Silage in liquid pig diets: No stress, lower costs

Silage in rations can increase pig welfare by keeping the animals satiated for longer. Wholecrop maize silage in this role also offers substantial feed cost cuts, according to research in Germany. Also being tested for pigs are silages from wholecrop cereals, lucerne, peas and even oregano. Lucerne, wholecrop rye, forage peas and even oregano – for finisher pigs at the Hölscher Hof near Emsbüren, Germany, a wide range of different types of silage is waiting as part of their liquid diets. Th