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Joe Crenshaw (United States)

Video publishing

Feeding sows with plasma. Europe study results

Joe Crenshaw, Senior Director for Tech Services at APC, reveals the results of a test made in Europe using plasma to feed sows...

Mercedes Vazquez-Anon (United States)

Technical publication

Zinc methionine hydroxy analogue chelate supplementation in nursery pigs

Pharmacological levels of zinc oxide (ZnO) are widely used in the weaning pig diets to promote growth and prevent post-weaning diarrhea. This practice is not environmentally sustainable; therefore, an effective alternative is warranted to be...

Yanbin Shen PhD. (United States)

Video publishing

African Swine Fever crisis. How plasma can help solving it

Yanbin Shen, APC's Technical Services Director, explains his company's approach on solving the African Swine Fever crisis...

Stefano Calamanti (Italy)

Technical publication

Swine weaning without the use of zinc oxide

In the pig industry, the use of high levels of zinc oxide (ZnO) is used for prevention and treatment of diarrhoea in weaning piglets, but the mechanism of action of Zinc has not yet been known. Some studies tested some hypothesis...

Carlos Avilán (Community Manager)

Publication of news release

USDA will help pork and poultry producers during COVID-19 crisis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will establish a “coordination center” to help livestock and poultry producers hurt by coronavirus-induced meatpacking plant closures. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will offer...

Special Nutrients

Video publishing

Agrimprove and Special Nutrients integration, Fernando Tamames III

Fernando Tamames III, President at Special Nutrients, talks about the integration of Agrimprove and Special Nutrients on a global level...

Soumya Kar (Netherlands)

Technical publication

Dietary protein sources effects on host-microbe interactions in the gut

To gain further insights into the effect of different conventional and unconventional dietary protein sources on intestinal energy levels in vivo, we performed a transcriptomics analysis and measured mTORC1 protein in tissue. Additionally...

Bailey Wilberts (United States)

Technical publication

Swine Enteric Salmonellosis

Salmonella enterica serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- has been increasingly isolated from swine. However, its pathogenic potential is not well characterized. Analysis of swine cases confirmed a strong positive association between isolation of...

Juarez Donzele (Brazil)

Technical publication

Phytase for weaned piglets from 28 to 63 days of age

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of reduced dietary non-phytate phosphorus (nPP) or nPP and calcium (Ca) concentrations in diets supplemented with phytase on performance, bone mineralisation and serum parameters of weaned...

Jae Cheol Kim (Australia)

Technical publication

Improving protein utilization efficiency through better understanding of immune and stress responses in pigs

Efficient utilization of dietary protein is affected by many factors including the animal’s physiological requirements for amino acids, genetic potential for protein deposition, digestion/absorption of dietary amino acids, use of antibiotics, and...

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