Strange bedfellows: Are restaurant chains sleeping with the enemy?
By Nate Brown
Over the past several months, a number of large restaurant chains have issued press releases stating that, in the future, they want to procure pork products from suppliers that do not use gestation stalls in their production … Read more
Sow housing: Where do we stand?
By Jessica Boehm and Dr. Dean Koehler
A few weeks ago at our Swine Summit, we focused some time on the controversial topic of sow housing and sow welfare, especially in regard to the use of gestation crates. The … Read more
Small particle size makes a big difference
By Julie Salyer
Feed represents at least 75 percent of the total costs of today’s swine operations. That means it’s not only important to know the composition of the ingredients and diets we are feeding, but also how these grains … Read more
How does oil extraction from DDGS impact nutrient and economic values?
By Jessica Boehm
Following the annual Midwest Animal Science meetings in Des Moines, Iowa last week, NUTRIQUEST hosted a timely meeting to answer the question: How is oil extraction impacting DDGS value in swine?
The event drew in nutritionists, producers … Read more
Deciding what ingredients to use in swine diets: Using science as our guide
By Dr. Dean Koehler
Swine producers are bombarded with dozens of possible ingredients that can be included in swine diets, such as various grains, plant and animal proteins, feed fats, amino acids, byproducts, minerals, phytases, energy enzymes, antibiotics, flavors, mycotoxin … Read more
The ever-changing global economy
By Al Gunderson
Browse the Internet on your tablet or smartphone and you know we’re living in a global world where information flows across borders seamlessly. That applies to economics too.
The Greek debt crisis plunged the whole Euro zone … Read more
Iodine value and packer concerns
By Spencer Jones
Some pork packers have recently placed increased emphasis on pork carcass composition, specifically fat quality. Iodine value (IV) is a measurement that estimates the amount of unsatuation present in the fatty acids found in carcass fat. Unsaturated … Read more
Ingredient price volatility and what it means for you
By Julie Salyer
We all know it – feed ingredient markets are in a constant state of flux. Recent trends have led to some interesting circumstances we haven’t seen in quite some time. Diligently monitoring prices helps us recognize challenges … Read more
Welcome to Vita Plus Swine Performance!
By Jessica Boehm
Welcome to the new Vita Plus Swine Performance page! We hope that you will find the information on this website contains pertinent, timely and useful information for you and your employees. This page will be frequently updated … Read more