Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the October 15, 2019:
Outbreaks of avian and swine influenza, as well as African swine fever in Asia, are forcing scientists to reevaluate and redirect their research towards a stronger strengthening of the immune system through nut...
Article published the October 1, 2019:
Background
Efficient natural alternatives to antibiotics and high level of zinc oxide are urgently needed for the control of post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets. Silvafeed® Nutri P is a blend of plant extrac...
Article published the September 25, 2019:
The loss of baby pigs before weaning is an enormous waste of resources. Recent data from 49 Kentucky farrow-to-finish swine farms indicate that an average of 80 percent of pigs born alive survive to weaning. Mo...
Article published the September 25, 2019:
Background and objectives
Altering feed composition can be an alternative to the therapeutic usage of zinc oxide (ZnO) to maintain piglet performance and to reduce post-weaning diarrhea. Supplementing the diet...
Article published the September 24, 2019:
INTRODUCTION
The post-weaning period may be considered critical for piglets, once they are submitted to several stress situations (SOBESTIANSKY et al., 2001) such as environmental changes (new facilities and/ ...
Article published the September 9, 2019:
Introduction
The association of all the stressors related to early weaning of piglets results in reduction in daily feed intake, especially during the first week. The interruption of feed intake in this phase ...
Article published the September 6, 2019:
Background and objectives
In a context of reduction of antibiotics and zinc oxide (ZnO), alternatives are needed to maintain animal health and growth performance. In a study conducted in post-weaning piglets, ...
Article published the September 2, 2019:
Article published the August 28, 2019:
Background and objectives
The potentiated ZnO source HiZox® (Animine, France) was shown to be advantageous for piglet performances (Cho et al. 2015, Morales et al. 2012, Raquipo et al. 2017). More specific...
Article published the August 22, 2019:
Background and objectives
Wheat bran (WB) has been demonstrated to promote intestinal health and improve piglet performance (Molist et al. 2011 & 2012). One proposed mechanism for this effect is that WB in...