Soybean expellers contain trypsin inhibitors, which negatively affect nutrient digestibility, feed efficiency, and health status of animals. Therefore, heat treatment is needed to inactivate trypsin inhibitors to improve nutrient digestibility in soybean expellers. Different types and degrees of processing...
Abstract
The monophasic variant of S. Typhimurium 4,,12:i:- (MVST) is the third most commonly reported Salmonella serovar involved in human infections (8.8%) in the EU and ranks after S. Enteritidis (54.6%) and S. Typhimurium (11.4%). In Italy, in contrast, the...
Corn is the primary grain used in pig diets and provides most energy to the diets. Because energy is the most expensive component in diet formulation, it is critical to accurately determine energy concentrations in corn. Use of exogenous...
Swine Teaching and Research Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Kennett Square, PA, United States
Cognitive approaches are increasingly used to assess animal welfare, but no systematic review has been conducted on pigs despite their cognitive capacities. Our...
The Feasibility of Feeding Altrenogest to Gilts not Responding to Boar Stimulation explores whether feeding altrenogest (Matrix®, ChronoMate®, SwineMate®) to nonresponsive gilts could improve reproductive outcomes. Altrenogest is typically used for synchronizing estrous cycles in sexually mature gilts, but...
Introduction
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) is the primary agent involved in enzootic pneumonia (EP) and one of the leading agents involved in Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC). EP directly impacts the productive and economic performance of swine farms, reducing the average...
High dietary protein can potentially increase susceptibility of weaned pigs to enteric pathogens; it has been hypothesized that dietary supplementation with functional amino acids may improve growth performance of pigs during disease challenge. A recent study, published in the...
Highlights
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Two strategies were evaluated for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae gilt acclimation.
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M. hyopneumoniae detection and seroconversion were assessed in gilts over time.
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Similar M. hyopneumoniae detection pattern was observed regardless of gilt flow.
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M. hyopneumoniae seroconversion was similar regardless of gilt flow.
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From the Technical Team of Chr. Hansen Inc.
The microbiota in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a pig is a collection of hundreds of different species and trillions of individual microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. These microorganisms can be...
The overall objective of this endeavor was to develop and apply new tools and algorithms to swine diagnostic data as a means for enhancing the existing systems of monitoring the health of Iowa and US swine.
The number of porcine...