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Thursday, October 19, 2017
Babi®: 5-fold approach for healthy piglets
Post-weaning diarrhea, colibacillosis, oedema disease, streptococcus problems, ear necrosis,… Helping piglets to cope with these challenges becomes increasingly important, as there was a huge increase in number of live born piglets during t ...
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Relationship between birth order, birth weight, colostrum intake, acquisition of passive immunity and pre-weaning mortality of piglets
This study investigates the relation between birth order (BO), birth weight (BW0), colostrum intake (CI), level of passive immunity and pre-weaning mortality of piglets. The animals used were 551 cross-bred piglets [Piétrain × (Large-White ...
Thursday, October 5, 2017
EU pig meat production barely rises in July
EU pig meat production in July remained relatively unchanged year-on-year at 1.8 million tonnes, according to provisional data from the EU Commission, AHDB reported. In the seven months through July, EU pig meat production was just 1% lower ...
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 ...
Thursday, September 28, 2017
De Heus starts construction of 'Pig Nutrition Centre'
Royal De Heus has announced the construction of its 'Pig Nutrition Centre' in Beuningen, the Netherlands.
Monday, September 18, 2017
Pig meat has brightest prospects for UK meat exports, says latest Brexit report
Pig meat offers the best potential for UK meat exports to non-EU markets, which represented 32% of UK pig meat trade in 2016, according to the AHDB's latest Brexit report outlining UK prospects for meat and dairy products in the global mark ...
Friday, September 15, 2017
Spain's rise as key pig meat exporter gets stalled
Spain has emerged as a key pig meat exporter since joining the EU, with especially strong growth in shipments between 2014 and 2016, but this has come to an end so far this year, according to AHDB Pork.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Opportunity to improve iron status in newly weaned piglets for improved production efficiency
Anaemia is still present in newly weaned piglets and can lead to significant reductions in weight gain. This article discusses factors limiting bioavailability of iron in feed, and nutritional strategies to improve iron status in piglets.
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Canadian pig herd grows 2% in 1st half; growth path sustained
The number of pigs on holdings in Canada as of July 1 rose for the fifth consecutive year to 14.1 million head, up 2% on the same period in 2016 and 12% higher than July 1, 2012, according to latest data from Statistics Canada, as compiled ...
Friday, September 1, 2017
Irish beef, pigmeat farmers bedevilled by factory price cuts
After raising the issue of pigmeat price cuts, this time around the Irish Farmers' Association has expressed "anger" over beef price cuts that run as high as €100 (US$119) per head.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Diformates and 3rd generation acidifiers in antibiotic-free feeding - impacts in sows and piglets
With costs of pig production under increasing pressure, the nutrition of young pigs is of increasing interest, as this period is critical to the subsequent performance of the animals through to market. Optimising growth rate and feed effici ...
Thursday, August 17, 2017
The use of medium chain fatty acids in piglet feeding - a review
The group of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) comprises monocarboxylic fatty acids containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms. These are: caproic (C6), caprylic (C8), capric (C10), and lauric (C12) acids. They can be partly absorbed already throug ...
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Post weaning diarrhea in pigs: risk factors and non-colistin-based control strategies
Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is one of the most serious threats for the swine industry worldwide. It is commonly associated with the proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the pig intestine. Colistin, a cationic antibiotic, is ...
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