Creep feed could benefit older weaned piglets by supplementing nutrients in sows’ milk. Additionally, it could aid the transition to solid feed at weaning, perhaps more of a benefit to the younger weaned piglet. In our experiment, body weight at nursery exit...
Agrifirm launches product group brand Agrimprove
Today Royal Agrifirm Group launched its new functional feed ingredients brand called Agrimprove. Within this brand Agrifirm develops new ideas in animal health and nutrition, and grows these into tangible improvements throughout the agri-food...
Quick facts
The National Organic Program (NOP) provides guidelines for your ingredients, production protocols and other practices to qualify for organic certification.
Keep records of your livestock and feeding operations to prove your animals have been raised according to...
By Inge Heinzl, Fellipe Freitas Barbosa, and Sabria Regragui Mazili
It is well-known that weaning is a critical moment in pig production. Young pigs go through significant changes, such as starting a new feeding system and moving to different housing....
A new study published by a Kansas State University researcher and her team looks at how the current outbreak of African swine fever in China and Europe could be spreading through feed and feed ingredients.
As an African swine fever...
Introduction
In this article, the second in a two-part series , several management and procurement approaches are discussed relative to feeding pigs in extensive settings. Feed may be formulated and manufactured on-farm, but also purchased in ready-to-feed bags or ready-to-feed...
New Nedap Farrowing Feeding with Wireless Activator feeds based on need.
To help producers meet the unique nutritional needs of lactating sows, Nedap Livestock Management has introduced Nedap Activator, an add-on to Nedap Farrowing Feeding that automatically drops feed when...
The Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced a $2.5-million gift to assist with funding construction of the Feed Technology Center, a key asset that will advance educational and research opportunities within the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois,...
The amount of calcium in pig diets must be calculated precisely. Too much can decrease phosphorus digestibility and feed intake, leading to lower weight gain in pigs.
Hans H. Stein, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and the Division...
Complete feed rations are Important for the nutrition of your pigs
Introduction
Extensive pork production is often driven by the objectives of a market niche, what may be easiest to do when beginning to farm, and what generates some profit, rather than...