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Organic Chromium – an Exciting Beginning, a Promising Future
Published reports of research into the biochemical role of chromium (Cr) and its essentiality in the diet began to appear in the 1950s. Further pioneering work was reported in the 1960s with great attention pai...
Author: MERLIN D. LINDEMANN (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 01/02/2008    Rating:    Views: 843

Maximizing the Response in Pig and Poultry Diets Containing Vegetable Proteins by Enzyme Supplementation
Approximately two billion tonnes of cereal grains and 140 million tonnes of legumes and oilseeds are produced annually throughout the world. This production is associated with an estimated 230 million tonnes of...
Author: J.R. PLUSKE and M.D. LINDEMANN (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 12/26/2007    Rating:    Views: 633

Supplementation of weaner pig diets with zinc oxide or BioplexTM Zinc
Post-weaning diarrhoea is a major problem of the pig industry. In some instances, infected piglets will die but in most cases there is a reduction in the efficiency of digestion and the absorption of nutrients....
Author: B.P. MULLAN, R.H. WILSON, D. HARRIS, J.G. ALLEN and A. NAYLOR (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 12/17/2007    Rating:    Views: 508

Mannanoligosaccharide: its Logical Role as a Natural Feed Additive for Piglets
The two to three weeks after weaning are a difficult period in the piglet’s life. During this time the piglet is exposed to tremendous stress mainly due to an abrupt change from milk to a dry, vegetable-based d...
Author: PETER SPRING and MARIUS PRIVULESCU (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 12/05/2007    Rating:    Views: 1198

Importance of form and source of vitamin E for swine
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) is a critically important nutrient for all confinement-reared swine.  It is a primary dietary antioxidant that maintains cell membrane integrity and also enhances humoral- and cell...
Author: R. L. STUART and E. KANE - Courtesy of Stuart Products, Inc.
Publication date: 11/30/2007    Rating:    Views: 723

Selenium metabolism, the glutathione peroxidase system and their interaction with some B vitamins in pigs
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for animal nutrition. Organic forms of selenium are recognized as more bioavailable than inorganic forms (Daniels, 1996) for most species including pigs (Mahan and Pe...
Author: J. JACQUES MATTE - Dairy and Swine R & D Centre, Canada (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 11/20/2007    Rating:    Views: 1774

Nutrition and management of the early-weaned pig
The swine industry continues to move to earlier weaning. This trend is driven by economic factors such as improving the number of pigs per sow per year and the need to minimize the capital cost of farrowing fac...
Author: CHARLES MAXWELL (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 11/15/2007    Rating:    Views: 541

Practical response to Bio-MosTM in nursery pigs: a meta-analysis
The pig industry has a rich supply of feed ingredients and feed additives that are purported to have physiological effects on the pig, and thereby improve growth performance and/or protect the pig from diseases...
Author: J.C. MIGUEL, S.L. RODRIGUEZ-ZAS and J.E. PETTIGREW (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 11/12/2007    Rating:    Views: 406

Understanding organic mineral uptake mechanisms: experiments with Bioplex® Cu
The term ‘organic minerals’ is misleading in that minerals themselves are inorganic, meaning that they do not contain carbon. However, the term has been adopted to refer to mineral supplements containing inorga...
Author: J.S. RADCLIFFE, B.E. ALDRIDGE and K.L. SADDORIS - Purdue University (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
Publication date: 11/07/2007    Rating:    Views: 1004

Biomin® P.E.P. : Unlocking Performance in Sow Nutrition
Recently, phytogenic feed additives have become more and more interesting for the feed industry. Phytogenics represent a fairly new category of feed additives with natural origin. Phytogenic compounds have trad...
Author: Tobias Steiner - BIOMIN
Publication date: 11/05/2007    Rating:    Views: 973