Feed: Additives could lessen disease transmission risk

The risk of viral disease transmission is ever-present for livestock producers, especially in the pork sector. A collaborative study in the US has found that different feed additives - from essential oils to formaldehyde-based products - have mitigated the effects of three viral swine diseases found in contaminated feed: Senecavirus A, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus. Work on virus-mitigating label claims is now underway.

Increasing Dietary Lysine (Protein) Intake in Late Gestation Improves Milk Production by Gilts

Researchers demonstrate that supplementing first-parity sows with standardized ileal digestible lysine (SID Lys) via soybean meal in late gestation improves piglet birth weight and milk production. Based on these findings, increasing dietary lysine intake to approximately 15% above NRC recommendations (around 22 g SID Lys/day) is recommended.
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Nutrition at Farrowing: Making the Case for a Blended Gestation-Lactation Diet

University of Guelph researchers tested a blended gestation–lactation diet for sows during the transition period (one week before and after farrowing), when nutrient needs rise. The findings suggest that providing a blended gestation-lactation diet during the transition period can help sows minimize energy mobilization prior to farrowing, improve energy utilization from the diet, and better support piglets during late gestation and early lactation.
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Feeding Fish for the Future: How Feed Additives Affect Zebrafish Health

Researchers at the University of Guelph found that while dietary supplements did not significantly affect zebrafish growth or survival, black soldier fly meal showed promising trends for feed efficiency and gut health.
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Feed: Additives could lessen disease transmission risk

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