It is sometimes necessary to provide assistance to sows and piglets during farrowing in order to improve piglet survival, resulting in increased labour costs. There is evidence in cattle and ewes that feeding at night results in an increase...
In a significant departure from the norm, China has embarked on a transformative national policy to diminish its reliance on soybean meal in livestock and poultry feeds. Early reports indicate remarkable progress, with a notable 11% reduction in soybean...
Protein quality has relied on methods such as PDCAAS. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization has proposed a new method called DIAAS to better assess protein quality in human foods using the pig as a model. This shift is...
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A sow lactation biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada reports that by balancing feed intake pork producers can preserve the health and longevity of the gilt while maintaining her ability...
Arabinoxylans are the predominant fiber component in cereal grains and cereal co-products. They have a backbone of β-(1− 4) linked xylose units with side chains of arabinose, glucuronic acid, acetyl, and phenolic acids. Xylanase hydrolyzes the β-(1− 4) glycosidic...
Preliminary samples show significant contaminants requiring mitigation. Incidence and levels expected to increase as testing continues.
Preliminary data collected from post-harvest grain samples has confirmed a substantial risk of mycotoxins threatening feed quality in key growing areas of Canada and...
Big advantages to transform success for poultry and swine farmers in Latin America & globally.
A new opportunity for poultry and swine farmers to dramatically improve production and sustainability at reduced cost was featured at the Mexican Association of Animal...
Niche market producers must have a higher return per pig sold in order to make a living selling fewer pigs. Non-feed costs can quickly grow out of balance in a small operation. Efforts need to be made to stay...
Fitting diets to your farm
You can optimize nutrition on your farm by modifying your feeding program specific to your farm. Accurately determining and meeting pigs’ nutrient requirements is key to better feeding. A pigs’ nutrient requirements depend on many...
Ethanol plants are getting more efficient at extracting fuel from corn, and that can affect the quality of distillers grains, a byproduct of ethanol production often used as an economical feed alternative for hogs and poultry.
“They are doing some...