Minerals in swine nutrition Technical Articles
Article published the April 25, 2022:
IntroductionPost-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) is a significant enteric disease causing considerable economic losses for the pig industry. Among several etiological risk factors, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETE...
Article published the April 19, 2022:
How does the ban change the way we look at feed formulation?Zinc oxide (ZnO) has often covered up mistakes within our piglet feed formulations. When we remove ZnO, excesses or imbalances in our formulation beco...
Article published the April 19, 2022:
What is the incentive for the EU ban?The EU ban entails the use of high levels of ZnO (known as veterinary levels), which can be defined as levels above 150 parts per million (ppm). High levels of ZnO increase ...
Article published the April 19, 2022:
What are consequences of the ban for farmers?The ban will increase the risk for the development of digestive problems in piglets after weaning. Most pig producers already have very high standards of hygiene and...
Article published the April 19, 2022:
Are we prepared to remove ZnO from piglet diets?A survey done by Farmers Weekly and Elanco showed that that one-third of pig farmers in the UK are still routinely using zinc oxide in pigs after weaning, and 60%...
Article published the March 15, 2022:
INTRODUCTIONPhosphorus is an essential mineral for the formation and maintenance of bone structure, playing additionally a number of functions in the body. According to UNDERWOOD & SUTTLE (1999), phosphorus...
Article published the March 14, 2022:
Article published the March 8, 2022:
IntroductionManganese is an essential trace mineral that is a key component in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. According to the NRC,2 the quantitative requirement for Mn for nursery and finishing di...
Article published the February 1, 2022:
IntroductionColibacillosis is generally defined the infection with Escherichia coli characterized by many clinical forms. E. coli is a gram negative peritrichously flagellated bacteria belonging to the family E...
Article published the January 27, 2022: