Focus on fibre

During fattening, the pigs on the Dutch farm of De Groot receive a handful of alfalfa each day. That helps improve gut health and reduces the emission of greenhouse gases. A number of studies have been conducted over the last decades, looking at how nutritional changes can decrease the emission of greenhouse gases. Most studies have been done on cows. A new study, published in the journal Animal Feed Science and Technology, looked at the pig sector and delved into the impact of reducing dietar