Ractopamine Improves Growth, Carcass Value
When finishing pigs were fed a control diet vs. ractopamine-supplemented (Paylean from Elanco Animal Health) diet for 27 days prior to slaughter, ractopamine improved growth and feed conversion, decreased backfat and improved loin thickness...
Additives to Improve Flowability of DDGS Studied
University of Minnesota (U of M) researchers have found that in-creasing moisture content of dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) from 9% to 12% clearly and significantly reduced the flowability of the feedstuff...
Timing is Critical with Oral Vaccination
Producers must provide up to six hours to ensure that all nursery pigs receive ample time to visit a drinker when orally vaccinating for ileitis. Studies...
FDA Approves Antibiotic
New feed antibiotic helps control swine respiratory disease. Schering-Plough Animal Health has introduced a broad-spectrum antibiotic to help fight swine respiratory disease ...
Organic Copper and Zinc Oxide Have Additive Effects on Diets
Nutritional supplements provide potential feed savings. University of Illinois researchers report finding an additional performance response to organic...
Fiber's Role in Sow Welfare
Heavy doses of fiber curb appetite and improve welfare of gestating sows.
Hungry, pregnant females often display certain stereotypic behaviors that suggest...
Have Your Pigs Had Their Vitamin C Today?
Nutritional interventions show promise in preparing pigs' immune systems to better deal with porcine circovirus-associated disease challenges...
Database Developed for Residue Tolerance Limits Issue
The National Pork Board and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) have jointly developed a searchable database with pharmaceutical manufacturer...
Omega-3 Pork Cites Health Benefits
Canadian pork, enhanced with Omega 3, will soon be available in select U.S. supermarkets. Manitoba-based Prairie Orchard Farm's Omega-3 pork received...
Animal Health Firms Meet Added Antibiotic Demands
U.S. animal health companies met increased demand for medicine to treat and control animal disease in 2005, according to a survey of member companies of the Animal Health Institute (AHI)....
