Expected pig performance has been increased with improvements in lean growth potential and health status so reevaluation on amino acid requirements is needed. Specifically on the lysine requirement and the ratio of DE to lysine for weaned pigs. Current ratios...

For environmental and financial reasons, water conservation is a concern for intensive swine operations. Wet/dry feeders may provide potential water savings by replacing dry feeders. Water usage of both feeders was recorded for grower-finisher swine. Wet/dry feeders reduced volume of...

Wheat processing and nutritional quality varies among classes such as CPS, durum and High Red Spring wheat. Nutritional quality versus wheat class was examined for their effect on feed processing. Weaned pigs performance was compared across six wheat classes with...

Potential environmental impacts both inside and outside the barn can be due to nitrogen excretion. Land base needed to apply manure may be reduced with lower total nitrogen excretion. Reducing dietary protein can reduce ammonia emissions and nitrogen excretion directly....

The sustainability of the pork industry is impacted by nutrient management. Previous research has shown that decreasing particle size decreases fecal nitrogen excretion, but it may increase urinary nitrogen excretion. Particle size and diet formulations were examined to see the...

A nutritional value should be higher in dehulled or debranned cereal grains as removal of the fibrous hull reduces the fibre content. The nutritional value has not previously been explored. Debranned wheat had a higher DE content than the parent...

With reduction of antibiotic use, control over intestine health may become more difficult. Around 70% of diets for weaned pigs are composed of cereal grain. The fibre from the cereal may have an impact on bacteria populations  in the intestine....

Canola meal has a fibre content that is three times higher compared to soybean meal which may limit nutrient availability as it limits digestibility. Canola meal was assessed in regard to its nutritional value to see if it could replace...

Voluntary feed intake and nutrient content may impact the variation in nutritional value of feed ingredients. Digestibility and nutrient availability is limited by fibre content and negatively affects using Canadian ingredients to feed the pork industry. Differences were noted between...

Grower-Finisher feed costs may be reduced if ingredients with high fibre could be included without affecting performance negatively. Treating diets with enzyme supplementation or processing to include barley and wheat millrun may be beneficial. Without reducing performance, wheat millrun can...

High oil oat groats are assumed to have a higher DE content and therefore a higher nutritional value though this has not been explored extensively. Oat groats are known for their palatability and high energy density but the natural variant...