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Acidifiers in Swine
Eurofeed Technologies s.r.l. has introduced two new non antibiotic growth promoters to the market called SUINACID and SHORTACID.They are a special blend of acidifiers and salts, studied to control some problem ...
Author: Eurofeed Technologies. Technical Department.
Publication date: 10/21/2009    Rating:    Views: 19

Using marine fatty acids to improve immunity transfer and piglet survival
ABSTRACT Birth to weaning is a high-risk period for piglets. The present paper reports the efficacy of supplementing the sows diet with Stimune® (specific fatty acids) to increase the survival of piglets by...
Author: Claudia FOUBERT, Alain GUYONVARCH, Philippe MAZEROLLES, Danièle MARZIN, Alain LEGRAND
Publication date: 07/24/2009    Rating:    Views: 194

Parasites in Swine: An outline
Parasites have been a problem for livestock producers for as long as there has been livestock. These parasites can cause economic loss to the producer in many ways including: decrease feed efficiency, increase ...
Author: Kurt Strueh, Purdue University
Publication date: 07/17/2009    Rating:    Views: 199

Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex
As modern swine production has evolved the industry has utilized both technological and scientific advancements, as well as adapting new management systems to successfully eradicate and control many diseases. H...
Author: Cary Honnold, Purdue University
Publication date: 07/17/2009    Rating:    Views: 112

PIGLET COCCIDIOSIS
Piglet coccidiosis is caused by a protozoan parasite called Isospora suis. Although Eimeria debliecki has been known to cause clinical disease in piglets, it seems that the only important pathogenic species kno...
Author: Dr. Justin Tan Yu- Wen
Publication date: 07/10/2009    Rating:    Views: 525

The facts about Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram? An antibiogram is a laboratory test used to determine the sensitivity pattern of a given microorganism to a range of antibiotics. The advantages of antibiogram use and the techniques in...
Author: Dr Yonatan Segal
Publication date: 06/29/2009    Rating:    Views: 414

Composing a winning antioxidant team
Free radicals cause problems and can affect the pig's immune system and subsequent performance. Antioxidants can ‘mop-up' these free radicals. Thanks to recent research and advancements in nutrition, a fi...
Author: Dr Mike Varley, consultant to SCA NuTec, Dalton, North Yorkshire, UK; in Pig Progress Volume 2...
Publication date: 06/26/2009    Rating:    Views: 102

Porcine Intestinal Adenomatosus (Pig Ileitis)
Porcine Intestinal Adenomatosus (PIA), or more commonly known as pig ileitis, comprises a disease complex with a group of conditions involving pathological changes in the small intestine associated with the int...
Author: Dr. Justin Tan
Publication date: 06/24/2009    Rating:    Views: 683

Mycotoxins and their impact on swine immunity
Mycotoxins are toxic substances that disrupt the normal function of the animals' immune system. This leads to significant negative economic impacts. The effect on the immunity and subsequent impacts in pigs are...
Author: Feed tech Magazine Volume 12. No 9; in Allaboutfeed.
Publication date: 06/18/2009    Rating:    Views: 164

Protecting the actives in your premix
The objectives of feed supplementation are to manufacture medicated feeds whose concentration in active ingredients fulfils with two criteria: conformity and homogeneity. Conformity is defined as consistency be...
Author: Eric Bousquet, Technical Manager, Medical Department, Virbac, France.
Publication date: 06/10/2009    Rating:    Views: 554