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Will You Profit from Feeding Hogs to Heavier Weights?
Written on 5 Mar, 2012 at 7:51 in Canada West Technical Articles | Comments
Will You Profit from Feeding Hogs to Heavier Weights? Eduardo Beltranena PhD Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton, AB T6H5T6 eduardo.beltranena@gov.ab.ca Packers want heavier carcasses to spread costs over more kilograms of pork processed. Heavier carcasses mean that hogs stay... (Continue reading)
Jennifer Shike, University of Illinois: Swine researchers seek answers to fiber’s low digestibility
Written on 13 Feb, 2012 at 7:59 in Illinois Swine Commentaries | Comments
As interest grows in feeding distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to growing pigs, many questions are being asked about the digestibility of this alternative feed option. “Previous research shows that while the amount of energy in DDGS is greater... (Continue reading)
The Changing Diets of Indiana Hogs
Written on 13 Dec, 2011 at 7:46 in Featured Indiana Swine News | Comments
Source: Hoosier Ag Today The diets of Indiana hogs are getting a lot more complicated. The cost of feed is one of the biggest factors determining the profitability of a hog operation. Earlier this year, high corn prices prompted many pork producers... (Continue reading)
Hubbard Swine Feeds Technical Tips & Tools
Written on 13 Sep, 2011 at 7:18 in Minnesota Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Computer Software – Used to help manage the pig’s nutrition program and provide the proper nutrients needed for optimal growth and feed conversion. Commodity Comments – A weekly review of commodity and ingredient prices (click to download and listen to... (Continue reading)
Nutritional Recommendations for Feeding Newsham Choice Genetics® Maternal Barrows in Finishing
Written on 13 Sep, 2011 at 6:55 in Iowa Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Newsham Choice Genetics® (NCG) maternal genotypes are continually being improved, with a higher lean gain potential and feed utilization efficiency than genetic lines of just a few years ago. As modern genotypes of pigs are developed to provide an increasing... (Continue reading)
Pigs Say, “New Nursery Products Hit the Mark”
Written on 26 Apr, 2011 at 6:53 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
by Joel Spencer, PhD Director of Nursery Research & Technical Service Our industry expects progress. We expect genetic improvement each year, as well as innovations in vaccines and antibiotics. We agree with these expectations, and that is why we annually... (Continue reading)
Effects of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) and Paylean® Supplementation on Growth Performance of Growing-fi nishing Pigs
Written on 16 Mar, 2011 at 7:37 in Nebraska Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Authors Roman Moreno, University of Nebraska-Lincoln3 Philip S. Miller, University of Nebraska – Lincoln4 Thomas E. Burkey, University of Nebraska – Lincoln5 Matthew Anderson, University of Nebraska – Lincoln6 Jeffrey Perkins, University of Nebraska – Lincoln7 Donald McClure, University of... (Continue reading)
Research and Tips to Combat High Feed Costs- Pork Checkoff Special Report
Written on 22 Feb, 2011 at 7:29 in Featured Swine News | Comments
It’s hardly news that pork producers today are facing near-record feed prices, and the outlook for the rest of 2011 does not look to reverse that trend in a positive way. However, there are always ideas to consider and techniques... (Continue reading)
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine
Written on 18 Jan, 2011 at 8:18 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine (see attached web site below) Attached File: DDGS in Swine Diets-Stein.pdf... (Continue reading)
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine
Written on 5 Jan, 2011 at 8:01 in Illinois Swine Commentaries | Comments
Hans H. Stein Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine (see attached web site below) Attached File: DDGS in Swine Diets-Stein.pdf... (Continue reading)
DDGS: What You Need To Know- Pork checkoff special addition report
Written on 8 Dec, 2010 at 7:59 in Featured Swine News | Comments
DDGS: What You Need To Know (pdf) pork checkoff special addition report... (Continue reading)
Foaming Manure
Written on 5 Jul, 2010 at 7:12 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
A warning about the danger of explosions when manure forms a foam, from Robert Chambers, engineer specializing in swine and sheep housing and equipment with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in the latest issue of... (Continue reading)
Nebraska Swine Report 2009
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 9:35 in Nebraska Swine Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Click here to view Nebraska Swine Report for 2009 The Nebraska Swine report Covers: nutrition, health and genetics, topics in the Report are below: Health *Effect Of Dam Parity On Litter Performance And Passive Immunity *Effect Of Dam Parity On... (Continue reading)
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