DuPont’s Animal Nutrition Division Brings Together Experts to Discuss Maximizing Swine Efficiency

DuPont’s animal nutrition division has worked with a number of leading industry experts to record a video on the topic “Maximum Efficiency in Swine Production”. The recording was made during the Danisco Animal Nutrition seminar at World Pork Expo and was moderated by Pig Progress editor, Vincent ter Beek. The video is now available for download and includes the following presentations:

“Improved liveability with xylanase inclusion”- Dr. R. Dean Boyd, Technical Director, The Hanor Company - discussed new data on how xylanase can be used not only to counter variability and improve carcass uniformity, but in a prebiotic context to support gut health.
“Fast and reliable prediction of corn energy value for swine diets” - Dr. Chris Iiams, Senior Research Scientist at DuPont Pioneer - explained the extra benefits NIR calibration/technology can offer to swine nutritionists already using published information on corn digestible energy (DE) from various sources or for producers using models other than DE.
“The influence of the intestinal microbiome in promoting efficient swine production”- Dr. Marcus E. Kehrli, Jr., Director, National Animal Disease Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service - looked at the relevance of recent research work on the gastrointestinal microbiome of several other animal species with regard to swine. He also looked at how this research might be used to address common healthy swine production challenges.

Janet Remus, Technical Services Director at Danisco Animal Nutrition, commented, “We wanted to ensure that those who could not attend World Pork, or our event, had the opportunity to learn about the latest best practice and research from industry experts. That is why we have worked with Pig Progress, one of the leading publications for swine producers, to get video from the event online and available around the world.”