Pig Progress 8 zooms in on alternatives to antibiotics In the search for alternatives to antibiotics, the 8th issue of Pig Progress in 2017 contains series of...
Weaning pigs: Antioxidants and probiotics can help 3 new studies on swine nutrition and welfare were presented by Lallemand Animal Nutrition at the International...
Business Update: New fermentation; largest feed mill Every week, Pig Progress looks back on the previous week’s business news, conveniently capturing and summarising...
Liquid in-feed antimicrobial can reduce PEDv risk Using a liquid in-feed antimicrobial can help reduce the risk of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus infection of...
Miavit gives neonatal piglets jump-start into life German animal nutrition company Miavit has added a supplementary feed in liquid form for neonatal piglets to its...
Pulses make entire maize plant digestible for pigs German livestock technology company Big Dutchman has developed a process which makes the fibres of full corn...
Norel: Efficacy of Gustor Liquid in piglets Spanish feed additive and ingredients company Norel, carried out a trial in Thailand to evaluate the effect of...
Steam pelleting and enzyme supplementation assessed When diets are fed in liquid form, prior steam pelleting of the diets and enzyme supplementation do not provide...
How much lysine in liquid diets for neonatal piglets? US scientists have conducted trials to establish the lysine requirements of neonatal pigs fed a liquid diet up...
MRSA not influenced by pigs’ nasal microbiota Tests with liquid and conventionally fed pigs show that no influence has been found of nasal microbiota on MRSA.
Liquid-fed heavy pigs can manage without added water Removing nipple drinkers does not to affect growth parameters in heavy finishers, when fed on liquid feeding,...
Prebiotic effect with new citric acid based additive Nor-Feed Sud, a company specialised in natural feed additives based on plants, launches Nor-Spice AB Liquid.
Feeding porridge to increase weight in piglets The increased litter size in modern sows means that pig producers invariably have to face a high percentage of...
Kiotechagil: Chinese updated on European pig technology Kiotechagil China, part of Anpario plc and their distributor YueXing Biotechnology, recently hosted two...
Kiotechagil: European pig farming conferences Kiotechagil China, part of Anpario plc and their distributor YueXing Biotechnology, recently hosted two...
LFA working on live yeast for liquid feeding systems French yeast product manufacturer Lesaffre Feed Additives has announced the coming launch of a new yeast type...
More global use of fermented liquid feed Although fermented liquid feed can have benefits for pig health and performance it is not always applicable in...
Medication via liquid feeds – a follow up Following my original weblog on medicating liquid feeds, it appears the Dutch have adopted a pragmatic approach...
Medication via liquid feeds – do we need further controls? In the UK, our Veterinary Medicines Directorate are planning to restrict the use of medicines – medicated feed...
Feeding by-products to pigs – how do the Dutch do it? In the past, pigs were mainly fed leftovers from food or household production, to add value to by-products. On...
What to look out for at EuroTier 2018? Just as in the past, a lot of new pig innovations will be displayed at the upcoming EuroTier. Several have been...
Silage in liquid pig diets: No stress, lower costs Silage in rations can increase pig welfare by keeping the animals satiated for longer. Wholecrop maize silage in...
Vaccination against ileitis via liquid feed Adding a vaccine to liquid feed – until recently this was an uncommon approach in the European Union. It has...
Fermented feed is the future for pigs Applying fermentation is definitely the way ahead – that is the conviction of Dutch feed company ForFarmers. The...
Come-back for liquid fermented feed? Feeding fermented liquid feed to pigs is not new, but I notice an increased interest in this type of feeding. Is...
Renewed focus on finishers in Denmark In recent years, Danish pig producers have embraced their image of being breeding experts. They have highly...
High biosecurity for Europe’s largest finishers There will not be many farms keeping finishers up until around 220 kg. The farm of the Chiozzi brothers near...
Water – much more than just a nutrient It sounds logical – if pigs are fed liquid feed, why bother supplying drinkers? Surely they will only constitute...
Why pigs are the ultimate recycling instruments Fermented liquid feed – is it just a crazy idea or is it a development which yet needs to be fully embraced?...
Lysozyme as an alternative to antibiotics in swine With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing stricter guidelines for the usage of antibiotics, the search...
Liquid prestarter in diets can ease weaning Meeting the nutritional requirements of piglets before weaning is a challenge. A new option is to feed a liquid...
France enjoys last SPACE before sow stall ban Just like last year, the annual trade show SPACE in Rennes, France, focused intensely on the upcoming partial...
News for the Far East: Stop seeing pork as a commodity Where the Western world continues to struggle with its financial crisis, VIV Asia 2013 showed once more that...
Liquid feeding with a Brazilian flavour Liquid feeding is a well-known principle in western Europe and Canada nowadays, but in Latin America, the...
Increasing need for microbial control in liquid feeding Liquid feeding systems can be very interesting for the pig industry as they reduce feed costs. Financial...