Tag: piglet nutrition
Orego-Stim supports piglet health & performance in the absence of antibiotics – study
According to an independent study conducted on piglets, Orego-Stim - natural oregano essential oil - supports piglet health and performance in the absence of...
Trouw Nutrition unveils Kinetio for precision piglet feeding
Trouw Nutrition has unveiled its latest innovation for precision piglet feeding. The patented technology of Kinetio helps to optimise the digestion of nutrients in...
A collaborative project inspired by natural sow-piglet behaviours
Launched jointly three years ago by Vereijken-Hooijer, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture Nature & Food Quality (LNV), and Trouw Nutrition, the Family Feeding Matters...
Hamlet Protein sponsors Piglet Conference in China
Hamlet Protein, multinational producer of soy-based protein ingredients for young animals sponsored the China Sow and Piglet Conference in Qingdao. The event was well...
Hamlet Protein launches new fiber product
Hamlet Protein has launched HP FiberBoost©, a pure fiber product containing functional fibers produced specifically for dietetic use in piglets.
Hamlet Protein appoints Jessika van Leeuwen as global swine manager
Hamlet Protein, the Denmark headquartered company, recently appointed Jessika van Leeuwen as category manager swine. The company has been investing in species specific knowledge, as it aims to increase its share of global piglet, calf, and chick markets.
ZnO will not be banned in animal nutrition in 2022 in EU
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...
A future without zinc oxide
Traditional methods of controlling post-weaning diarrhoea have been using zinc oxide at high doses (2500-3000mg/kg feed) together with antibiotics. While there are many benefits of using zinc oxide linked to improving gut health, there are more negative effects such as increasing antibiotics resistance, encouraging the selection...
Plasma and egg powder as sustainable alternatives to ZnO
Zinc Oxide (ZnO) time is running out. Rational use of antibiotics and growth promoters moves the focus from pharmacology to functional ingredients. Spray dried plasma and egg powder are successfully used as excellent nutritional ingredients, preventing post-weaning diarrhea, improving...
Replacing zinc in pig production
There is not one single product that can replace the current use of Zinc Oxide. A ZnO free pig production requires improvements in many fields that include farm management, biosecurity, genetics, the health status of the pig and diet composition. Fiber can become a vital part of ZnO free piglet diets.
