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Prairie Swine Centre is an affiliate of the University of Saskatchewan
Prairie Swine Centre is grateful for the assistance of the George Morris Centre in developing the economics portion of Pork Insight.
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HOW HAVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND KNOWLEDGE CHANGED OUR VIEWS OF NUTRITION
Posted in: Nutrition, Pork Insight Articles by admin on May 10, 2017
Transitioning from total to digestible amino acids and phosphorus and from DE and ME to NE systems have allowed us to understand key nutrient requirements. This has allowed for increased use of byproduct ingredients, thus improving economic efficiency. Robust growth and production models allow more accurate depiction of nutrient requirements while a growing number of on-farm research facilities allows for testing of those requirements, feed ingredients and additives under field conditions. The rapid adoption of automatic feeders for lactating sows has decreased problems with underfeeding that often had occurred during this phase. Improvements in nursery and finishing feeders has decreased feed wastage. In the last 20 years, use of the ethanol byproduct, DDGS, has caused an improved understanding of the impact of nutrition on fat quality, optimal crystalline amino acid use, and fiber withdrawal strategies.