Introduction: Previous studies have led to observations regarding the negative impact of non-starch polysaccharides in corn-soybean meal diets on nutrient digestibility. Therefore, steps are undertaken to positively influence nutrition in livestock by utilizing enzymes. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of ethyl-enzyme liquid energy (ELE) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, meat quality traits and carcass grades of grower-finisher...
Introduction: Using antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feeds has been forbidden since 2011 in South Korea. Probiotic have received considerable attention as suitable alternatives of antibiotics to promote growth in the pig industry. Among several bacterial species used as probiotic, spore forming Bacillus spp. has been considered as the most appropriate probiotic as its spores can to resist harsh environments, thus enabling extensive storage at ambient temperature....
Introduction: Patho-anatomical lesions are routinely recorded at meat inspection of swine carcasses in Denmark. The original purpose was to safeguard food. For an additional fee, a more thorough post mortem examination of lungs can be performed at the Danish Pig Research Centre (DPRC) with the specific purpose of diagnosing respiratory disorders. However, for the herd manager or veterinarian, it is tempting to use the frequent and free-of-charge recordings from the meat...
Introduction: Consumers and important trade markets value meat without residues of antimicrobials. Preventive actions taken by the vet and the farmer are therefore essential to prevent presence of residues. This includes careful registration of use of antimicrobials, marking of treated animals, and compliance with withdrawal periods. Moreover, surveillance (own check and official samples) is needed to detect enough cases to encourage compliance. To identify causality,...
Introduction: Pork head meat, cheek meat, lymph nodes, and other carcass by-products may become contaminated with Salmonella in pork slaughter facilities. In a preliminary survey, a large pork processing plant in the United States was sampled bimonthly from January to July of 2015 to determine the prevalence, seasonality, and serotype diversity of Salmonella enterica (SE) isolated from cheek meat and head trim of swine carcasses. Materials and...
Introduction Improvest ® (Zoetis, Kalamazoo, MI) is immunological product for intact male pigs that stimulates the production of antibodies against gonadotropin-releasing factor (GnRF), blocking its activity and causing temporary castration. It was approved for use in the United States in 2011 (FDA 2011). Improvest management delays castration, taking advantage of increased feed efficiency and lean gain of intact male pigs (Dunshea et al. 2001; Boler et al. 2011),...
Peter Davies (University of Minnesota) shared information and reports on foodborne pathogens and antibiotic use, during the 2018 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium....
PSA interviewed Casey Owens (University of Arkansas) about the differences between red meat and white meat in poultry and pork. Let's Squawk About It is a monthly interview segment by the Poultry Science Association....
Michael Binder, Vice President Sustainability Development at Evonik Animal Nutrition, points out Evonik’s commitment to sustainability performance with a focus on a positive impact for society, supporting sustainable livestock production in Brazil and around the world...
INTRODUCTION The swine slaughtering process is affected by practices that go from the establishment of fasting on the farm to the slaughtering stage in the slaughterhouse. Animals are subjected to practices that will directly reflect on the quality of their carcass, and on how meat cuts will be ranked as more or less valuable in the market. Thus, pre-slaughter phases are fundamentally relevant to the quality of the final product, once they affect the living experience of animals...
Introduction Parasites have long been neglected but nowadays are becoming more recognized as important foodborne pathogens. Various factors contribute to their undervaluation such as complex lifecycles and transmission routes, prolonged incubation period and chronic disease manifestations. In addition, rapid and sensitive diagnostic assays are not always available and therefore parasite occurrences are often underreported, resulting in low disease...
1. Introduction The global demand and industrial production of pork and pork products are increasing. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) statistics, worldwide swine production has increased steadily from 1961 to 2007, with Asia the continent with the highest production with around 50% of the total worldwide production. Between 2007 and 2017, production increased significantly in Asia and remained as the highest swine producers (almost...
The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) , one of the largest public-private partnerships focused on antibiotic stewardship in animal agriculture, is issuing two separate calls for research concepts, one to improve detection, treatment and prevention of infectious lameness in pigs and the other to develop new diagnostic methods and technologies that facilitate antibiotic traceability across...
In a recent panel with Farm Journal, three experts shared their insights on African Swine Fever and the lessons learned from the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Gordon Spronk (President of Pipestone Veterinary Services) mentioned that “ASF continues to spread across the globe. It was a threat when it was found in the world’s largest swine population in China and continues to be a threat now.”
Spronk added: “Our vision is to keep it out of our...
INTRODUCTION Previous studies (Widmer e al., 2008; Kim et al., 2009; Jacela et al., 2010) have measured metabolizable energy (ME) and standardized ileal digestible (SID) amino acid (AA) content in high-protein distillers dried grains (HP-DDG) produced using the old front-end fractionation processes, and these data were used in developing nutrient composition tables in NRC (2012). These nutritional composition values appeared to be accurate for previous HP-DDG sources because...
INTRODUCTION For any technology to gain industry-wide adoption, it must provide value to all segments of the industry and have minimal associated risks. Immunological castration (Improvest, Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, MI, GnRF analog-diphtheria toxoid conjugate ) provides an effective alternative to physical castration for reducing boar odor of intact male pigs while improving lean deposition compared with physically castrated ( PC ) barrows. The effects...
Introduction In the pork industry, the trend towards producing lean carcasses is still occurring, concurrently with a demand from certain specific markets for pork products with high intramuscular fat (IMF) in an attempt to ensure palatability. A positive effect of IMF content on the eating quality of pork has been reported by a number of authors (Castell, 1994; Fernandes et al., 1999; Brewer et al., 2001)....