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Getting newly weaned pigs off to a good start

2015-06-17 16:33:00| National Hog Farmer

By Denise Beaulieu, research scientist, nutrition, Prairie Swine Centre Inc. Feed costs represent the single largest cost of getting a commercial pig to market. A diet that maximizes profitability maintains an optimal level of performance at the lowest cost. Diets formulated for the post-weaning period usually contain highly digestible ingredients designed to aid the transition at weaning from consumption of sows’ milk to solid diets. These ingredients are typically animal byproducts and more expensive than vegetable-based protein sources. read more

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