Cannulating pigs to learn about the digestion process

What is the nutrient value of certain feed ingredients for pigs? In order to find that out, sometimes it’s essential to measure the digestibility by the end of the small intestine. Pig Progress observed cannulated pigs at Green Acres farms, Missouri, USA. It’s not your most common sight, to see animals with an additional exit on the side. In research facilities, however, it is a way to figure out what is happening during digestion. That’s why Ashley LaMontaigne, research farm staff, comes