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Challenges in the nutrition of organic pigs
Author(s) -
Zollitsch Werner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.3003
Subject(s) - animal husbandry , animal nutrition , monogastric , livestock , organic farming , agriculture , microbiology and biotechnology , production (economics) , business , animal production , animal breeding , animal health , agricultural science , biology , agronomy , zoology , ecology , economics , pasture , macroeconomics
The need to develop feeding strategies for organic pig husbandry is discussed. Successful performance of the farming system can only be achieved if the production process is optimised and controlled and essential inputs are available. When monogastric livestock such as pigs are integrated into an organic farming system, some nutritional inputs may be scarce. In the nutrition of organic pigs, two areas might be identified as the most important challenges: (1) balancing the supply and requirements of essential amino acids without relying too much on external feedstuffs and (2) developing and implementing nutritional concepts which help to improve animal health status. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry