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Friday, March 20, 2020
Review: innovation through research in the North American pork industry
This article involved a broad search of applied sciences for milestone technologies we deem to be the most significant innovations applied by the North American pork industry, during the past 10 to 12 years. Several innovations shifted the ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Addressing a tumultuous 2020 from an animal nutrition perspective
Just late last year, there were signs that China's ASF situation was stabilising and that the disease was being effectively controlled. No one would expect that China would face a bigger challenge in January – COVID-19. The longer-term ...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Meta-analysis shows improved zootechnical and economic performance in piglets fed AGP-free diets
A meta-analysis conducted by Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company, found that a feed additive containing a synergistic blend of organic acids, medium chain fatty acids, patented alkyl esters of MCFA's, target release butyrates and a p ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Antimicrobial removal on piglets promotes health and higher bacterial diversity in the nasal microbiota
The view on antimicrobials has dramatically changed due to the increased knowledge on the importance of microbiota composition in different body parts. Antimicrobials can no longer be considered only beneficial, but also potentially deleter ...
Monday, September 9, 2019
Nutritional strategies to overcome the challenge of ZnO reduction in post-weaning piglet diets
It is well documented that the weaning period is related to environmental and social changes which negatively impact the physiology, microbiology and immunology of piglets. Under commercial conditions the use of high doses of ZnO (2100 to 3 ...
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 ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Phileo Gut health program: For an optimal feed transition at weaning
Weaning piglets from the sow is one of the most stressful events in the pig's life and can contribute to intestinal and immune system dysfunctions, compromising pig health and resulting in reduced growth and feed intake, particularly in ...
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Young animal nutrition: right nutritional strategy for piglets
Weaning remains a critical phase in pork production association with digestive disorders causing growth retardation, diarrhea, and even death. Weaning increases susceptibility of piglets to a variety infectious disease due to the attenuatio ...
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 ...
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Phileo gut health program: For an optimal weaning preparation
Maintaining gut health in young piglets has far-reaching implications for the entire pig growth cycle and should therefore start in the farrowing crate, by ensuring that piglets ingest enough colostrum and milk during the suckling period fo ...
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Feed holds the key to a healthy young animal gut
Ensuring that the gut is healthy is critically important for all of life's activity, since all nutrients must of course be absorbed through the gut. The right raw material choice therefore, limits the growth of pathogenic bacteria in yo ...
Monday, September 4, 2017
The application study of highly efficient zinc additive on anti-diarrhoea and growth promotion effects
Zinc is one of the essential trace element for maintaining life activities of animals. The high dose zinc oxide was widely used in piglet feed since it is reported in 1989 by the scientist Poulsen from Denmark firstly that high dose zinc ox ...
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, July 27, 2017
Gut Health: the New Paradigm in Food Animal Production
Optimal gut health is of vital importance to the performance of production animals. Gut health is synonymous in animal production industries with animal health. Although there does appear to be a direct relationship between animal performan ...
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Alternatives to zinc oxide for more potent piglets
In intensive pig production, weaning is a challenging, stressful experience for young piglets. They have to cope with an abrupt separation from their mother, being mixed with other litters in a new environment, and have to switch from highl ...
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