Campus Units
Animal Science
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
11-2017
Journal or Book Title
Animal Feed Science and Technology
Volume
233
First Page
22
Last Page
33
DOI
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.01.001
Abstract
The ability of pigs to consume required energy and nutrients for optimal performance is an important consideration in commercial pork production. Voluntary feed intake (VFI) or energy intake in the pigs is affected by dietary factors (such as energy concentration, protein levels, and amino acid balance) and non-dietary factors (animal gender and body weight, health status, feed processing, thermal environment, and physical management). As producers continue to look for ways to manage high feed costs, a significant economic opportunity exists to achieve precise feeding based on predictable VFI. Optimization of dietary and non-dietary factors will be system dependent, and will rely heavily on gathering and interpreting information to make informed decisions, which will ultimately make pork production more efficient and competitive in the global protein production sector.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Copyright Owner
Elsevier B.V.
Copyright Date
2016
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Li, Qingyun and Patience, John F., "Factors involved in the regulation of feed and energy intake of pigs" (2017). Animal Science Publications. 750.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_pubs/750
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Comments
This is a manuscript of an article published as Li, Qingyun, and John F. Patience. "Factors involved in the regulation of feed and energy intake of pigs." Animal Feed Science and Technology 233 (2017): 22-33. doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.01.001. Posted with permission.