May 5, 2016 | Farm Management, Feed Delivery, Feed Manufacturing
Wenger Feeds is committed to delivering feed to its customers both safely and efficiently. Many customers know that Wenger Feeds is able to deliver permit loads that transport more feed than the normal load. However, not everyone fully understands the regulations that...
May 5, 2016 | Farm Management, Research, Swine
Corn is the main ingredient used in swine diets and contributes the major feed ingredient cost in animal production. The increase in current and proposed ethanol production has helped to increase the price of corn. The higher corn prices appear to be more than a short...
May 5, 2016 | Farm Management, Research, Swine
Gilts typically grow slower, are more efficient in the utilization of feed, and are leaner than barrows. We would predict that gilts require greater concentrations of amino acids than barrows. Split sex feeding (feeding gilts and barrows, separately) offers the...
May 5, 2016 | Farm Management, Swine
Current economic conditions have created unprecedented challenges for livestock and poultry producers. High feed and production costs coupled with low market prices have put pressure on profitability. Feeding cheaper diets can reduce input costs, but may not...
Mar 31, 2016 | Animal Health, Farm Management, Poultry, Swine
Water has many important functions in the body including temperature regulation, transport of nutrients, lubrication, transport of waste materials, involvement in nearly all metabolic processes, and milk production. A lack of water can decrease feed consumption,...
Mar 25, 2016 | Farm Management, Poultry, Research
The cost of heating poultry houses in the winter has increased over the past several years, and these costs can significantly add to the cost of raising broilers or producing eggs. Producers look for ways to reduce heat loss from buildings in order to reduce heating...
