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FCC Outlines Major Trends To Monitor For Cattle And Hog Operations

2020 was uneven across the red meat livestock sectors, a trend Farm Credit Canada expects to continue in 2021.
 
JP Gervais, FCC'S Chief Agricultural Economist, expects to see growing strength in demand for red meat.
 
"As we move into 2021, as we are reopening the economy, reopening the food service sector, vaccines bring a lot of hope and as we can deploy those vaccines out and then reopen the economy with confidence, I really do think that this is going to have a positive impact."
 
Other trends to watch for in 2021, according to FCC, include China’s efforts to rebuild its pig herd and rising feed costs.
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What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima

Video: What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima



In this special rerun episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, discusses how grow-finish pigs respond to high soybean meal diets. He explains the initial drop in feed intake, changes in backfat, later adaptation, energy efficiency, amino acid utilization, and the rise in nitrogen excretion at higher inclusion levels. Listen now on all major platforms!

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“Once they got adapted to the diet, they can handle higher levels of inclusion of soybean meal.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University whose work focuses on swine nutrition, ingredient characterization, energy metabolism, caloric efficiency, and applied data analysis. With more than 15 years of experience in swine production across Latin America, Gustavo also brings expertise in environmental control, performance evaluation, barn ventilation, and grow-finish housing. Learn more from Gustavo Lima on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.