Formulating U.S. swine diets in a time of high energy costs
The cost of dietary energy has greatly increased in the last few years and this trend of historically higher prices is expected to remain in the future. This has led…
Swine
The cost of dietary energy has greatly increased in the last few years and this trend of historically higher prices is expected to remain in the future. This has led…
This study was conducted to determine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water consumption, land use, as well as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and carbon (C) balance of five diet formulation strategies…
Improvements in modern sow prolificacy have markedly increased the number of pigs weaned, thus the ability of sows to provide nutrients to support fetal growth and milk production has been…
LCA of Animal Feeds for Swine and Poultry (PDF) Pahola Thathiana Benavides, Hao Cai, Michael Wang, Nick Bajjalieh…
The effects of the inclusion in the diet of a regular soybean meal (44% CP) or a high protein SBM (HP-SBM, 49% CP), and the degree of grinding of the…
A technical writer for the Pork Network investigated whether feeding higher levels of soybean meal makes good economic sense with the recent lower corn and soybean meal ingredient prices. Soybean…
…fibers present in swine diets. Solubility often impacts the location of fermentation within the swine gastrointestinal tract, and solubility often, but not always, reflects fermentation potential. Other important attributes of…
Obesity and related metabolic health issues are a growing human threat, with many theories regarding its causes. In swine, physiologically alike to humans, considerable knowledge on obesity mechanisms has been…
