Animal Nutrition Views: Page 36

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Do liquid-fed pigs require extra water?

In theory, pigs do not require a separate source of water given that their true requirements for water are satisfied through the daily allotment of liquid feed.

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Broiler post-hatch super pre-starter boosts performance

Feeding a post-hatch special diet remains a controversial topic. Not only because the feed is expensive, by the nature of the special ingredients used in formulating it, but also because there are few quantitative studies.

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Why animal performance mathematical models are underused

The use of mathematical models to predict animal performance or profitability is quite long and not unique in agriculture, as even meteorologists use them to predict weather.

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Is this the beginning of broiler industry deglobalization?

A few years ago, a European bank specializing in agricultural matters reviewed the French broiler industry and predicted its demise due to cheaper imports unless the market switched to a niche model.

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Fighting livestock heat stress begins before feed additives

When heat waves start making us feel uncomfortable, I start receiving questions about adding additives in feeds to combat heat stress.

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Is academia using commercial research money not science?

All of us truly understand the line and link between science and commerce. There can be no commerce without (real) science, and no science without commerce.

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What is the future of soybean meal in animal diets?

Soybean production worldwide in 2016 exceeded 333 million metric tons, and soybean meal was over 225 million metric tons.

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Observations of the European poultry nutrition symposium

When I decided to attend the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) in early May 2017, I did so thinking it would be an opportunity to update myself on the latest happenings of the industry.

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Now is the best time to design summer feed formulas

Summer is approaching fast in the Northern Hemisphere, and now is the best time to prepare those “summer” feed formulas to help animals, especially monogastrics, cope better with heat stress.

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Nutritional anticoccidial feed additives the next big thing

I am often asked what is the next animal feed additive that we should be on the lookout for, and I always respond: nutritional anticoccidial agents.

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How to evaluate extra weaning weight from a feed additive

I think it is past due my time to deal with something exclusive to pigs, and what a better topic than a discussion on how to evaluate feed additives that promise higher weaning weights.

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Livestock reproduction and nutrition: The role of insulin

When I was faced with the challenge of explaining this relationship as a field nutritionist, I realized why: It is very complex.

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