Feed and nutrition

The European research programme Feed-a-Gene has launched a 2020 meeting where key industry players will discuss sustainable solutions for pig, poultry and rabbit production.

A Microbiology Professor with the University of Guelph says the greater the diversity of microbes that inhabit the microbiome, the greater its ability to do its work.

Advanced planning and simple husbandry steps can help keepers transition their herds to indoor environments over winter.

Animal nutrition firm BIOMIN is proud to announce that Research & Development Director Dr Gerd Schatzmayr has been named a Highly Cited Researcher, according to the 2019 list from the Web of Science Group.

Danish farmer Jeppe Bloch from Vejen, 100 kilometres north of the German border, recently expanded his sow house to add 850 places.

Michaela Giles continues her series of insights for small-scale pig producers, this time investigating the use of alternative natural feedstuffs.

Keeping pigs hydrated over winter can be a tricky prospect but maintaining good husbandry and winterising water systems will keep your herd healthy and productive.

Piglets experience significant stress when they are weaned from the sow and change diet, making them susceptible to gastrointestinal disorders.

The governor of Nueva Vizcaya discusses upgrading free-range pig farming and "letting pigs be pigs" in the Northern Philippines.

Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc shows newborn piglets should be allowed to suckle for at least two days before cross fostering to help stimulate future milk production.

Strategies designed to encourage the sow to produce higher volumes of milk will provide her piglets a greater opportunity to grow resulting in higher more productive weaning weights.

As a leader in swine nutrition, Novus International, Inc., hosted an exclusive Key Opinion Leaders event in Seville, Spain to openly exchange experiences, thoughts on today’s European challenges in piglet nutrition and o…

The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada expects the first draft of planned modernised regulations governing the manufacture of feed in Canada to be released this winter.

Strategies being developed by Canadian Scientists that will promote the colonisation of the gut of newborn piglets by beneficial bacteria are expected to benefit health, productivity and profitability.

By better understanding the bacterial populations in the gut of the pig, scientists hope to create strategies to promote health and productivity.

US grain futures prices narrowly mixed overnight. Corn was down 1 to 2 cents, soybeans up around 1 1/2 cents and wheat 1 to 2 cents up.

As African swine fever (ASF) virus continues to march across the globe, the US pork sector is laser focused on keeping it from reaching the homeland.

Creating the right environment in the farrowing barn can help minimise the challenges producers face when it comes to farrowing healthy piglets.

Novus International’s farm opened in 2009, sharing feed additive research with the industry globally

US meat packer JBS USA will remove the feed additive ractopamine from its supply chain to increase export opportunities, the company announced on Friday (4 October), opening the door for increased pork sales to China.