Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the February 14, 2020:
Introduction
The pig industry has advanced in the development of precocious genetic lines with better production traits and the weaning of piglets at younger ages (7 - 21 days) (Touchette et al., 2002; G&oacut...
Article published the February 10, 2020:
Article published the February 6, 2020:
1. Introduction
Animal products and by-products are the only natural source of vitamin B12 (B12) in human diets. Considering that B12 is synthesized exclusively by bacteria and archaebacteria (when cobalt...
Article published the January 8, 2020:
What are the vegetable proteins?
• Soy Protein 65%
• Fermented soybean meal 54%
• Extruded and micronized soybean meal 48%
• Extruded whole Soy meal soy 36%
• Potato ...
Article published the January 7, 2020:
Article published the January 3, 2020:
Over the past decade, Salmonella enterica serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- has emerged as a major public health threat in Europe (1) and the United States (2). As a monophasic variant of Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonel...
Article published the January 3, 2020:
Introduction
It is necessary to maintain intestinal wall integrity in order to facilitate nutrient digestion and absorption processes. Intestinal morphology can be affected during inflammatory processes(Amador...
Article published the January 3, 2020:
To evaluate the available phosphorus in inorganic P supplements, relative bioavailability of P has been measured, and the values were compared with the values from pigs fed monosodium phosphate or monocalcium p...
Article published the December 30, 2019:
Introduction
There is growing advocacy for antibiotic-free (ABF) livestock production to minimize the emergence of antibiotic-resistant foodborne pathogens and subsequent human exposure to these treatment-refr...
Article published the December 30, 2019:
Introduction
Lysine is the first limiting amino acid in corn-soybean meal-based diets for pigs during the postweaning period (ROSTAGNO et al., 2011; NRC, 2012), and is commonly used as a reference when estimat...