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Tag: piglets
Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients
Yeast supplements boost piglet health, but reason remains unclear
Providing yeast supplements to gestating and lactating sows appears to modulate the piglet immune system, a study finds, but the exact cause remains unclear.
February 23, 2024
Animal Nutrition Views
Concentrated lactation feed increases piglet weight
Feed intake of lactating sows should be maximized to enhance reproductive performance and litter growth.
March 27, 2023
Animal Nutrition Views
Causes of nutrition-related diarrheas in piglets
Nutritional diarrheas originate from three main faults in the design of a piglet feeding program.
December 19, 2022
Animal Nutrition Views
How to transform products from very good to excellent
What is the difference between a very good young animal feed and an excellent product?
January 3, 2022
Business & Markets
4 feed management tips to reduce cost on each pig farm
Feed cost savings can and should be sought even after the feed is designed, mixed and transported at the farm.
November 9, 2021
Animal Nutrition Views
My secret recipe of the ideal protein profile for piglets
As a long-term nutritionist with a passion in young animal nutrition, I am often consulted about the ideal protein profile I use for piglets.
October 25, 2021
Animal Nutrition
Modern use of copper for piglet gut health, growth
Copper can still be used to control gut health and improve animal performance and remain within regulation limits.
October 11, 2021
Animal Nutrition Views
How overheating destroys nutrients in corn, soybeans
Thermal overprocessing of grains, such as soybeans and corn, may reduce nutritive value of cooked products.
February 8, 2021
Animal Nutrition Views
6 tips to fight edema disease in piglets with nutrition
Several nutritional intervention strategies are available to at least alleviate the symptoms of this potentially deadly disease.
December 8, 2020
Animal Nutrition Views
Should you use creep feeding for suckling pigs?
The use of pre-weaning supplementary feed (creep feeding) has been debated without conclusion for more than 50 years.
November 2, 2020
Feed Additives
Leonardite holds promise as growth-promoting feed additive
Researchers investigating antibiotic alternatives find using leonardite as a feed additive improves gut health and “good” cholesterol levels in piglets.
July 6, 2020
Animal Nutrition Views
Value of early growth in young animals is questioned
Can early gains in weight – in piglets, for this occasion – due to nutritional interventions be retained until market age?
June 1, 2020
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