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Keeping an eye on every single finisher pig

In sheep and goat production, the system is already in use. In pig production, however, individual finisher identification has not been commonplace. Until this October – when the first finisher pig house with individual electronic ID was opened. Welcome to a whole new range of opportunities.
The Classens farm is probably the first commercial farm using an individual finisher sorting system. This ‘aerial... read more »

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Vitamin levels?

The vitamin requirements of pigs are dynamic. They may change along with the developments in modern genetics, nutrition, production systems or, as a result of a better understanding of their functions. Therefore, the vitamin recommendation guidelines need to be updated on a frequent basis. read more >

Functional feed additives

Proteins are not just a dietary source of amino acids. When given in the form of enzymes or when they appear as peptides, they can play more important functional roles. read more >

Potatoes meet amino acid requirements

Potatoes are a surprisingly good source of amino acids, but have been underused in the past. New processing techniques have solved the problem of rejection associated with its bitter taste. read more >

Research into practice

In our 'research into practice' reviews, Ioannis Mavromichalis selects some of the latest nutritional research topics that are of practical importance to the pig industry. read more >
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