In the March/April issue of Porcus we talked about the importance of gut health for pig performance. This follow-up article will detail some top tips on managing gut health for optimum pig performance. Producers and veterinarians alike are being challenged to reduce antibiotic use in pig production, although we know there will be health challenges…
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Mar
Mar
Have you ever walked through a maze or played a maze game? These days, farming is something like being in a maze, with many twists and turns and walls that seem to rise in front of us as challenges to the end goal of efficient production. One of the challenges that we are faced with…
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Aug
Aug
The gastrointestinal tract is among the largest immune organs in the body, responsible for up to 70% of the animal’s immune response activity. Thus, optimal gut health, including preventing inflammation and leaky gut, is vital to production animal performance. One of the responsibilities of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is to digest and absorb nutrients via…