Does DDGS Affect Pork Quality?
Recent trials at the University of Minnesota offer insight into the impact that dried distiller's grains with solubles has on growth performance and pork...
Focusing on Biofuels, Well-Being Issues
Two burning issues led producer's priority lists at Pork Industry Forum the impact of biofuels on feedgrain prices and animal welfare. In all, 42 resolutions...
Iodine Research: Slicing the Fat
A number of pork processors are concerned about the quality and cutability of fat in pork for domestic and export markets. Adding fat in the form of soybean...
Hog-Corn Ratio Revisited
As we contemplate the impact of high corn prices on the U.S. hog sector, it behooves us to revisit an old friend - the hog-corn price ratio...
Ever-Increasing Costs of Production
Local corn markets in southern Minnesota are currently close to $3.89/bu. Corn in the Southeast is close to $4.80/bu....
By-Products Help Trim Feed Costs
Distiller's grains may be getting all the attention, but this 21,000-sow, farrow-to-finish operation has found many useful by-product feeds. Jimmy Tosh,...
Nutritional Issues Can Make Pigs Sick
Ration imbalances or deficiencies can result in health concerns. Nutrition is a critical component of modern swine production...
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...
Surviving Escalating Feed Prices
In today's production environment, financial and nutritional audits offer guidance in dealing with high nutrient costs and helping identify options. As...
Rethinking the Corn-Soy Diet
Supplementing L-Lysine is about as common in swine diets as supplementing with salt. Acommon rule of thumb when formulating swine diets is that 3 lb. of L-Lysine plus 97 lb. of corn...
