Feeding strategies to reduce nutrient losses and improve the sustainability of growing pigs

C Pomar, I Andretta, A Remus - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The efficiency of pig production using nutrients has increased over the years. Still, better
efficiency of nutrient utilization can be achieved by feeding pigs with diets adjusted to their …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of the methionine utilization efficiency in piglets receiving different methionine sources

VC Souza, A Remus, DI Batonon-Alavo, F Rouffineau… - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
Methionine (Met) is an essential amino acid that can be supplied in different chemical forms:
DL-Met, L-Met, and OH-Met. This study aimed (i) to model and compare the utilization …

An approach to achieve overall farm feed efficiency in pig production: environmental evaluation through individual life cycle assessment

T Soleimani, H Gilbert - The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Use a holistic individual life cycle assessment (LCA) to investigate possible
mitigation of environmental impacts through optimisation of overall farm feed efficiency by …

Sustainable assessment and resource recycling opportunities identification for China's pig industry: Integrating environmental, economic and social perspectives

Y Bai, Y Zhai, T Zhang, K Ren, Y Jia, X Zhou… - Sustainable Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
Livestock plays a vital role in the livelihoods and nutritional security of people worldwide and
leads to significant environmental challenges. Manure management is a major hurdle for …

Economic and environmental assessments of combined genetics and nutrition optimization strategies to improve the efficiency of sustainable pork production

T Soleimani, S Hermesch, H Gilbert - Journal of Animal Science, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We evaluated the economic and environmental impacts of strategies that incorporated
selection for pig feed efficiency and dietary optimization based on a single or multiple …

Precision livestock farming: real-time estimation of daily protein deposition in growing–finishing pigs

A Remus, L Hauschild, S Methot, C Pomar - animal, 2020 - cambridge.org
Precision feeding using real-time models to estimate daily tailored diets can potentially
increase nutrient utilization efficiency. However, to improve the estimation of amino acid …

Increased dietary Trp, Thr, and Met supplementation improves growth performance and protein deposition of salmonella-challenged growing pigs under poor housing …

G Alves da Cunha Valini… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Highly intensified rearing conditions and precarious sanitary management predispose pigs
to immune system activation, altered amino acid (AA) metabolism, and decreased growth …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of gut microbes associated with feed efficiency by daily-phase feeding strategy in growing-finishing pigs

Q Jiang, C Xie, L Chen, H Xiao, Z Xie, X Zhu, L Ma… - Animal Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Feed efficiency is one of the most important issues for sustainable pig production. Daily-
phase feeding (DPF) is a form of precision feeding that could improve feed efficiency in pigs …

Sulfur-containing amino acid supplementation to gilts from late pregnancy to lactation altered offspring's intestinal microbiota and plasma metabolites

MAK Azad, G Liu, P Bin, S Ding, X Kong… - Applied microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Maternal nutrition during late pregnancy and lactation is highly involved with the offspring's
health status. The study was carried out to evaluate the effects of different ratios of …

Estimating amino acid requirements in real-time for precision-fed pigs: the challenge of variability among individuals

A Remus, L Hauschild, MP Létourneau-Montminy… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Precision feeding considers the difference in amino acid requirements
among pigs and over time by providing daily tailored diets. This practice allows improving …