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Green light for sale of enzymes for animal nutrition
BASF has cleared an important regulatory hurdle for the EU market approval of the animal feed additive Natugrain® TS. The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Animal Nutrition Section, of...Source: BASF
Publication date: 04/23/2009
Views: 197
Net Energy Content of Canola Meal and Full-Fat Canola Seeds in Swine
The project aimed to estimate the net energy (NE) content of canola meal (CM) and full-fat canola seeds (FFCS) in swine and to validate these values, through growth studies using diets containing graded levels ...Source: Prairie Swine Centre Inc.
Publication date: 04/23/2009
Views: 236
Focus on Sulphurous Compounds May Solve Odour Problems from Pig Farms
Sulphurous compounds are the main source of the obnoxious smells from pig farms. Scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences are focusing on these substances in an attempt to remove them and thus proba...Source: Aarhus University Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Publication date: 04/22/2009
Views: 189
Netherlands: 27.3 weaned piglets per sow per year
In 2008, Dutch pig farmers using TOPIGS genetics achieved an average production of 27.3 weaned piglets per sow per year. This is an increase of 0.9 piglets compared to 2007. The top 10% of farms managed an impr...Source: TOPIGS newsletter
Publication date: 04/20/2009
Views: 168
Can Vitamin C Improve Pork Quality?
Several investigators have reported improvements in swine growth and meat quality when the animals' diet is supplemented with vitamin C. However, other studies have yielded inconsistent results, as some investi...Source: NCSU Cooperative Extension Service / Swine News
Publication date: 04/20/2009
Views: 629
Looking for distributors worldwide: PROAGRO
PROAGRO is a veterinary laboratory that has been in the market for over thirty eight years. It produces and sells drugs for small animals (Paraqueños) and for big animals (Proagro).
In its own facilitie...Source: Proagro
Publication date: 04/16/2009
Views: 1222
Effect of On-Farm Storage Temperature on Stored Semen Quality
Researchers from the University of Guelph in Canada presented the results from an evaluation of on-farm semen storage on 28 farms in Ontario at the recent meetings of the American Association of Swine Veterinar...Source: NCSU Cooperative Extension Service
Publication date: 04/16/2009
Views: 258
Use of Native Southern African Plants in Veterinary Medicine
When animals in southern Africa are sick, often the first place their caretakers look for help is from native plants. That's what makes understanding and conserving these plants so important, according to a gro...Source: Kansas State University news
Publication date: 04/16/2009
Views: 172
New paper on individual gestation accommodations for dry sows released
The use of individual gestation accommodations (IGAs) for dry sows in commercial pork production is an issue that has raised much debate. Public perceptions and misconceptions of welfare issues have the potenti...Source: CAST via AG Professional
Publication date: 04/14/2009
Views: 292
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