NC State marks successful 3rd annual Swine Innovation Forum
Topics included swine innovation, vitamin supplementation in sows, biosecurity enhancement, alternative sources of phosphorus, ventilation and air quality.
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Applying essential fatty acid research to improve reproduction in sows
Minimum linoleic acid intake level should be targeted for 90-95% of sows. Eric van Heugten, David Rosero, and R. Dean Boyd, North Carolina State University, The Hanor Company | Mar 04, 2021 We reported previously in National Hog Farmer on a major milestone that was achieved with the discovery that two essential fatty acids (EFA) are deficient in lactation diets of sows experiencing moderate heat stress. These EFA, linoleic and α-linolenic acid, are directly involved in a variety of reproduction processes, and a deficiency results in poor return to estrus, low farrowing rate, and decre...
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