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Feed Utilization
 Soy/Swine Nutrition Research Program (Soy/Swine)
Principal Investigators: Jim Pettigrew (University of Illinois)
Principal Contact: Marilyn
Nash
This managed research program coordinates activities by swine nutritionists,
meat scientists, and agricultural economists who work together to discover
ways soybean meal can be better used by pigs. By optimizing the nutrition
available from the soybean meal in swine diets it is hoped that U.S.
soybean meal will
remain the ideal protein source for swine feeding.
More info about the Soy/Swine Nutrition Program
Niche Market Opportunities in Animal Feeding for Small Farmers with Soybeans
Principal Investigators: George Fahey and Neal
Merchen (University of Illinois)
Principal Contact: Marilyn
Nash
Soybean meal quality is greatly influenced by processing conditions yet the effects
of processing conditions on the concentration and availability of
meal nutrients is not well defined. This project brings together
animal scientists, agricultural economists, and soybean industry
specialists to examine whether species-specific soybean meal would
provide new market opportunities for soybean farmers and optimal
feed formulations for swine producers.
Soy in Animal Nutrition Database (SAND)
Principal Investigators: George Fahey and Jim
Pettigrew (University of Illinois)
Principal Contact: Marilyn
Nash
SAND is a product of research being done by the "Soy/Swine"
team and the "Niche Market Opportunities in Animal Feeding"
group. One of the results of nutrition work done within these
projects has been extensive nutrient digestibility studies and
soybean and meal component analyses. This site offers digestibility
databases for soybean meal from international and domestic sources,
and for beans and meal processed under various controlled processing
conditions.
For more information
about SAND
Related Animal Nutrition and Feed Utilization Links
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Flow
Diagram of Meal Processing Plant - for Soybean Processing
and Direct Solvent Extraction - interactive diagram of a processing
plant, with photos of equipment and their purposes identified
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Illini
PorkNet - provides an integrated, information access,
technology transfer system for the purpose of addressing the
needs of the swine sector within Illinois. |
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National
Pork Producer's Council - covers producer and industry
news and information, pork recipes, nutrition education materials,
and information on environmental issues. |
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National
Pork Board - collects, distributes and maintains program
accountability for the pork checkoff in the areas of promotion,
research and consumer information. |
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Pork
Industry Center - provides timely newsletters, research
updates, and articles. |
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Agricultural
Marketing Services - provides standardization, grading
and market news services for six commodities, including livestock.
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CFAR
Swine Odor and Waste Management - research
and development aimed at generating results that can be quickly
adapted to individual operations and quickly adopted. |
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