Using Corn Distiller's Syrup in Swine Diets
Currently, dry milling ethanol plants produce primarily two co-products wet corn distiller's grains (WCDG) and corn distiller's liquid solubles (CDLS)...
Proper Amino Acid Ratios Cut Costs, Nitrogen Excretion
Determining proper amino acid ratios in growing pigs' diets limits feed expense and reduces nitrogen excretion, according to a research report from the University of Kentucky...
Effects of Dietary Ingredients On Carcass Quality Measures
Three separate Kansas State University (KSU) research trials confirm that adding fat to swine diets increases carcass iodine values. The exact impact on the carcass depends on the fat source...
Selenium Source Matters in Sow Diets
Organic selenium is showing superior results to inorganic selenium, reproductively, and especially in enhancing the selenium status of newborn and weanling pigs...
Adding Glycerol Improves Pelleting, Provides Nursery Growth Alternative
A Kansas State University (KSU) research team recently investigated whether glycerol, a byproduct of the biofuels industry, could decrease diet cost by replacing corn as an energy source. They also looked at...
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...
Wet Weather Raises Fears Of Mycotoxin in Corn
Continued rain throughout the Upper Midwest following this summer’s drought has heightened fears that harvested corn could contain mycotoxins which may prove harmful to pigs and people alike...
Mycotoxin Web Site Launched by Alltech
A comprehensive Web site for information about mycotoxins, produced in conjunction with Alltech, was launched in mid-July. The site, www...
Nutritional Efficiency Group Formed
In an effort to address the effects of rising corn costs on pork producers, the National Pork Board approved $400,000 to develop a nutritional efficiency research and education consortium...
Ethanol Study Projects More Hikes in Production Costs
A new study from Iowa State University's Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) says the rapid increase in corn-based ethanol production...
