The structure of swine production has changed dramatically in the last four decades. Raw
materials for swine feeds are often grown in regions other than where swine production takes …

Although water is an essential nutrient, its abundance and low price have not stimulated pig
nutritionists to such extensive studies as with the other nutrients. However, pig production on …

In the paper insight is given in the legislation policy to restrain environmental pollution by pig
husbandry, focused on The Netherlands (Mineral Accounting System). Besides, nutritional …

Techniques have been developed to produce microbial phytase for addition to diets for
simple-stomached animals, with the aim to improve phosphorus availability from phytate-P in …

Six barrows of approximately 37 kg BW, fitted with two simple T-cannulas in the duodenum (25
cm posterior to the pylorus) and terminal ileum (12 to 15 cm anterior to the ileocecal …

Five barrows of approximately 45 kg BW, fitted with post-valvular T-cecum cannulas at the
ileo-cecal junction, were assigned randomly to five treatments (5×5 Latin square design) to …

One hundred and ninety-two crossbred pigs from 22 to 45 kg BW were used to investigate
the effects of Aspergillus niger phytase, organic acids, and their interaction, on animal …

Six diets were used to determine the apparent absorbability of phosphorus (P), using total
faeces collection, in pigs from 40 to 100 kg live weight. In diets containing a considerable …

Eight barrows (Yorkshire × [Finnish Landrace × Dutch Landrace]), initially 30 kg BW, were
fitted with ileal cannulas to evaluate the effects of supplementing Ca benzoate (2.4%) and …

Nutrition can substantially contribute to the reduction of excretion of nitrogen and
phosphorus. The first step is to supply N and P with the feed in accordance with the animals …