New amino acid requirements for gestation sows

Genetics improve continuously, but nutritional requirements of the improved animal often do not follow suit. Canadian researchers reviewed the amino acid needs of modern sows, writes Greg Simpson in the latest edition of Pork News & Views of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture.

In the last few years, researchers at the University of Alberta’s Swine Research and Technology Centre have been examining the amino acid requirements of gestation sows. Their research has provided evidence that while great strides have been made in swine genetics over the last few years, the recommendations for daily amino acid intake during gestation needs revision. Read more ...

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