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Orego-Stim® is a 100% natural feed additive containing an exclusive oregano essential oil, which can be included in the feed or water. Orego-Stim® acts as a feed flavour and appetite enhancer and it has...

Trials with nucleotides in piglet feed over the last couple of years revealed a wide range of positive effects on the animals’ health and results during weaning. Causes and effects are presented here.

Recent developments in nutritional technology have found that many feed materials have more than one function alongside their nutritional role. These functional feeds – known as smart foods in human nutrition – can improve the value of the overa...

Basic pig feed ingredients, like maize and soy bran, regularly undergo price variations, with a consequent impact on production costs. So, why not consider alternatives? Dr Aloízio Soares Ferreira, from the University of Viçosa, Brazil, examined a...

Recent studies indicate that the immune system of pigs could be stimulated a great deal if their feed is enriched with exposed β-glucans from yeast cell walls. This enables a pig – and piglets! – to react faster and more effectively in case of an ...

Adding phytase into pelleted pig feed has not been an easy job. As this kind of enzyme is at risk from the high temperatures often generated during this production process. However, increasing phytase thermostability up to 95°C has recently proven...

One way to increase weaning pigs’ resistance to diseases is by supplementing vitamin E to the animals. However, it certainly makes a difference what kind of vitamin E is provided – from synthetic or natural origin.

World leader for production of flavours for animal feed, the Spanish Lucta launched a swine experimental unit in July 2005 in order to boost its research and better answer to the clients’ needs.