How should we use higher levels of phytase to ameliorate current volatility prices of Monocalcium Phosphate in Swine?
Laura Merriman, Spenser Becker, Gustavo Cordero, and Pete Wilcock
The volatility of ingredient pricing and availability of ingredients is at the forefront of...
Global science-based companies enter up into agreement to enable transparent environmental assessment and accelerate impact reduction of the animal protein value chain
Cooperation combines BASF’s deep value chain sustainability experience in animal nutrition and Evonik’s extensive knowledge of...
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Farmscape for September 15, 2022
The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services is advising pork producers to lock in their feed costs as they forward contract their hog production. The North American hog...
Source: Alltech
Dr. Henrique Cemin, senior swine nutritionist at Hubbard Feeds, speaks about the role of nutrient sources in caring for sick pigs at the Alltech ONE Conference 2022.
The pig mortality issue
Pig mortality is one of the biggest challenges the...
Farmscape for September 9, 2022
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says adjusting the fibre content of the feed appears to address the problem of sow mortality resulting from excess intake...
On August 30, Novus International, Inc., announced plans to change to an indirect business model in the China market. Company leaders said they are working to establish channel partners to continue serving customers in that country.
This change is part...
SylPro enhanced torula yeast is a high protein feed ingredient derived from forestry by-products, and results from digestibility experiments indicate that SylPro yeast may be a great source of energy and digestible amino acids in diets fed to weanling...
Mycotoxins are a known issue in livestock feeding, but do we truly recognize where they come from and how much impact they have on our animals? What performance, immune, social behavior and welfare issues can they cause in our...
Kansas State University has released new recommendations for sampling feed that officials say will help meet the agricultural industry's need to limit the presence of pathogens in feed mills.
The new feed sampling resources website can be found online at...
Quick facts
Growth rate of pigs housed in hoop barns is similar to pigs housed in confinement barns.
Pigs in hoop barns eat more and are less efficient than pigs kept in confinement barns.
Feeding a low-energy diet based on small...