MANKATO, Minn. — The University of Minnesota Extension's swine team leader has advice for hog farmers facing big feed prices. Mark Whitney, associate professor in swine nutrition and management, knows ...

Data suggest that when pharmacological Zn levels used, average daily gain and average daily feed intake can be improved with ...

Feeder adjustments and a checklist of what to look for in the barn in order to set up sows for success during lactation.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A soaring demand for corn used to produce ethanol has hog farmers bracing for higher feed prices that threaten to put some producers out of business. The price of corn is ...

Copper is a natural antimicrobial material that, when added to pig feed, may promote the growth and health of the animals. Since pigs can tolerate high levels of the metal, researchers recently ...

There are more than 15,000 cattle and hog feeding operations in the United States. These operations rear 70% of the country's cattle and 98% of its hogs. Now, for the first time in the nation's ...