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Author: Ken Engele

Non-essential amino acids affect nitrogen retention in pigs

Low-protein diets supplemented with essential amino acids (EAA) can improve growth and performance. However, the dietary amount of non-essential amino acids (NEAA) may be a limiting factor in these diets. This may ultimately affect the efficient utilization of the dietary EAA for maximum nitrogen (N)...

Application of nanotechnology for mitigation of DON in wheat grains

A series of laboratory-scale experiments were conducted to determine the most promising nanomaterials and to optimize its operational requirements for appropriate application in mitigating mycotoxin contamination in feed grains and formulated swine diets. Three candidate nanomaterials were selected for testing based on a comprehensive literature...

Weaned piglet mortality during long transport events is affected by season

Limited information is available on factors associated with piglet mortality during weaner transport events. This study aimed to identify transport characteristics associated with the occurrence of in-transit mortality or increased rates of mortality (≥1 piglet found dead on arrival) using records of weaned piglet transport...

Weaned piglet transport practices in Canada

The objective of this study was to describe characteristics of weaned piglet transport events that occurred between 2014 and 2018 using records provided by five Canadian swine companies. The dataset included records from 6203 transport events involving the transport of approximately 6.9 million piglets (4.1–7.9...