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Interpretive Summay: Substitution of dried distillers’ grains with canola meal in cattle finishing diets affects amino acid intake but does not affect post-ruminal amino acid flow and digestibility
Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) are commonly used as a protein source in finishing cattle diets; however, increased availability of canola meal (CM) from biodiesel production has increased interest in CM as an alternative protein source. This…
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Interpretive Summary: Drinking water intake in feedlot cattle: a meta-analysis
Drinking water intake (DWI) for feedlot cattle was assessed by meta-analysis using 35 studies, up to 131 experiments. A wide range of countries, breeds, sex, stages in the feedlot, and environmental conditions were represented. Studies were observational…
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Interpretive Summary: Lauric acid and microencapsulated zinc oxide have divergent effects on weaned pig growth performance, jejunal barrier function, and intestinal transcriptomic profiles
Weaning is a stressful period for piglets that often reduces growth performance and decreases intestinal health. Feed additives such as microencapsulated zinc oxide and lauric acid can be used to help pigs during weaning, but their effects are not well…
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