Feed Focus is a Balancing Act
Cutting corn-soy diets and replacing with alternative ingredients and feeder management are ways that Dykhuis Farms reduces feed costs. With 195,000 pigs...
Corn and DDGS Diet Switching Do Not Affect Pig Performance
Pork producers looking to optimize feed ingredients are including distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) for grow-finish pigs when costs are in line...
Adding Amino Acids Cuts Protein Costs, Boosts Net Energy
Supplementing a low-protein diet with synthetic amino acids can provide a cost-effective way to avoid adding excess crude protein (CP)....
Enhanced DDGS Offer Improved Swine Diets
Enhanced distiller's dried grains with solubles (E-DDGS) provides greater energy concentration in swine diets, improving the nutritional value of DDGS for pigs...
Feed Additives Don't Resolve Mycotoxin Contamination
Two related feed additives failed to resolve the impact of mycotoxin contamination in a nursery pig trial...
Crude Glycerol May Fit in Lactation Diets
Use caution when feeding this byproduct of biodiesel production. Initial research conducted at the University of Minnesota indicates crude glycerol can...
USDA Plans Survey of Flood-Ravaged Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced it is taking several steps to assess the impact of massive rainfall and flooding on the 2008 crop acreage...
By-Products Spur Interest in Enzymes
Skyrocketing feed costs has producers and nutritionists taking a closer look at enzymes to improve digestion and absorption of dietary components. There...
Mycotoxin It's All in the Feed
Mycotoxins are fungi capable of producing mold on virtually all small grains, including corn. The term mycotoxin means poison from a fungi. Only about...
Aggressive Amino Acid Use Helps Offset High Feed Costs
Rapidly rising feed costs has everyone looking for ways to relieve the pain. Implementing technologies designed to improve feed efficiency or reduce input...
