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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
Emergence of Cephalosporin Resistant E. coli Associated with Beta-lactams Treatments in Pigs
2015-06-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SPAIN - A recently study has found that the treatment of pigs with ceftiofur and amoxicillin are associated with the emergence of cephalosporin resistant (CR) E. coli during the course of the treatment.
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Over 85,000 Pigs to Benefit from Welfare Awards
2015-06-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ITALY - Compassion in World Farming has celebrated the commitment of leading food businesses to improve animal welfare standards at their Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards held at the Milan Expo on 9 June, hosted by chef, writer and broadcaster, Allegra McEvedy MBE.
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Researchers Examine Low-Cost Alternative Proteins for Pigs
2015-06-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Threonine is an indispensable amino acid, which is often provided in supplement form in swine diets. With US production of crystalline amino acids increasing, more co-products from amino acid production are becoming available, and these co-products can also be fed to pigs. Researchers at the University of Illinois are investigating a co-product of synthetic threonine as a lower-cost alternative protein source to fish meal.
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Not Castrating Organic Pigs is Not Economically Viable
2015-06-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - No matter which scenario you follow, the production of organic non-castrated male pigs is less economically viable than a similar organic pig production where the males have been castrated according to calculations by scientists at Aarhus University.
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