Creep Feeding May Improve Postweaning Performance
Sow and piglet eating patterns could have an impact on their performance in later parities and in finishing, respectively. Creating more creep feed in...
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...
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...
Larger Litters Don't Result in Increased Weight Variability
Increased litter size results in decreased average birth weights. But larger litters do not increase variability in body weight of the pigs in the litter at birth. Carcass quality is also unaffected by litter size...
Rice Provides Attractive Feedstuff for Young Pigs
Research at the University of Illinois suggests that feeding a small amount of rice to each pig in early nursery diets may improve health without affecting growth performance...
Monitor Water For Health
Monitoring pigs' water intake could be the difference between spotting health problems early and missing the signs until catastrophe strikes. Water is...
Feeding Them Right
The sow herd is the engine that drives a pork production system. When things do not go well in the sow herd, the consequences ripple, and sometimes crash,...
DDGS Fact Sheet Offered by Iowa State
Iowa State University has released the first in a series of fact sheets on corn co-products from the ethanol-making process...
Glycerin for Hogs?
The rapid expansion of ethanol and biodiesel plants has led to questions about the use of byproducts from alternative fuels...
