Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the July 19, 2018:
Introduction
It is generally assumed that the young pig up to about 70 kg body weight (BW) displays a limited physical capacity to ingest nutrients (Quiniou et al., 2000), and will respond to increases in diet...
Article published the July 17, 2018:
Modern swine production allowed to increase the productivity at farm level.
Due to higher prolificacy, farmers are managing bigger litters with lower individual weight at weaning. Hence, piglets are con...
Article published the July 13, 2018:
60-80% of antibiotics are used for digestive problems. The period after weaning is known for its regular antibiotic application and could be a perfect target for an important step in antibiotic...
Article published the July 11, 2018:
Introduction
Feeding is the most costly item on pig farms, representing 65% of total costs of the farming activity. In this respect, the possibility of earning profits from swine culture depends on proper feed...
Article published the July 4, 2018:
Introduction
The biodiesel industry from fatty sources generates glycerin, a by-product that can be used as an excellent source of energy for growing pigs. In Colombia, the installed capacity of biodiesel prod...
Article published the July 4, 2018:
Introduction
The intensive pig rearing system originates large amounts of waste; therefore, there is a great concern regarding the improvement of productivity and prevention of contamination of the environment...
Article published the June 28, 2018:
Control methods are needed to abate NH3 losses from swine anaerobic lagoons to reduce the contribution of confined swine operations to air pollution. In a 15-mo meso-scale column study, we evaluated the effect ...
Article published the June 21, 2018:
1. Introduction
Conventional swine diets contain substantial amounts of cereal grains (e.g., corn and wheat) and protein supplements such as soybean meal to provide pigs with the energy and nutrients they requ...
Article published the June 15, 2018:
Potassium diformate (KDF) is a specifically conjugated acid double-salt (HCOOH HCOOK), patented by ADDCON and traded as FORMI on the European and world-markets. Potassium diformate has been approved in the Euro...
Article published the June 13, 2018:
Introduction
Cereals are particularly susceptible to fungal contamination during both the pre- and postharvest stages. Many of these fungi are producers of mycotoxins, which are a chemically diverse group of s...