What effects does the storage time of cereals have for pigs?

17-10-2022 | |
Molist
Francesc Molist Manager Research and Development, Schothorst Feed Research, the Netherlands
Farmers sometimes may complain about some sticky or wet faeces at the time of new harvest, but this can be overcome by mixing some old and newly harvested cereals. Photo: Hans Prinsen
Farmers sometimes may complain about some sticky or wet faeces at the time of new harvest, but this can be overcome by mixing some old and newly harvested cereals. Photo: Hans Prinsen
Do cereals in pig nutrition need a dormation period? Probably not, argues Dr Francesc Molist, pig nutrition expert with Schothorst Feed Research. Now that the harvest of cereals has finished in many countries, it is important to understand the transition from old to new cereals. The brewery industry, for example, often considers a dormation period of about 6 weeks before malting their barley. Less information in the feed industry In animal nutrition (especially for monogastrics) there is less


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