An interview with David Pyburn, DVM - Managing Technical Services Veterinarian, Pork, Zoetis
Key takeaways
For Zoetis medicated feed additives, African Swine Fever (ASF) virus contamination risk is low due to maintaining a strict, closed, and unidirectional flow of all...
High bacterial load and presence of toxins in swine feed can lead to various health issues and economic losses in the swine industry. Molds and mycotoxins can contaminate feed during storage or processing, posing risks to swine health upon...
The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), in collaboration with Iowa State University (ISU), has launched an initiative to underscore the critical importance of sustainability in the animal food industry. This effort has culminated in a comprehensive "Animal...
KENT Corporation Chairman and CEO Gage Kent announced the appointment of Kevin Fields, a longtime senior executive and board member, as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, effective June 21, 2024. Fields succeeds John Thorpe, who, has announced his intention to...
The University of Minnesota’s West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) has long been dedicated to exploring and implementing alternative methods in swine production. One of their recent projects involves evaluating organic hybrid rye as a viable feed alternative...
One of the factors with the greatest influence on the quality of your gilts at mating is the feed. If your gilts do not get the right nutrition, it can affect their reproduction, strength, and longevity.
Feed and nutrition lay...
To reduce the cost of pork production, high-fiber ingredients are often used in diets, but an increase in the amount of dietary fiber in pig diets may have a negative impact on the digestibility of nutrients and energy. Carbon...
The pork industry experienced a positive turn in May as producers posted a profit, marking a significant improvement from the losses incurred a year ago. Iowa State University's estimated returns for a wean-to-finish hog operation revealed a profit of...
The study investigated the standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of amino acids (AA) and metabolizable energy (ME) in three high-protein distillers dried grains (HP-DDG) sources fed to weanling pigs. The research aimed to compare the nutritional value between an experimental...
José Otávio B. Sorbara, Ph.D., is charting the direction of a growing product portfolio at NOVUS. Sorbara was named the intelligent nutrition company’s Feed Enzymes Global Leader following the company’s acquisition of BioResource International, Inc. (BRI), earlier this year.
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