.3 million head, 3% higher than year earlier levels, AHDB Pork reports, citing the latest figures from Statistics Canada. This represents the fourth consecutive year of expansion for t ...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Sales of processed pig meat products in EU gain headway
Purchases of processed pig meat products in the EU posted growth in market value in 2017, while fresh pork also showed signs of improving in southern Europe, but continued to struggle further north, according to AHDB Pork.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Slaughtered pigs in EU decline 1% in 2017
Almost 255 million head of pigs were slaughtered in the EU last year, lower by 1% than in the previous year. Despite some increase in carcase weights, pig-meat production in the EU also declined 1% last year to 23.3 million tonnes, accordin ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Methionine is vital for optimum pig performance
After lysine and threonine, total sulfur amino acids (TSAA) is the third most limiting amino acids in a pig's diet. Still, it is crucial to clarify TSAA's importance in swine, particularly during the growingfinishing period when TSA ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Spain's pig population largest in EU
Spain has the largest pig herd in the European Union, as its pig population hit 30 million in December 2017, up 3% on the year.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
EU pig population up 2% in 2017
The total pig population in the EU (excluding member state Bulgaria) in December 2017 was 149.5 million, up 2% year-on-year, according to the latest census results published by Eurostat, as reported by AHDB Pork.

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