AMES, Iowa – Research conducted at Iowa State University is dispelling myths about the practice of breeding pigs to improve feed efficiency, a measurement of how well swine convert the feed they ...

Hogs live comfortably on small farms. Depending on the climate and terrain, the stocking rate is between 10 to 50 pigs or five to 10 larger sows per acre. Because feed accounts for about three-fourths ...

Getting newly weaned pigs to eat several times per day is a first step toward profitable finishing. Crack an egg, and you’ll understand why. A 21-day-old pig’s stomach is approximately 2 ounces, or ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers Kaitlyn Sommer (left) and Ryan Dilger (right) studied the effect of feeding style on growth of piglets, leading to insights for both production ...

First, thank you for being an ardent reader of Smart Harvest. I am sure many other pig farmers are going through the feeding challenge you have highlighted. In pig-rearing, feeding gobbles 80 per cent ...