When piglets don't get enough milk in the first weeks of life, the chances of them thriving dramatically decline. In the U.S. pork production system, piglets with limited access to their mothers' milk ...

Inclusion of corn germ in swine diets can reduce diet costs, depending on the local cost of corn germ and other ingredients. Recent research indicates that corn germ can be included at up to 30 ...

Two trials were conducted to determine the effects of providing additional feed in a highly accessible trough on performance of weaned pigs. In Trial 1, 240 piglets were weaned into flat-deck kennels ...

A completely randomised design experiment was conducted to determine if group-housed grower-finisher pigs (43.9 to 95 kg) show differences in performance and nitrogen utilisation when provided with a ...