The Relationship Between Exsanguination Lactate and Pork Quality
Introduction
Physiological changes associated with immediate pre-slaughter stresses, i.e. increased exsanguination blood lactate concentration, have been shown to have detrimental effects on pork quality causing...
Research Targets Nutritional Strategies for Low Birth Weight Piglets
Farmscape for July 8, 2020
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By improving nutritional strategies scientists hope to reduce mortality and improve the performance of low birth...
Effect of formulating diets based on a ratio between STTD Ca and STTD P...
Several experiments were conducted to estimate Ca digestibility in different feed ingredients in the presence or absence of microbial phytase to allow formulation of...
Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture
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A "manureshed" encompasses the lands surrounding animal feeding operations onto which manure nutrients can be redistributed to meet environmental, production, and economic...
Optimizing All-Natural Nursery Feeds with ActiSaf® HR+ and NucleoSaf® 600
Dr. Joe Loughmiller North American Swine Technical Services, Phileo by Lesaffre
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Why use Live Yeast Probiotics and Yeast Extracts in Nursery Feed?
Current consumer...
Genesus Global Technical Report, The Path to Genetically Healthier Pigs
by: Chad Bierman, Ph.D., Geneticist, Genesus Inc
Pathogens are a global threat to the swine industry. They arise from bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic sources....
Engineering Controls Reduce Hydrogen Sulphide Exposure in Swine Barns
Three engineering control measures were developed and tested for effectiveness in protecting swine barn workers from exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas during manure handling events. A...
Does phytase release less phosphorus than we think, and are we under-feeding phosphorus to...
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...
Connecting The Dots Between Excessive Lactation Weight Loss and Increased Wean to Breed Interval
The nursing sow requires a lot of energy and nutrients in order to support the growth of a large litter. When the feed intake...
Genesus Global Technical Report- Is Running A Nucleus Farm Easy?
By: Mark Jacques, Genesus Inc.
Running a nucleus farm cannot be that difficult, can it? This seems to be the thought that many large commercial...