Abstract Knowledge about the amino acid requirements and the response of pigs to the
amino acid supply is essential in feed formulation. A deficient AA supply results in a …

Selection for hyper‐prolific sows has increased the litter size by more than 50% during the
last three decades, and proper nutrition of the female pigs has concomitantly changed due …

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 …

Selection for increased litter size have generated hyper-prolific sows that nurses large litters,
however limited knowledge is available regarding the connection between milk production …

The objective of this study was to develop a framework describing the milk production curve
in sows as affected by parity, method of milk yield (MY) determination, litter size (LS), and …

Sow productivity improvements continue to increase metabolic demands during lactation.
During the peripartum period, energy requirements increase by 60%, and amino acid needs …

Feed-use (FU) amino acids, at constant performance, make it possible to reduce the protein
content of pig feeds and nitrogen excretion by the animals. The aim of this study was to …

Nutrient requirement change over time and individual variability in pigs influences the
efficiency of nutrient utilization. These variabilities should be considered to predict nutrient …

The main goal of the swine industry is to achieve more efficient pig production and maximize
their economic return, reaching high-quality pig products without compromising animal …

This study aimed to quantify daily requirements for metabolizable energy (ME) and standard
ileal digestible (SID) lysine in late gestating and lactating sows using a factorial approach …