May 5, 2016 | Farm Management, Poultry, Swine
Water is the largest component of all living things. It composes 70-75% of lean tissue. It carries nutrients to cells for metabolism, carries waste products from the body, regulates body temperature, and lubricates joints. For animal production, both water quantity...
May 5, 2016 | Feed Manufacturing, Research, Swine
Pelleting is the most common method of thermal processing used in the feed industry today. A summary of research conducted by university and industry researchers mainly in the 1980’s and 1990’s suggests feed efficiency is improved 3 to 10% during the grow-finish...
May 5, 2016 | Research, Swine
This experiment was completed in Wenger Feeds Swine Research Barn. Background: Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) are a byproduct of ethanol production. The increased demand for ethanol in the U.S. has dramatically increased the availability of DDGS to the...
May 5, 2016 | Feed Ingredients, Poultry, Research
The results of research on feed additives for Antibiotic-Free (ABF) broiler production were presented last year previously. The purpose of this article is to provide an update on subsequent research conducted on feed additives for ABF broiler production. There are...
May 5, 2016 | Feed Ingredients, Feed Manufacturing, Poultry, Research
Demand for antibiotic-free (ABF) eggs, poultry meat, and pork continues to increase in the United States. This increased demand consequently increases the demand for animals produced in ABF production systems. The most common question related to ABF feed programs is...
