A review of work reported in the literature was used to present quantitative descriptions of
protein use in the growing pig. These are detailed in the text, which also points to preferred …

Sanitary challenges negatively affect feed intake and growth, leading to a negative impact
on animal well-being and economic losses. The aim of this study was to carry out a meta …

A review of work reported in the literature was used to present quantitative descriptions of
energy dispositioning in the growing pig. These are detailed in the text, which points to …

Predictive frameworks for performance under both physical and social stressors are
available, but no general framework yet exists for predicting the performance of animals …

A deterministic, dynamic pig growth model is described that predicts the effects of genotype
and the thermal and nutritional environments on food intake, growth and body composition …

An experiment was carried out on pigs to provide a test of two current conceptual
frameworks available for the understanding and prediction of food intake. Framework 1 …

A model was used to investigate two mechanisms describing reductions in food intake
(anorexia) observed during gastrointestinal parasitism in lambs, and to explore relationships …

A dynamic model for simulation of growth in pigs, extended to describe thermoregulatory
processes, was made stochastic to simulate groups of pigs with between-animal variation in …

Liquid feeding has the potential to provide pigs with sufficient water to remain hydrated and
prevent prolonged thirst. However, lack of permanent access to fresh water prevents animals …

The model incorporates, amongst its novel components, variable efficiency coefficients in
the simulation of the responses of growing pigs to nutrient inputs, and thereby increases the …