GUT HEALTH KNOW-HOW
On this page we have gathered both the practical experiences from customers along with the scientific answers as to why gut health improves productivity and your bottom line.
EXPERIENCES from multiplier Michael Rasmussen
(2:46 minutes) in English with English subtitles
Watch Michaels results using EP199 in for his sow herd and EP200 for his piglets.
Michael was challenged by sows with anorexia and needed to increase the number of weaned piglets per sow.
You can read about Michael’s experiences here.
Find more information on our sow feed here: EP199.
EXPERIENCES from breeder and multiplier Søren Kjær Poulsen
(3:21 minutes) in English with English subtitles
Watch Sørens results using EP199 in for his sow herd.
Søren needed to increase the sows milk yields and to have more vital piglets.
You can read about Søren’s experiences here.
Find more information on our sow feed here: EP199.
PRESENTATION with DanBred-breeder Allan Gade
(22 minutes) in Danish with English subtitles
Watch Allan Gade’s presentation on the benefits of focusing on gut health in pig breeding. The presentation was held at European Proteins’ Seminar on Gut Health on the 26th of February 2020.
Allan Gade har been implementing the feeding concept: “The first 175 days”, where piglets are affected from the postnatal stage through maternal feeding of the sow with EP199.
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE (EN) about the influence of gut health on sow reproduction
Read Lublin Universities impartial and independent trial on the impact of sow feed on both sow and offspring. The experiment showed that:
- the sow produced more milk with up to 40 % more antibodies
- piglets from these sows had a lower mortality
- the severity and frequency of diarrhoea was reduced with up to 60 %
Find more information on our sow feed here: EP199.
A FEW POINTERS from the Seminar on Gut Health
In Danish, no English subtitles available at the moment.
The film is 7:30 minutes and shows Professor, Dennis Sandris (2:15), Veterinarian, Michael Agerley (2:20), Director, Jens Legarth (0:30) and breeder, Allan Gade (2:30)
On the 26th of February 2020, the seminar on Gut Health for pig producers was held. We invited Professor, Dennis Sandris, to enlighten us on the link between gut health and prevention of disease and Veterinarian, Michael Agerley, to elaborate on the influence of gut health in pig production and the impact of the antibiotics on gut health.
Listen to a few of the critical points here or see them in their full length as they are uploaded and texted on this page.
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE (EN) on the replacement of ZnO for piglets with EP100i
Read Copenhagen and Aarhus Universities large scale trial on the effect of EP100i to replace ZnO and improve performance for piglets. The experiment showed that:
- EP100i is a good as ZnO to improve gut health
- piglets grow better on a diet of 10% EP100i added in place of soy protein than soy protein added 2.500 ppm(+600 grams)
- EP100i positively changes the gut microbiota the same way zinc oxide does
- EP100i develops the immune defence eight times better than soy protein with zinc oxide
Find more information on the protein feed here: EP100i. Or read the article: “Fermented rapeseed as good as medicinal zinc.”
EXPERIENCES from DanBred-breeder and multiplier Nikolaj Larsen
(1:48 minutes) Danish with English subtitles
Watch Nyborg Avls experiences with the sow feed EP199 in his sow herd. The piglets are eating EP100i and EP200 to run a zero zinc production.
Nikolaj Larsen is using the feeding concept “The First 175 days”, to improve health in their young females.
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE (EN) on improved health status for sows and offspring due to maternal feeding of fermented rapeseed during gestation and lactation.
Read Lublin Universities impartial trial on the significant health effect of fermented rapeseed on sows and their offspring. The experiment showed that:
- the mineral absorption improved for both sow and offspring
- oxygen supply improved during gestation and lactation
- the blood ability to bind iron increased for both sows and offspring
- the blood content of iron increased and challenges with anaemia minimized.
Find more information on fermented sow feed here: EP199.
EXPERIENCES from piglet producer Poul Grøntved
(2:13 minutes) in Danish with English subtitles
Watch Poul Grøntved’s results using EP199 in his liquid sow feed.
Poul’s target was to increase the sow milk yield and to have more vital piglets.
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE (EN) about improved bone development for piglets from sows fed with fermented rapeseed during gestation and lactation.
Read Lublin Universities impartial trial investigating how fermented rapeseed improves the development of bones and cartilage in piglets. The experiment showed that:
- the piglet femur bones were longer and heavier
- the amount of cartilage increased
- the bone strength increased (3-point bending test)
Find more information on the sow protein feed here: EP199.