Feeder pigs

Hog Production

Higher Volume, Weekly Cash Weaner Pigs Fall $2.07

Looking at hog sales in September 2019 using October 2019 futures the weaner breakeven was $47.32, up $2.91 for the week.

November 10, 2020 10:51 PM

Hans H. Stein, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois, has established the optimum ratio between the two minerals for pigs at various developmental stages.

Hog Production

Illinois Researcher Establishes Calcium-to-Phosphorus Ratio For Pigs

In pig diets, the amount of digestible calcium has a direct impact on phosphorus digestibility and the overall growth performance of the animals. Too much calcium leads to lower-weight pigs.

November 10, 2020 10:51 PM