Resources: Swine

Low Soybean Meal Ration Recommendations For NexGen^® Starter Program

Soybean meal is a valuable protein source in pig diets. It has an ideal blend of amino acids, which comes very close to meeting the nutritional requirements of growing pigs. Unfortunately, there can be physiological challenges when using high levels ...

Supplemental Amino Acids In NexGen^® Starters

By James Smith, Ph.D., Senior Technical Swine Nutritionist, and Michael Edmonds, Ph.D., Vice President, Swine and Poultry Nutrition Conducting amino acid studies to fine-tune our pig starters are one of several areas of research at the Kent Nutrition Group. In ...

Fortification Of NexGen^® Starters With Kent Natural Yeast

By James Smith, Ph.D., Senior Technical Swine Nutritionist, and Michael Edmonds, Ph.D., Vice President, Swine and Poultry Nutrition Developing nursery feeding programs to enhance the growth, efficiency and health of nursery pigs is critical in helping producers raise more efficient ...

NutriVantage SwineMAX Improves Profitability and Livability in Growing-Finishing Pigs

NutriVantage SwineMAX Improves Profitability and Livability in Growing-Finishing Pigs James Smith, Ph.D., Swine Nutritionist NutriVantage® SwineMAX is a proprietary blend of ingredients designed to improve growth performance and livability in growing-finishing pigs from approximately 50 pounds body weight to market. ...

Evaluation of Amino Acid Imbalances in Corn and Low Protein Diets in Reducing Growth Rate and Feed Intakes in Late Finishing Pigs

James Smith, Ph.D., Senior Technical Swine Nutritionist and Michael Edmonds, Ph.D., Vice President, Swine and Poultry Nutrition Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, numerous packing plants have been shut down for extended periods of time due to employee safety concerns. ...

Evaluation of Amino Acid Imbalances in Reducing Growth Rate and Feed Intakes in Late Finishing Pigs