Pigs have a poor utilization of phytate-bound P derived from plant feed ingredients and thus supplemental phytase is used in pig diets (Selle and...
Leidy Torres, Ph D. Candidate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, discusses the effects of duration time of heat treatment on amino acid digestibility...
The post-weaning period is a critical period for pigs and is often associated with reduced feed intake, impaired gut health, and reduced growth performance....
New economic impact data from the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) highlights the powerful contribution pork production makes to the state economy—generating more than...
Diets for pigs may vary in composition and in their concentration of the energy containing nutrients (i.e., protein, fat, starch and sugars, and dietary...
The Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) has announced the launch of a new Livestock Apprenticeship Program designed to train the next generation of swine...
he objective was to test the hypothesis that increasing choice white grease (CWG) and adding a fat emulsifier to diets increase growth performance of...
Acosta, Jessica P., Hans H. Stein. 2025. The use and application of hybrid rye in diets for weanling, growing, and reproducing swine: A review. Animal Feed Science and...
Dr. Su A Lee, Research Scientist in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, discusses the Effects of a T-cannula on growth performance, digestibility of energy,...
Soybean meal (SBM) is often included in cereal-based diets for growing pigs because it provides a well-balanced profile of digestible amino acids (AA), which...