An interview with
Daniel Nelson, PhD
Senior Swine Nutritionist
Zoetis
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Q: For nearly 20 years, ractopamine has been used by US pork and beef producers to improve carcass leanness and production efficiency. Recently, two major US pork companies announced that they...
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Research conducted at Kansas State University has determined the lengths of time and the temperatures at which African Swine Fever virus remains infective in stored feeds. A report in the...
The 12th Nutrient Requirements of Swine committee is requesting ingredient composition data from the feed industry to be considered within the revised edition. The nutrients of interest include those of the previous edition as well as nutrients associated with...
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Fat is the most energy-dense nutrient used to build swine diets. In general, fat sources have about two and a half times more energy than grain sources.
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