Land application of livestock wastewater is creating challenges for producers due to costs and environmental impacts. Finding alternatives is of great interest in order to have safe disposal with reduced costs. Wastewater contains nitrogenous and organic compounds that can...
Recently a high-protein distillers dried grains (HP-DDGS; ProCap DDGS, Marquis Energy, Hennepin, IL) was developed and the HP-DDGS has greater concentrations of CP and fat, but contains less fiber compared with conventional DDGS, which may affect the digestibility of...
It is well accepted that the weaning event is complex and stressful as there are major changes for newly weaned pigs in housing, environment, and nutrition—all accentuated by transportation stress. While the industry continues to search for the best...
Drip loss or purge is the loss of fluid from the carcass, it is the opposite of water retention. It is economically important in several ways.
1, For the slaughter plant. Most slaughter plants look closely at Killing Out %....
Simon Grey,
General Manager Russia, CIS and Europe, Genesus Inc.
Selection indexes in the Genesus Genetic Program are a measure of profitability. Genomic Estimated Breeding Values (GEBV) are estimated for the key traits affecting profitability. The higher the Index the more...
Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of gross energy (GE), digestible energy (DE), and metabolizable energy (ME) in pistachio shell powder are not different from those in soybean hulls when fed...
Some key associations show that selection for:
• Growth rate will not significantly improve pork quality traits
• Feed conversion decreases pork quality by making pork lighter in color
• Leaner carcasses will reduce marbling, increase cooking loss and paleness of hams
•...
The limited capacity for weanling pigs to secret HCl in the stomach may be exacerbated by inclusion of ingredients with high acid binding capacity such as limestone and monocalcium phosphate. As a consequence, reducing the amount of these 2...
A large portion of sows removed from commercial breeding herds in the U.S. are due to lameness. Previous data suggest levels of P fed to developing gilts may be below that required for maximal skeletal development, and that microbial...
Source: ZME Science
New research is bringing us closer to a very worthy goal: understanding what pigs are feeling.
An international team of European researchers has developed an automated system that can interpret the emotions encoded inside the various grunts that...