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Soybean meal (SBM) is the primary plant-protein source in diets for pigs and provides both amino acids (AA) and energy to the diets. Current...
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...
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This research aimed at assessing the impact of continuous supplementation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D3) to diets fed during gestation and lactation on sow reproductive performance...
A fire broke out early Thursday morning at a sow farm operated by The Maschhoffs near Nebo, Illinois. The facility, located in Pike County,...
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...
When piglets don’t get enough milk in the first weeks of life, the chances of them thriving dramatically decline. In the U.S. pork production...
Ruiz-Arias, N. C., S. A. Lee, H. H. Stein. 2025. The growing area within the United States has only minor impact on digestible and metabolizable energy,...
As the production of pistachios grows globally, more co-products are produced every year. Pistachio blanks are pistachio fruits that float in water because the...
A fire in the early hours of Sunday, April 14, caused significant damage to the Red Bud Meat Market, a well-known local business in...
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin recently met with representatives from the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) to discuss the ongoing challenges facing pork producers as...