Iron balance during gestation: benefits and risks of iron supplementation in sows
Iron supplementation at an appropriate dose in gestating sows can improve placental development and increase piglet survival.
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E. coli in nursery, pounds of pork in grow-finish: NOVUS shares swine insights at ASAS Midwest
The ASAS Midwest meeting brings together animal science professionals from across North America to exchange research and applied insights.
Biochem and BASF announce agreement for Biochem’s acquisition of BASF's global glycinate business
This strategic acquisition reinforces Biochem's role as a pioneer in high-performance organic trace minerals (OTMs) since 1992 and broadens its global market presence.
Zinpro® Corporation opens Innovation Center in Spain to accelerate animal nutrition research
Zinpro's new innovation center in Spain is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to advancing animal nutrition through global collaboration and cutting-edge research.
Vitamin and mineral nutrition for controlling problems in breeding sows
With the main genetic lines' rapid improvement in terms of prolificacy, feed conversion ratio, and other production parameters, the reference requirements for vitamins and minerals have become outdated.
Colonic bacterial community responding to selenium-enriched yeast supplementation associated with improved gut mucus function in growing-finishing pigs
Dietary selenium enriched yeast supplementation in short period may have beneficial effects on intestinal health in growing-finishing pigs.
Impact of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on plasma bone turnover markers, bone mineralization, bone strength, and lameness scores in gilts
Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation is not directly related to bone health and lameness prevention in gilts.
Exploring the safety of calcium nitrate in growing-finishing pig diets through methemoglobin and nitrate levels
Calcium nitrate supplementation may become a safe supplement to increase meat quality parameters in growing finishing pigs.
Dietary manganese and selenium: Impact on growth and fecal microbiota in nursery piglets
Manganese supplementation in weanling diets may modulate potentially harmful pathogenic microorganisms, improving piglet gut health.
Strengthening piglet immunity: Strategies to overcome weaning challenges
Nutrition plays a major role in the immune response. The interaction of different dietary components with other factors such as environment, health status, and genetics plays an important role in modulating the immune response.
Maternal flavour conditioning combined with organic and inorganic iron-supplemented creep feed on piglet and the effect on performance and haemoglobin status
Maternal flavor conditioning may improve the acceptance and efficacy of iron-supplemented creep feed as an alternative to iron injections in piglets.
Exploring how an organic mineral mix affects antioxidant balance, immune health, and performance in sows and their offspring
Organic trace minerals supplementation of the sow diet may improve health and performance.
Clinical case: Broken ribs
The slaughterhouse suspected animal welfare issues as a high number of healed broken ribs were found during the meat inspection of a batch of pigs.
Negative dietary cation-anion difference and calcidiol supplementation in transition diets fed to sows and its impact on piglet survival, piglet weight, and sow metabolism
The modulation of dietary anion-cation difference may enhance sow performance.
The effect of phytase supplementation on phosphorus utilization in growing and finishing pigs fed a low-phosphorus diet observed over a time series
Phytase enhances phosphorus utilization in growing-finishing pigs, but the effect is time-dependent according to supplementation.
The effect of dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on gut microbiota modulation, growth, meat quality and antioxidant status of growing-finishing pigs
Dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation may improve carcass and bone quality in growing-finishing pigs.