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A relatively cheap ethanol byproduct mixed with an old nutritional standby might help pork producers cut feed costs.
Gary A. Apgar, an animal scientist at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, has been testing a blend of distillers' grains - the fat, minerals, vitamins and fiber remaining after ...
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Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale / Saluki Times
Date of publication :
02/19/2009
Views:
994
As feed costs rise and the production of ethanol from corn grain increases, swine producers have ramped up their search for new feed supplements for younger swine. According to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, feeding dried distiller's grains (DDGS) to piglets can give thei...
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USDA Agricultural Research Service
Date of publication :
02/09/2009
Views:
678
Feed costs represent 65%-75% of the variable costs of swine production. As a result, feed costs play a major role in determining the profitability of a swine enterprise. While corn and soybean meal are the industry standards for supplying energy and protein, there are many suitable alternatives that...
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OMAFRA publication
Date of publication :
01/15/2009
Views:
644
Ever since segregated early weaning (SEW) arrived on the North American swine scene some 10 years ago, researchers and producers alike have been trying to figure out the best way to feed these early-weaned pigs. Weaning pigs at 14-17 days of age, and sometimes younger, became popular from the perspe...
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OMAFRA publication
Date of publication :
12/19/2008
Views:
840
With feed equalling 60% to 75% of the cost of producing a pig it is important to get the most out of every feed dollar. Particle size is the term that refers to the average diameter of individual particles of feed or simply the feed's fineness of grind. Since, grain represents the primary energy sou...
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OMAFRA Pork News & Views newsletter
Date of publication :
11/21/2008
Views:
769
With costs of animal production under mounting pressure, nutrition efficiency is of increasing interest, as this is critical to performance through to market. Sustaining growth rate and optimising feed efficiency are key requirements for economic success.The use of acidifiers in diets for pigs, poul...
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ADDCON Group
Date of publication :
11/06/2008
Views:
1567
NEXT Enhance® 150 is a standardised combination of thymol and cinnamaldehyde, an active ingredient of cinnamon extract. This combination acts to optimise gut flora equilibrium in the piglet and sow, leading to better feed efficiency and growth for the animal. Continuing to understand the mechanisms ...
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IQF Group
Date of publication :
10/17/2008
Views:
268
Zero-tannin faba beans are a potential replacement of soybean meal in swine diets. The chemical characteristics, energy and amino acid (AA) digestibility, the content of DE and NE, and tannin content of zero-tannin faba beans were determined and indicate, together with the subsequent growth performa...
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Prairie Swine Centre Inc.
Date of publication :
10/09/2008
Views:
934
Over the last few years, the use of co-products from the ethanol industry has attracted a lot of attention and research efforts. Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), condensed distillers solubles (CDS), gluten feed, distillers dried grains (DDG) are all co-products of the ethanol industry t...
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OMAFRA Pork News & Views newsletter
Date of publication :
09/25/2008
Views:
324
Successful formulation of low protein diets increases our flexibility in formulating practical diets, provides us with another tool to lower nitrogen output in the slurry and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This experiment was conducted to compare the performance of pigs fed regular protein vers...
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Prairie Swine Centre Result Pages
Date of publication :
09/09/2008
Views:
607