Participation in Forum on March 31, 2014
It is possible that pigs did not consume diets long enough prior to the challenge to see the expected result of maximized response with the 10:1 diet. However, it is also possible that the increased response observed by the 5:1 pigs when challenged is beneficial, in that they have a greater ability to mount a response when needed but have a possible lower 'background level' when not challenged. Fu ...
Participation in Forum on March 31, 2014
The diet formulations have not been published as of yet. They were wheat and barley based (ranging from 24-42% wheat and 10-20% barley) with 21-24% soybean meal. We adjusted the fatty acid profile using corn, flax seed meal (13% fat), corn oil, flax oil, tallow (control diet) and fish oil (5:1 fish diet). Diets also contained 2.5% spray dried animal plasma and 15% dried whey as well as all the req ...
Article published the March 26, 2014
INTRODUCTIONThe presence of DON contamination in grain is directly related to the presence of head or ear blight produced by Fusarium fungi, which in turn is directly related to the moisture content at flowering and/ or harvest. Possibly due to recent high stress growing seasons, we have seen an increase in the presence of DON contaminated grains in the Prairie Provinces, and it is expected that D ...
Article published the March 26, 2014
INTRODUCTIONWeaning is a critical time in a piglet’s life. They are exposed to many new stressors, including immune challenges. These stressors can lead to reduced feed intake and growth, and an inflammatory response will be generated. Although a certain degree of inflammatory response is beneficial during this time, an over-production of immune cells can be detrimental, leading to increased ...
Participation in Forum on January 2, 2014
The control diet contained a n6:n3 ratio of about 10:1 but contained less than half of the total PUFA of the other 4 diets. This diet was tallow based and contained no added plant or fish sources.There were 3 plant based diets which contained n6:n3 ratios of 10:1, 5:1 and 1:1. The plant source of n3 was flax (combinations of ground seed, oil and high fat meal) and the n6 source was corn (ground an ...
Article published the December 20, 2013
FAST FACTSBackground Weaning is the most stressful time in a piglet’s life The stress of weaning can cause an immune reaction and a growth lag (slowed growth) An immune reaction is a good bodily defense mechanism against foreign invaders, but an overly active immune system can be harmful Many nutritional strategies have attempted to improve piglet welfare at weaning Prairie Sw ...
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