Article published the March 19, 2024
Despite environmental and public health (bacterial resistance) issues, supranutritional levels of zinc oxide (ZnO) are still commonly used to prevent diarrhea in post-weaning piglets. In Canada, these levels represent more than eight-fold the CFIA proposed maximum levels at 300 mg/kg. The limited knowledge of their consequences for the metabolism of trace minerals has hampered the replacement of t ...
This member gave a presentation on May 11, 2023
At the following event:
Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada 2023
News published on April 20, 2021
The Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre invites you to two virtual days (June 9-10) of scientific seminars in the dairy and swine fields.
The presentations will be under the following current themes:
Environmentally friendly animal production
Antimicrobial resistance
Animal health and welfare
Precision livestock farming
Biology of mammary gland
Carcass and meat quality
P ...
Article published the December 18, 2020
INTRODUCTIONResearch to determine the nutritional needs of most micronutrients for pigs was done mainly before the decade of 1990 and focused on avoiding nutritional deficiencies (Gaudré and Quiniou, 2009).Nutritional reference tables represent the theoretical basis for pig feed formulations indicating minimum requirement levels of supplementation (NRC, 2012) or values for best cost to bene ...
News published on July 13, 2020
Eric van Bochove (Director, Research, Development & Technology Transfer, Sherbrooke, Québec & Normandin Research Centres, Science and Technology Branch) made the announcement: "We are pleased to present Danyel Bueno Dalto, the new research scientist at the Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre and a specialist in the swine nutrition and metabolism of micronutrients (trace miner ...
Danyel Bueno Dalto likes the comment:
First on the trace minerals: commercial diets contain margins of safety for trace minerals and vitamins. The extra trace minerals had increased over time. Data started being published suggesting that the excess trace minerals may be negative for productivity along with being a potential environmental concern. Thus, the levels have been reducing to be closer to requirements. You are correct that or ...
Article published the June 1, 2020
Background Although selenium (Se) acts as part of hormones and enzymes influencing the activity of all organs and tissues, the major metabolic role of Se in the body is related to selenoproteins and the antioxidant system. However, in embryos, fetuses, and newborns, the synthesis of selenoproteins from Se-methionine (SeMet) is impaired due to the inactivity of cystathionine gamma lyase in the meta ...
Article published the April 28, 2020
Participation in Forum on April 27, 2020
Dear Steffen Hansen,
Yes, you are right. Not just space per pig but many other parameters were different because we were evaluation different housing systems, not specific features.
Thank you
Article published the April 1, 2020