Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the June 3, 2019:
Introduction
The mycotoxic nephropathy (MN) is a renal disorder caused by alimentary ingestion of secondary fungal metabolites possessing nephrotoxic properties and encountered in feeds/foods/forages made main...
Article published the May 24, 2019:
Key information
Amino acids are involved in various important metabolic pathways beyond growth, including modulating the functioning of the body’s immune system.
During a condition of sub-clinical dis...
Article published the May 23, 2019:
Feed is one of the most important component which accounts for 60 to 70% of the total cost of pig production. In commercial piglet diets, allowing only protein feedstuffs to meet the dietary lysine needs of the...
Article published the April 15, 2019:
Introduction
Weaning is a critical period in the pig rearing process. At this time, the piglets are exposed to different types of stressors (environmental, nutritional, psychological, and social), causing phys...
Article published the April 4, 2019:
1. Introduction
Fuel ethanol co-products known as distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) contain high levels of protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins [1,2], are an important source of domestic ani...
Article published the March 28, 2019:
Considering the impact of taste enhancers
Commonly used in feed to enhance appetite by providing an attractive taste, the function of taste enhancers is to target the receptors of the 5 main tastes, namely: sw...
Article published the March 26, 2019:
1. Introduction
Mycotoxins are natural secondary metabolites produced by various species of fungi and are able to exert toxic effects in humans, animals, and plants [1]. Zearalenone (ZEN), one of the most impo...
Article published the March 20, 2019:
This study was conducted to determine the standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of amino acids (AA) in hydrolyzed feather meal (HFM), flash dried poultry protein (FDPP), poultry meal (PM), and meat and bone me...
Article published the March 20, 2019:
Keywords: bioavailability, valine, performance.
An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that Val from a Val-containing fermentation biomass product (Val-FB; 64.4% L-Val) has a bioavailability of 100...
Article published the March 20, 2019:
The objectives were to determine the apparent ileal digestibility and standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of CP and AA in feed ingredients and to develop prediction equations for estimating SID of ...