Aug 17 - Grain gains for Pork Producers New feed grain varieties developed and selected specifically for pigs through the Pork CRC’s Innovative grain production - Subprogram 1A offer higher yields, superior nutritional characteristics and better agronomic packages than ever before - more
Latest Research- Benefits of fish oil dietary supplementation to multiparous sows - Project report and Summary One of the major causes of high sow turnover is due to low reproductive performance and reproductive failure. In project 2F-102, it was shown that by supplementing the diet fed during lactation and post-weaning with long-chain omega 3 fatty acids from fish oil, embryo survival and litter size post-implantation was significantly increased in mature sow parities. The current project 2F-109 showed that the subsequent litter size was significantly increased in those sows fed the fish oil supplemented diets through lactation, post-weaning and early pregnancy compared to sows fed unsupplemented diets. Diets fed either during lactation and post-weaning, or during early pregnancy alone produced intermediate results. The response was more pronounced in older parity sows (weaned parity 4-7). There were no effects of supplementation on the resumption of oestrus and sow retention to re-mating, and the farrowing rate was similar between treatments (83.1%). Feeding diets supplemented with fish oil is a strategy that could improve declining productivity from the ageing sow herd.
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Latest Newsletter - Pork CRC Specials Autumn 2010 Making HEADLINES in this issue: - From the Top Shelf by Dr Roger Campbell, Pork CRC CEO - EXPOnential Potential - Program Two Progress - Diary Dates 2010 - Hunger Growing For Feed Grains - Students Get Their Just Rewards - Premier Nutrition Seminar
