Joe Loughmiller, PhD (j.loughmiller@phileo.lesaffre.com)
Phileo by Lesaffre
Feeding premium active dry yeast probiotics (Procreatin 7® or ActiSaf HR+®) to pigs has previously demonstrated performance and health improvements. Genetics, management, and nutrition improvements have raised questions about the continued need for premium...
Farmscape for March 13, 2020
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says protein content appears to be one of the factors that influences the survivability of disease causing pathogens in feed ingredients. Significant...
It's extremely important that youth exhibitors who participate in swine projects at their county fair or other livestock exhibitions take a few critical steps before bringing animals home to reduce the risk of exposure to ractopamine products.
In the spring...
Building a relationship with your feed supplier is an important part of a successful livestock project, key conversations regarding how you want to feed your animal and what products are banned at your county fair or exhibition are important.
When...
Starting weanling pigs off with the right diet can make all the difference for the health and productivity of the animal. A new University of Illinois study shows amino acids from a new torula yeast product are more digestible...
Source: USDA news release
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The February 2020 Feed Outlook report contains estimates for 2018/19 and projections for 2019/20 U.S. and global feed markets based on the most current World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
A major challenge in the pork industry is to produce lean pigs without compromising pork quality. Pork quality includes both lean (e.g. color, intramuscular fat, drip loss or purge) and fat (e.g. firmness, slice ability of bellies, flavor) quality...
As an African swine fever outbreak has moved rapidly throughout China and threatens to spread to new countries in Europe, a Kansas State University researcher continues to understand the possible routes for disease introduction and transmission.
Megan Niederwerder, Kansas State...
An interview with
Daniel Nelson, PhD
Senior Swine Nutritionist
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Q: For nearly 20 years, ractopamine has been used by US pork and beef producers to improve carcass leanness and production efficiency. Recently, two major US pork companies announced that they...
D&D Ingredient Distributors, Inc. announces the full-scale operation of its new premix plant at the company headquarters in Delphos, Ohio. The high-tech, state-of-the-art facility features automated micro ingredient proportioning, blending, and precision mixing technology to serve D&D's expanding...