What happens when you use high doses of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) in the weaning feed for piglets? Many farmers would answer “Less diarrhoea”, which is correct, but few know that it damages the immune system and causes inflammation. Through a microscope, you will see why.
Ever wondered why our name is European Protein? It’s because we want to deliver feed made from locally available protein sources. In the US and Ukraine, the local protein is soy, but in other countries, soy could partly be replaced by local protein sources. And even at a very competitive cost.
European Protein appoints new chairman to boost growth and export sales.
EP199 helps to increase milk production in your sow herd, enabling the sow to wean more piglets per weaning. Read more about how the fermented protein contributes to an increase in milk production.
Read about how Wilfred Bankers increased earning by 114 EUR per sow per year with EP199 for his sows and EP200 for his piglets.
In July 2019, Michael Rasmussen tried EP199 for his gestated sows and young females to improve appetite and consequently milk yield and the number of weaned sows. The last six months, the number of weaned piglets have improved considerably due to management and use of EP199.
EP199 helps the sow produce more uniform and vital suckling piglets. Pig producers experience that both the tiny and very large piglets are reduced, evening out the weight of the litter. Read more about how EP199 improves the quality of the litter.
In October 2019, Dortheasminde chose to feed EP199 for the sows to improve their productivity. At only 23,5 EUR a sow, he managed to wean three piglets more, increase weaning per litter by 0.7 piglets and add an extra 700 grams of weight at weaning.
Did you know that the gestation and lactation period has just as much influence on piglet gut health as feed has after weaning? According to trials and research, more attention should be paid to sow nutrition and gut health to increase productivity.
In a new large-scale trial, scientists from Aarhus and Copenhagen University conclude that fermented rapeseed is just as good and on some parameters event better than medicinal zinc to improve gut health
