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Nutreco opens swine nutrition facility

By Nicholas Robinson, 23-Jul-2012

Related topics: Industry & Markets, Livestock, Pork

A new research facility in the Netherlands aims to progress knowledge of the relationship between swine nutrition and production efficiency, and reproduction and health.

Newly built by animal feed company Nutreco, the sow and piglet facilities will enable researchers to monitor feed intake as well as the performance of individual animals, even though they will be housed in groups. The new facilities will, Nutreco said, complement their recently-built unit for grower-finishing pigs.