Swine Resources - Nutrition

May 2021

Standard digestibility protocols measure digestibility only at the end of the ileum using growing pigs models. Are these protocols valid in newly weaned pigs?

April 2021

Zinc phosphate-based nanoparticles may be a potential alternative to ZnO in weanling diets.

May 2020

How does a sow's feed intake in the days prior to farrowing influence piglet birth and weaning weights?

March 2021

Organic selenium supplementation during gestation improves performance and antioxidant capacity of sows and their offspring.

February 2021

Coated cysteamine improves carcass characteristics, meat quality and affects lipid metabolism in finishing pigs.

February 2021

Increased vitamin supplementation during gestation and lactation may improve piglet performance at weaning.

February 2021

Porcine digestible peptides upregulates the expression of intestinal function genes in weanling piglets as the basis of higher intestinal health.

February 2021

The addition of dietary inulin during late gestation has a positive impact on sow reproductive performance.

October 2020

Dietary fat can be used selectively on farms to increase the average daily gain of the lightest pigs.

October 2020

Put more piglets on than teats? When to start fostering? Am I cross fostering piglets too many times?

The better we carry out the fostering process, and the management in general during the first 24-48 hours of life, the less work we will have to do afterwards and the better results we will obtain.