Nonruminant Nutrition: Mineral and Sow Nutrition

Nonruminant Nutrition: Mineral-Mineral Interactions: Implications for Nutrition

Inorganic elements (metals, non-metals, transition elements, and electrolytes commonly called “minerals” in nutrition science) are critical to all life processes as enzyme cofactors, stabilizers of proteins, structural components of tissues, second messengers, regulators of acid-base balance, participants in redox reactions, and for the maintenance of cellular electrical potential. For this rea...

Nonruminant nutrition symposium: understanding protein synthesis and degradation and their pathway regulations.

Nonruminant Nutrition Symposium: Breaking the mold -formulating monogastric diets without traditional ingredients.

Nonruminant nutrition symposium on mineral absorption: what is known?

Mineral nutrition research in recent years has focused on reducing mineral excretion; however, very little work has focused on accurate determination of mineral requirements. To more accurately define and understand mineral requirements, it is essential that a better understanding of mineral absorption mechanisms and their regulation be achieved. This is particularly important because the cost ...

Nutrition and Feeding for Optimum Reproductive Performance

Since 1970, sow reproductive performance and prolificacy has improved dramatically. Today’s sow is genetically quite different. She is larger framed, with less back fat and more lean body tissue, besides having higher reproductive demands. The prolific, high-lean sow can raise more pigs per year, but also produce more milk resulting in heavier pigs at weaning. However, swine operations have a h...