Feed Requirements Vary During Sow Lactation

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Current nutritional recommendations for gestating sows are out of date because today’s genotypes are so much leaner and more productive, says Dr. Ron Ball at the

Byproducts can help reduce pig feed cost

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs “Overall, replacing wheat with triticale did not affect feed disappearance or weight gain.” – DR. EDUARDO BELTRANENA Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alta., and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Prairie hog producers will