From Norway’s fjords into swine troughs That algae have a lot to offer for pig production is well-known. Less well-known, however, is that benefits also...
Oregano oil benefits sow and piglet The addition of natural oregano essential oil can benefit both the lactating sow, as well as piglets.
Alltech releases 2018 pig feed data International feed tonnage has increased by a strong 3% to 1.103 billion metric tonnes of feed produced in 2018....
Less crude protein, less greenhouses gases Pig manure is a source of greenhouse gases and can pose a risk for the environment. Dietary changes, such as...
Methionine in the spotlight at Adisseo pig event Adisseo zoomed in on the effect of methionine and selenium in sows, piglets and pork at a 2-day event in...
Pig Progress 2 analyses sow mortality issue The 2nd edition of Pig Progress in 2018 is fuller than ever, with a wide array of topics. The cover story this...
New issue: Pig Progress focuses on biosecurity and genetics Subjects related to biosecurity as well as breeding/genetics constitute the core of the latest print edition of...
Research aimed at lowering feed conversion on pig farms Belgian institutes have jointly launched a new research initiative to further optimise Feed Conversion Ratio...
Could rapeseed meal replace soy in pig feed? Pig diets containing significant levels of rapeseed meal and wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS)...
Webinar series discusses piglet livability In co-operation with Pig Progress, animal nutrition company Cargill will zoom in on the theme of ‘piglet...
VIV Asia 2017 grows in size as Thailand moves on 2016 was an extremely difficult year for Thailand as the country lost its king Bhumibol. While grieving about...
Weaning pigs: Antioxidants and probiotics can help 3 new studies on swine nutrition and welfare were presented by Lallemand Animal Nutrition at the International...
More energy in pig diets after pelleting and extrusion A team of international scientists, using co-products from the ethanol and human food industries, helped shed...
Algae solutions for pigs prevail at EPP congress Many players in the Irish agribusiness believe that algae could be at the basis of a more sustainable future for...
Xylanase can enrich rice bran diets for pigs Rice bran can be made more efficient as a feed ingredient for pigs, recent US research indicates.
Nutritional strategies to reduce pig odour Which nutritional strategies are effective to deal with nitrogen output and odour in pigs? US researchers...
Zero Zinc Summit: How to replace ZnO? Veterinary and nutritionist experts from all over the world met in Copenhagen, Denmark, in late June 2019, for...
Pig experts, remember forgotten relationships! Does every nutritionist think of the effects minerals may have – on the animal as well as on each other? It is...
Pig nutrition and pig health go hand in hand Pig nutrition and pig health are actually 2 sides of the same coin. Yet the world is full of nutritionists and...
8 reasons to use broad spectrum mycotoxin protection In livestock and aquaculture, feed additives are commonly used to counteract the negative effects of mycotoxins....
BLOG: Antimicrobial use in pigs – where is it going? The European Commission is setting up a Focus Group under DG AGRI to look at the reduction of antibiotics in the...
Nutrition Questions Nutrition is expensive, and it will remain so for a long time, especially while biofuels continue to compete...
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EuroTier and immunoglobulins November is the month of EuroTier for me and like each year, I am making my plans to attend. This year, however,...
Milk Immunoglobulins We all know quite well that sow's milk is an ideal source of nutrients for newborn piglets. Not only milk, and...
The National Swine Nutrition Guide: mission accomplished In 2010, a new form of publication has come to join an already impressive list of reference material. The...
Breakthroughs in pig nutrition Last month I was honoured to be part of the conference 'Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition' in Armidale,...
Save 40% on your weaning to slaughter feed costs I have recently been studying what my best producers do compared to the average results I come across. The...
North American concerns over DDGS There is no doubt. Dried distillers grains with solubles, or DDGS for brevity, have been a great money saver for...
The future is here: in-house nutrition Several years ago, I read a report by a major international bank specialising in the agro-industrial sector, in...
It's no brain science! I had recently finished revising a new customer's feeding program and I could not stop thinking how it had been...
High time for net energy When was the last time you checked your formulations? If your diets are still formulated on digestible energy...
Acidifiers: A piece of the AMR puzzle Countries worldwide have developed new policies to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal production systems,...
More precision feeding with digestibility enhancers Precision feeding emerged 30 years ago and has gained high-level interest since then. These days, precision...
Interview Dr Eckel: From local niche to global player There wasn’t always applause when Dr Antje Eckel and her husband Dr Bernhard Eckel decided to start selling...
Healthy pig production systems are sustainable Over the years, the global swine industry has designed systems to keep pigs in. Now the question is – did the...
The copper recycling pathway through bile Bile is not often a topic in Pig Progress but the fluid may well have a more important function for successful...
Methionine – different forms, different bioavailability? The essential amino acid methionine can be supplied to pig feed using different forms. Most recently, a new...
Heavier sows, less feed thanks to fermentation The Van Asten Group is a large swine producer, based in the Netherlands and Eastern Germany. The company zoomed...
All about ‘sweet’ in 6 main questions Most young piglets appreciate and more readily accept sweet taste. That is why high intensity sweeteners are...
Yeast: Impact on digestion and energy use The effect of S. cerevisiae boulardii on fermentation and energy metabolism is of great interest in all types of...
Plant proteins can replace animal proteins Nutritionists typically acknowledge animal protein as being a quality, highly digestible feed ingredient that is...
Formulating piglet diets without adding antibiotics As it becomes increasingly uncommon to mix antibiotics or zinc oxide through diets for just-weaned piglets, the...
SDPP is a safe feed ingredient – here is why African Swine Fever (ASF) not only affected pigs – it has also led to bans on a series of feed ingredients....
Interview: Globally promoting sugar cane yeast Serving the planet with agricultural solutions brings a set of challenges of its own. For 28 years now, yeast...
Improving the use of fibre in pig feed Much is being said about fibres in swine diets these days, but let us take a step back. What exactly are dietary...
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...
Red and green algae promoting pig gut health Seaweed contains ‘sulphated polysaccharides’ – components that are not found in plants, yeast or microalgae. Yet...
WORLD NUTRITION FORUM 2010: Austria For the fourth time, Austrian animal nutrition company Biomin organised its World Nutrition Forum, 13-16...
SOW NUTRITION TECHNICAL MEETING: Denmark Danish pig producers and representatives of the international feed industry met up on Wednesday near the city of...