Pig Industry on Engormix, technical articles, forums, events and more.

Click to view showcase

Guoyao Wu (United States)

Technical publication

Composition of amino acids and related nitrogenous nutrients in feedstufs for animal diets

Animal-source feedstuffs are generally superior to plant-source ones for the growth and health of livestock, poultry, and fish (Wu 2018). This is due, in part, to the greater quantity of proteinogenic amino acids (AAs) and higher quality...

Henry Berger (United States)

Video publishing

On-Farm Innovation, Transformation and ROI

Henry Berger (Global Head of Strategic Partnerships & Pipeline Innovation Integrated Health Management, Boehringer Ingelheim) speaks about his upcoming presentation at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit 2021 on March 8, and also discusses...

Herman Vermeer (Netherlands)

Technical publication

Exploration Feeding and Higher Space Allocation Improve Welfare of Growing-Finishing Pigs

Lack of environmental enrichment and high stocking densities in growing-finishing pigs can lead to adverse social behaviors directed to pen mates, resulting in skin lesions, lameness, and tail biting. The objective of the study was to improve...

Carlos Avilán (Community Manager)

Publication of news release

China’s Pork Sector Continues To Impact U.S.

by James Mintert / Purdue University- Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture Corn and soybean prices have risen sharply since mid-August 2020. Smaller than expected 2020 U.S. harvests of both corn and soybeans are a key reason for the...

Jeroen van de Ven (Belgium)

Video publishing

Farm to Fork Transformation for a Smarter Future

Jeroen van de Ven (Lead, Merck Animal Health Intelligence) speaks about his upcoming presentation at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit 2021 on March 8, and also discusses the changes in the industry during the pandemic...

Jason Woodworth (United States)

Technical publication

Effect of Enzymatically Fermented Soybean Meal and Lactobacillus Plantarum on Nursery Pig Performance

Voluntary feed intake is often low and variable directly after weaning. As a result, research has focused on how nutritional stressors can be overcome to stimulate feed intake and subsequently increase...

Yordan Martinez (Honduras)

Technical publication

Evaluation of Oral Administration of Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 Strain as an Alternative to Antibiotics in Weaned Pigs

Weaning is one of the most stressful events in pig production [1]. Early weaned piglets face several nutritional and psychosocial stressors, including the transition to a solid diet and the abrupt separation of sows and piglets...

Utsav Prakash Tiwari (United States)

Technical publication

The role of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides of xylan and mannan in gut health of monogastric animals

Market availability and fluctuation in the cost of conventional feed ingredients are pushing producers to increase inclusion of low-cost, fibre-rich co-products in the diets of monogastric animals. One major issue of this approach is...

Olena Ayshpur (Ukraine)

Technical publication

Etiologic structure of swine bacterial respiratory diseases in Ukrainian pig farms

A retrospective epizootic analysis is conducted by us testifies that among infectious pathology of pigs respiratory diseases in the Ukrainian pig farms are most mass and unprofitable and largely reduce the profitability of the industry...

Carlos Avilán (Community Manager)

Event

Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals 2021

A three-day symposium titled Gut Health in Production of Food Animals will be held October 31–November 3, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri. The aim of this meeting is to discuss the role of good health in animal production and the dynamic and...

Events