In most countries, male pigs are physically castrated soon after birth to reduce the risk of
boar taint and to avoid behaviours such as fighting and mounting. However, entire male pigs …

Simple Summary Today's swine production systems are mostly intensive, and pigs are
continuously exposed to pathogens and immune stimulatory antigens that may negatively …

The study was conducted to determine the effects of probiotics (Bacillus subtilis endospore
and Clostridium butyricum endospore complex) supplementation and different energy and …

Seventy-seven diets were fed to 61-kg growing pigs at a feeding level close to their ad
libitum intake and to nonlactating, nonpregnant sows slightly above their maintenance …

Animal production is facing new challenges that call for a more integrative approach towards
nutrition. Although considerable research progress has been made by the development of …

The effects of reducing CP level in combination with an increase in ambient temperature (29
vs 22 degrees C) on performance and carcass composition were studied in a factorial …

Four experimental diets differing in the level and the origin of dietary fibre (DF) were studied:
a control, low DF diet (diet C, 100 g total dietary fibre (TDF) per kg dry matter (DM)) and three …

It is widely accepted within the field of nutrition that there is a very close relationship
between the concentration of energy in the diet and the feed efficiency achieved by a group …

Mathematical models are increasingly used to predict the response of an animal to a
changing nutrient supply. The objective of this experiment was to provide data that can be …

Los sistemas de producción animal varían para una misma especie en función de los
medios disponibles y de los objetivos marcados. Genética, sanidad, medio ambiente y …