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Those Critical First Days: Farrowing and Colostrum

Getting pigs off to a good start in pivotal to profitability.

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Those Critical First Days: Supplemental Nutrition

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Can Africa Deal with an Expected Boom in Demand for Meat?

Africa is set to experience a unprecedented boom in demand for animal foods over the coming decades that if not properly managed could lead to the spread of new diseases, damage the environment and...

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How Gut Bacteria Can Improve Swine Production

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Tips for Keeping Animals Healthy

Here you will find common techniques producers use to keep their animals healthy and avoid having to treat them.

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Soy Protein Concentrate Can Replace Animal Proteins in Weanling Pig Diets

A new University of Illinois study determined digestibility of energy and amino acids in soy protein concentrate ground to three different particle sizes.

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Alternatives to Feed Medications

Author: joannalumbaughNew strategies are needed to replace in-feed antibiotics. Researchers at Kansas State University examined the effects of alternative feed additives.

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Iowa Swine Day Promises Another Great Program

Author: joannalumbaughExcellent presentations, delicious barbecue pork from Smokey D’s award-winning chef and lots of time to network make the Iowa Swine Day a must-attend event on June 29 in Ames, Iowa.

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Early Weaning is Hard on Pigs

Author: joannalumbaughIt takes time for the gastrointestinal tract to develop, says Adam Moeser with Michigan State University. A pig’s gut has many stressors early in life, and must provide a barrier...

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Meat of the Matter: Re-Visiting Production Stats

Author: danmurphyCommon wisdom suggests that cropland’s being wasted growing feed, not food, and that the level of livestock rations cannot be sustained. But a new UN report says: Wrong on both counts.

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