Getting newly weaned pigs to eat several times per day is a first step toward profitable finishing. Crack an egg, and you’ll understand why. A 21-day-old pig’s stomach is approximately 2 ounces, or ...

Crushing continues to be the leading cause of piglet mortality thus many small sow meals may have negative consequences on ...

Pigs can still thrive despite the removal of potentially harmful zinc oxide from their diets, according to a leading industry specialist. Animal feed firm Harbro said it’s currently working with a ...

"If the waterer is too low, the pig will still work to drink water, but it won't drink all it wants, so feed intake and performance will suffer. This is especially important for lactating sows," he ...

Data suggest that when pharmacological Zn levels used, average daily gain and average daily feed intake can be improved with ...

Around the same time as the world was pondering Y2K, the swine industry was pondering a new production system for feeder pigs. Traditionally, producers transferred newly weaned pigs to specialized ...

Feed has always made up the largest share of total outgoings, recently rising from about 70% to at least 80%. To help mitigate ongoing, high raw material costs, producers and their advisers need to be ...