Zinc: Nutritional and Pharmacological Roles
By Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. University of Illinois. This article provides an update for nutrition professionals on the current understanding of both the physiological and pharmacological roles of zinc in animal diets.

The Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs Fed Diets with Reduced Crude Protein
By John F. Patience, A. Denise Beaulieu, Ruurd T. Zijlstra, Doug A. Gillis and James Usry, Prairie Swine Centre Inc. - Successful formulation of low protein diets increases our flexibility in formulating practical diets, provides us with another tool...

Feeding Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Pigs
By Ronald O. Ball and S??nke M??hn, Swine Research and Technology Centre, University of Alberta - This paper, presented at the January 2003 Banff Pork Seminars, discusses how the Kyoto agreement affects pork producers.

N-3 Fatty Acids In Sow Diets
By Theo Van Kempen, Swine Nutrition Specialist, North Carolina State University - Omega-3 fatty acids have received considerable attention in recent years in both human and pet nutrition. Infant formulas are now supplemented with such fatty acids for...

Improving pork quality through Magnesium supplementation
By Brent Frederick and Dr Eric van Heugten, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University - Two-thirds of a pig's body magnesium is located in bone. The remaining third is disbursed in soft tissue and extracelluar fluid. Using dietary magnesium...

Phosphorus in Swine Diets
By Dr Eric van Heugten, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University - Several studies focusing on phosphorus in swine diets were presented at this year's national animal science meetings. Researchers from Iowa State University, T. Stahly and...

Antimicrobial Resistance ??“ A Threat to Sustainable Agriculture
By Christopher Teale, Veterinary Laboratory Agency - This paper gives an overview of some of the challenges which antimicrobial (antibiotic) resistance is likely to pose for UK agriculture over the coming decades.

The European ban on growth-promoting antibiotics and emerging consequences for human and animal health
By Mark Casewell, Ian Phillips, University of London; Christian Friis, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen; Enric Marco, B & M Consulting, Barcelona, Spain and Paul McMullin, Poultry Health Services Ltd, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, ...

Using higher energy diets to improve weaned pig performance
By Crystal Levesque, M.Sc., John F. Patience, Ph.D., Ruurd Zijlstra, Ph.D. and Eduardo Beltranena, Ph.D. - The weaning period is often associated with problems such as low feed consumption and reduced growth rate. Management of the weaned pig requires...

Feed Intake - A Checklist of Nutritional, Environmental and Management Strategies to Achieve Success
By D. L. Whittington, C.M. Nyachoti, J.F. Patience, H. W. Gonyou1, R.T. Zijlstra1 and S.P. Lemay. Feed Intake (FI) is among the most elusive of challenges stockpeople face to monitor and influence. This production-limiting problem is multi-faceted, farm...

Impact of combining a low protein diet and oil sprinkling on odour and dust
By Michel Payeur, St??phane P. Lemay Ph.D., Ruurd T. Zijlstra Ph.D., St??phane Godbout, Ph.D., Liliane Ch??nard M.Sc., Ernie M. Barber Ph.D. Claude Lagu?? Ph.D. and Shala K. Christianson M.Sc. Odour from intensive swine operations are a significant limiting...

Water Quality and Weanling Pig Performance
By John Patience, Nadine Possberg and Doug Gillis, Prairie Swine Centre - Few well-controlled studies have investigated the impact of poor quality water on pig performance; most suggest the pig is capable of handling relatively high concentrations of...

Lessons from the Danish Ban on Feed-Grade Antibiotics
By Dermot J. Hayes and Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University - McDonald's Corporation recently adopted a policy that prohibits its direct suppliers from using medically important antibiotics as growth promotants in food animals after 2004. This article...

Strategies for the prudent use of antibiotics
By Australian Pork - Antibiotics are important for animal health, welfare, food safety and the environment. However, they need to be used judiciously to avoid the development of resistance in pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria of the pig. This document...

Nutrition of the Weaned Pig
By Livestock Knowledge Transfer, UK - This article is the second in the series from "Getting the best from your pigs" and looks at the nutritional requirements of the newly weaned piglet.