What will be the next chapter in the story of the grain and feed industries? As we climb out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we all ask ourselves: which areas of our businesses will return to “normal”, and which areas...
Adjusting growth rate of meat animals (market pigs, lambs, cattle, and goats) is a useful skill for livestock caretakers of all ages.
Adjusting growth rate requires baseline knowledge of normal growth, feed usage, and knowing the nutrient profile of your...
Maintaining a sow’s condition during lactation has, arguably, the greatest overall impact on an entire production system—ultimately it determines the success or failure of finishing weights of market pigs. Pork producers have invested a lot of money in genetic...
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Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan and the Prairie Swine Center has shown, while rye can be included in the rations of grower pigs, it's important to maintain high energy...
There are three drivers influencing cost of production today; facilities, weaned pigs and feed, with feed cost accounting for over 60% of the total cost of production. In the last 90 days, we have seen feed cost per pig...
New name for Canadian Bio-Systems reflects new era of expanding opportunity
Fast-rising prospects, combined with a long winning streak of innovation and expanding global markets for its bio-based technology solutions, has culminated in a name change for Canadian Bio-Systems as the company...
It is well known that the transition from farrowing to the nursery is very hard on the piglets—transport to a new barn is stressful, adjusting to a new environment takes time, and transitioning from sows` milk to solid feed...
Source: Kansas State University news release
Manhattan - Eight years of extensive research, including work at Kansas State University, has led to a disquieting scenario for swine producers: Feed and feed ingredients could potentially serve as means for the introduction...
Things have changed since the days when pigs were raised in small herds in the barnyard,
eating out of large round bulk feeders. Many of us have fond memories of falling asleep on
warm summer nights as the rhythmic sounds of...
Registration now open for virtual event featuring cutting-edge science, networking opportunities and more.
Advances in nutritional science to meet the current and future challenges faced by the animal feed industry take centre stage at the 5th annual Animal Nutrition Conference of...