With more ethanol in production and a greater ability to upcycle co-products into animal feed ingredients, companies are creating custom products and partnering with University of Illinois researchers to test for quality and digestibility.
In a recent study published in...
Abstract
Aim
This study aimed to evaluate the patterns and potential risk factors associated with the occurrence of Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli in selected United States swine feed mills.
Methods and Results
A total of 405 samples were collected during...
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The July 2020 Feed Outlook report contains estimates for 2019/20 and projections for the 2020/21 U.S. and global feed markets, based on the most current World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. Pork Cut-outs Continue to Strengthen
This past week we saw some improvement once again in pork cut-outs. A week ago, last Friday they were $68.95 while on Friday the pork cut-outs closed $71.19....
With the expanding drought conditions across Western South Dakota, there are increased concerns about livestock water quality. One water quality concern stems from the algae blooms on stock dams. The predominant question is whether the algae presents health concerns...
By: Brigit Lozinski, Milena Saqui-Salces, Gerald Shurson and Pedro Urriola, University of Minnesota Department of Animal Science; Brent Frederick, Christensen Family Farms; Melissa Wilson, University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water and Climate; and Yuzhi Li and Lee Johnston,...
Introduction
Physiological changes associated with immediate pre-slaughter stresses, i.e. increased exsanguination blood lactate concentration, have been shown to have detrimental effects on pork quality causing increased drip loss and lighter color (Hambrecht et al., 2004, 2005; Warriss et al., 1994,...
New research at Kansas State University is demonstrating that the risk of spreading a deadly animal virus through feed can be effectively reduced through the use of different feed additives.
African swine fever, or ASF, is a rapidly spreading and...
Basically, you have the choice between two ventilation principles in pig farming: natural and mechanical. One advantage of natural ventilation is the low investment due to the use of natural resources and simple installation. Systems based on natural ventilation...
Several experiments were conducted to estimate Ca digestibility in different feed ingredients in the presence or absence of microbial phytase to allow formulation of diets for pigs to be based on standardized total tract digestible (STTD) Ca instead of...