Pig

After the decision to ban the medicinal use of zinc oxide in piglet diets, feed formulators are seeking feed ingredients and additives which can reduce the risk of digestive disorders in critical phases like the post-weaning period. Specific potentiated form of zinc oxide can be used in premixes...

The major cost of feed formulations is energy. Hence, from an economic point of view, enhancing the energy efficiency of these raw materials is...

In the wild, newborn piglets absorb sufficient iron by rooting in the soil. In conventional pig farming, iron must be supplemented to ensure animal...

It can be concluded that, despite the existence of different methods for determining the ideal protein profile, the results obtained are relatively consistent. Any...

The increasing demand for pork across the world, food safety concerns, and trends such as animal health and welfare, sustainability and environmental impacts are...

Piglet morbidity and mortality are a major welfare concern and source of economic losses, with gastro-intestinal problems ranking amongst the highest causes. With the...

Trouw Nutrition researchers found that adding hydroxychloride copper (IntelliBond®) to swine diets could help improve growth performance and reduce negative interactions between copper and added vitamins or enzymes. The use of high levels of copper also was found to limit the overgrowth of unwanted bacteria helping to manage gut health, increasing average daily gain (ADG) throughout production and improving hot carcass weight.

Restrictions on feeding high levels of zinc oxide will become effective in the EU in June 2022. Anticipating these changes, Trouw Nutrition has conducted...

New findings reveal that FRA® C12, known for its antiviral activity, could help support natural body defence. It improved sow and piglet performance on...

During early life, piglets face many social, environmental and dietary stresses that can have an impact on their growth performance, as well as increasing...