Feed and nutrition

According to research, as few as 100 PED virus particles can cause an infection in pig herds.

Speaking live from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, Raj Murugesan, technical officer with Biomin America, shared new data from Digestarom Finish and spoke about a new product solution Biomin will be launching in …

USA - Tonisity today introduced Pink2Purple™ - the first isotonic protein and electrolyte solution designed specifically for show pigs

Multinational specialty feed additives producer Nutriad announced it has reached an agreement with Watanabe Chemicals to distribute its’ products in Japan.

Category driven by increasing pressure to deliver results; PMI is well positioned to meet market demands

The Pig Site speaks to Bob Dixon, ABN national sales manager, about the challenges that the livestock industry is facing, and how ABN is addressing such issues through partnership and innovation

USA, 6 June 2018 - From acidifiers to yeast, the feed additive market is booming, but the best is yet to come

There are now six confirmed PED cases in Southeast Manitoba in the 2018 outbreak, including three finisher operations, two sow operations and one nursery operation. Biocontainment is in place on these premises

The latest opportunities in nutrition and gut health will be highlighted at World Pork Expo 6-8 June in Des Moines

Multinational feed additives producer Nutriad participated in the South-East Asia Feed Technology & Animal Nutrition Conference 2018 that took place from May 28-June 1, 2018 in Phuket, Thailand.

With grain the major and costly ingredient in pig diets and contributing much of the dietary energy, Australian pork producers are increasingly demanding that grains they feed have been accurately measured for their avai…

A study conducted by Trouw Nutrition’s Swine Research Centre reveals that gestating sows receiving a drinking water additive composed of free and organic acids during the last 80 days of gestation had significantly highe…

Agribusiness has declared the agricultural emergency due to drought in Corrientes and Santiago del Estero

Strict regulations surround the transportation of pigs but do you know the rules in your region?

UK pig producers can now use innovative soluble tannin-based ingredients in feed as an aid to improve performance, thereby reducing nitrogen and phosphorus excretion on farm

Understanding eliminative behaviour in pigs has important implications for improving the design of pig housing facilities and maximising pig welfare. A simple drinker-positioning method has been shown to increase the cle…

The numerous opportunities for collaboration between arable and livestock enterprises have been highlighted in a new guide issued by AHDB

Ceva's response to Pharmacosmos study on impurities in FDA-approved injectable Iron solutions

New data shows concentrations of arsenic, chromium and/or lead exceeding the permitted daily exposure limit for humans in 15 of 16 widely used injectable iron products for baby pigs

Tonisity discusses liquid nutrition to reduce mortality in pre-weaning piglets; introducing their isotonic drink, Tonisity Px