Tips for Keeping Animals Healthy
Here you will find common techniques producers use to keep their animals healthy and avoid having to treat them.
View ArticleSoy 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.
View ArticleAlternatives 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.
View ArticleIowa 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.
View ArticleEarly 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...
View ArticleMeat 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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