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The secrets of successful swine feeding programs - Dr. Mike Tokach biggest lessons decision making education and mentoring key metrics swine industry swine nutritionist swine production Jul 06, 2021

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"๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ." - ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต

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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป:

1. Swine nutrition audit
2. The process of establishing a goal
3. Aligning with the correct goals
4. Performance data
5. Records and information
6.ย Analyzing ingredients
7.ย Vitamin and mineral storage
8.ย Examining formulations
9. Energy
10.ย How much leeway to give in formulation
11.ย Feed mill
12.ย Particle size
13. M...

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Inside the mind of a production swine nutritionist - Dr. Dustin Kendall faculty members fat to corn price ratio know a little about a lot of things production swine nutritionist production system vendors Jun 28, 2021

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"๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ." - ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐——๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น



๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป:

1. Insights from what was learned in the Netherlands
2. Why we need to know a little about a lot of things
3. What to say when speaking to faculty members
4. Talking to vendors as a production swine nutritionist
5. The function of additives
6. Priorities of the production swine nutritionist
7. The cost of adding fat to the diet
8. Fat to corn price rat...

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The one concept many schools do not teach about swine production nutrition series swine nutritionist swine production swine students Jun 25, 2021

Here is the one concept that I wish most schools would teach swine industry professionals: space long and space short.

Space long or space short has to do with how is the pig flow from the production system?

Do we need to market the pigs as soon as possible because the nursery pigs are coming? That would mean the production system is space short.

Or, we do not need to rush too much; we can leave the finishing pigs a few days more in the barn to reach target weight since the nursery pigs are...

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The 10 unbreakable rules of swine nutrition decision making nutrition series swine nutrition swine nutritionist Jun 24, 2021

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Here are the ten unbreakable rules of swine nutrition in my view:

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  1. Nutrient loadings of ingredients: they are the backbone of swine nutrition - you need to get them right.
  2. Economic energy level: itโ€™s not about having the best pig performance possible; it is about having the best profitability; thus, you need to have the most economical level of dietary energy
  3. Lysine to calorie ratio: You will not get the most out of your dietary energy if your lysine levels are not adjusted correctly...
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What 90% of swine professionals do not understand about gestating sow feeding decision making nutrition series sow research swine nutrition swine nutritionist Jun 23, 2021

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Today I want to go over what looks like 90% of swine professionals do not understand about gestating sow feeding (and even the NRC got it wrong, and I respect the NRC for most things).

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If you are in a hurry, here is the summary:

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Most swine professionals do not understand that the sow changes it's priorities throughout the gestation period. In early gestation, the priority is herself; thus, she will lose her pregnancy and return to estrus if anything undesirable happens. However, in ...

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The economics of feed efficiency and decision-making in swine production decision making nutrition series swine industry swine nutrition swine nutritionist Jun 21, 2021

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No question feed efficiency is a robust benchmark and a key driver for many decisions. Yet, are we utilizing these benchmarks correctly?

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We know that the feeding program for pigs significantly impacts profitability, as feed cost accounts for up to 75% of total production cost.

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Within the feeding program, energy alone could represent 50% or even more of the total cost. Thus, dietary energy is critical in swine diets and becomes essential to understanding feed efficiency.

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A key qu...

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Statistical principles in pig research: facts and myths - Dr. Nora Bello animal research blocking in statistics experimental designs experimental studies facts in in pig research myths in pig research observational studies randomization randomization tools statistical mistakes statistical principles in pig research Jun 21, 2021

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"๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ โ€“ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด." - ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ



๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป:

1. The biggest statistical mistakes made in animal research
2. How to set up experimental designs effectively
3. Observational vs. experimental studies
4. Pros and cons of blocking in statistics
5. The importance of randomization
6. Easy ...

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