Young Animal Nutrition

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Grape extract product touted as alternative to vitamin E in shrimp

By Jane Byrne

A growth performance trial carried out by French plant extracts company, Nor Feed, in conjunction with a university in Taiwan, showed a grape extract product, Nor-Grape 80, could replace vitamin E in the starter period of Pacific White shrimp production....

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Do young pigs need more help digesting soy-based feeds?

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplemental enzymes and multicarbohydrase may improve weaned pigs digestion of crude protein from soy-based feed ingredients, however current digestibility values may be miscalculated, say researchers.

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Special Edition: Early Animal Nutrition

Palatability of piglet diets on Trouw Nutrition's radar

By Jane Byrne

Nutreco's Trouw Nutrition has been running validation trials on the hydroxy based trace minerals – branded as Selko IntelliBond - it acquired when it bought US business, Micronutrients, at the beginning of 2016.

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Special Edition: Early Animal Nutrition

Novus investigates optimizing sow diets for piglet growth

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A Novus International roundtable on swine nutrition pointed to ongoing challenges in swine production and areas where research could improve piglet growth and development.

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Dispatches from EuroTier 2016

Sow diets on Trouw Nutrition’s radar

By Jane Byrne

Trouw Nutrition’s LifeStart swine team is increasingly focused on sow nutrition and the role that plays in preparing the piglet for future challenges.

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Special Edition: pig and poultry feed trends

AFIA recognizes US researcher for swine nutrition work

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Many questions remain and further investigation is warranted to understand mineral use in young pigs and sows, says swine nutrition researcher.