National Hog Farmer

More Efficient Use of Feed 

Apr 15, 2009 - By Mike Tokach, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Living through the volatility of feed prices over the last two years has heightened producers' awareness of the need for continual improvement in the...

Rethinking the Measures Of Dietary Efficiency 

Apr 15, 2009 - By John Patience, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

The livestock industry has always competed with other sectors of the economy for corn and other feed ingredients. The most common example is the broad...

United Soybean Board Funds National Swine Nutrition Guide 

Feb 15, 2009

The United Soybean Board (USB) has approved soybean checkoff funding for the development and distribution of the National Swine Nutrition Guide by the...

Corn and DDGS Diet Switching Do Not Affect Pig Performance 

Dec 15, 2008

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...

Supplementing Fall-Back Pigs Pays In the Nursery 

Dec 15, 2008

A number of Michigan pork producers have questioned whether the “rescue decks” really pay off, according to Barbara Straw, Extension veterinarian at Michigan State University (MSU)....

Enhanced DDGS Offer Improved Swine Diets 

Dec 15, 2008

Enhanced distiller's dried grains with solubles (E-DDGS) provides greater energy concentration in swine diets, improving the nutritional value of DDGS for pigs...

Adding Amino Acids Cuts Protein Costs, Boosts Net Energy 

Dec 15, 2008

Supplementing a low-protein diet with synthetic amino acids can provide a cost-effective way to avoid adding excess crude protein (CP)....

Feed Additives Don't Resolve Mycotoxin Contamination 

Dec 12, 2008

Two related feed additives failed to resolve the impact of mycotoxin contamination in a nursery pig trial...

Crude Glycerol May Fit in Lactation Diets 

Nov 15, 2008 - By Lora Berg

Use caution when feeding this byproduct of biodiesel production. Initial research conducted at the University of Minnesota indicates crude glycerol can...

Marketing Grain Through Hogs 

Sep 15, 2008 - By Karen Bernick

Adding value to grain through hogs hit a snag when corn prices escalated, but this Grundy County, IA, cooperative is in it for the long haul. In the mid-90s,...

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