The majority of distillers' grains are fed to beef and dairy cattle, due to the low protein and high fibre content. However, there is an increasing amount fed to poultry and swine these days, as a result of the increasing ethanol production and mo...

01 oct 2006

Technical and financial results in pig production depend largely on the proper formulation of pig feeds. Production costs for pig farms are dominated by feed costs. Jan Fledderus and Paul Bikker show how the right start can save resources later.

01 feb 2005

Emulsifiers. Nothing new, many will say. And indeed their use has long been practiced in our industry. Although their main use was to improve fat solubility in aqueous media, farmers using them were found to be adding more than was recommended- and g...

01 apr 2003

Pig producers could lose €1.5 per pig if they ignore the potential variability in digestible energy (DE) in wheat-based diets, according to Danisco animal Nutrition.

01 sep 2002

European White breed pig lines (Yorkshire, Large White, Landrace) formed the basic genetic material of most breeding programmes, and in time have evolved into specialised sire and dam lines. This has also led to a different level of nutritional requ...

01 jun 2001