Animal Nutrition Projects | Swine Innovation Porc

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

Through cutting-edge animal nutrition research we are optimizing diets and feed efficiency, ultimately enhancing pig health, growth, and overall performance. Investing in nutrition research translates to improved profitability, sustainability, and the ability to meet the evolving demands of consumers. Together, we nourish success in the pork industry.

View animal nutrition projects supported by SIP since 2010 in the factsheets below.

GROWING-FINISHING PIGS

Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, feeding costs and labour requirements by using precision feeding techniques in commercial pig farms

Aline Remus, AAFC (Sherbrooke)

Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2028.

Reducing environmental footprint, feed cost and enhancing global competitiveness of Canadian pork production by increased utilization of energy, nutrients and feedstuffs fed to growing-finishing pigs

Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta; Martin Nyachoti, University of Manitoba

Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2028.

Reducing feed cost and the environmental footprint and enhancing global competitiveness of Canadian pork production:
Subproject: A comparison of key methodologies used to quantify protein quality in mammals: ileal digestibility, indicator amino acid oxidation, and in vitro digestibility

Dan Columbus, Prairie Swine Centre and Kate Shoveller, University of Guelph

Status: Completed in 2023.

Feeding programs for growing-finishing pigs to enhance global competitiveness: Opportunities across Canada

Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta (et al.)

Status: Completed in 2018.

Novel swine feeding programs to enhance competitiveness and pork differentiation: The Canadian feed & pork value chain

Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta (et al.)

Status: Completed in 2013.

Development of an innovative precision farming system for swine

Candido Pomar, Sherbrooke Research & Development Centre, AAFC

Status: Completed in 2013.

Growing-Finishing

Piglets

PIGLETS

Innovative micronutrient strategies for maximizing piglet’s robustness and performance during the pre- and post-weaning periods

Jérôme Lapointe, Sherbrooke Research & Development Centre, AAFC

Status: Completed in 2023.

Development of novel feed additives to replace antibiotics and promote pig gut health:
Subproject: Biological roles and efficacy of alkaline phosphatases for improving gut health, growth performance, physiological endpoints and gut microbiome in the weanling pig

Ming Z. Fan, University of Guelph

Status: Completed in 2023.

Development of novel feed additives to replace antibiotics and promote pig gut health:
Subproject: Use of newly selected probiotic bacteria to control enteric infections and improve gut health and performance of piglets

Chengbo Yang, Joshua Gong, Vahab Varzan

Status: Completed in 2023.

Strategies to reduce feed costs in the post-weaning period while maintaining optimal performance and health:
Subproject: Examination of the effectiveness of provision of functional amino acids to enhance pig robustness

Dan Columbus, Prairie Swine Centre and Martin Nyachoti, University of Manitoba

Status: Completed in 2023.

Strategies to reduce feed costs in the post-weaning period while maintaining optimal performance and health:
Subproject: Strategies for detoxifying vomitoxin (DON) using innovative chemical and biological approaches in post-weaning piglets

Chengbo Yang, University of Manitoba and Joshua Gong, Guelph Research & Development Centre, AAFC

Status: Completed in 2023.

Strategies to reduce feed costs in the post-weaning period while maintaining optimal performance and health:
Subproject: Pulse grains and organic acids to control growth performance and health of young pigs

Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta

Status: Completed in 2023.

Towards a new feeding approach of neonatal and weanling piglet for optimizing nutritional status, immunity and microbiota and minimizing the use of antibiotics

Frédéric Guay, Laval University & Dominic Poulin-Laprade, Sherbrooke Research & Development Centre, AAFC

Status: Completed in 2023.

Innovative piglet management strategies for optimum performance up to slaughter weight and profitable pork production

Andrew Van Kessel, University of Saksatchewan (et al.)

Status: Completed in 2018.

Efficacy of feed additives to mitigate the negative impacts of mycotoxin contaminated feed on performance and health of piglets

Frédéric Guay, Martin Lessard, Younès Chorfi

Status: Completed in 2013.

Sows & Gilts

SOWS AND GILTS

Developing a feeding strategy for the transition period to maximize sow milk yield

Chantal Farmer, Sherbrooke Research & Development Centre, AAFC

Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2028.

New feeding and management strategies for replacement gilts that will maximize future milk yield

Chantal Farmer, Sherbrooke Research & Development Centre, AAFC

Status: Completed in 2023.

Feeding organic minerals in the growing, gestation and lactation periods: effects on milk quality and litter performance

Chantal Farmer, Sherbrooke Research & Development Centre, AAFC

Status: Completed in 2018.

Increasing sow milk yield and piglet growth via low-cost feeding and management strategies during gestation and/or lactation

Denise Beaulieu, University of Saskatchewan & Chantal Farmer, AAFC Sherbrooke

Status: Completed in 2018.

Novel nutritional strategies for optimum sow and piglet productivity

Martin Lessard, Kees de Lange, Ron Ball

Status: Completed in 2013.

MYCOTOXINS

Mycotoxins contents evaluations of corn hybrids adapted to Quebec growth conditions

Gilles Tremblay and Sylvie Rioux, Centre de recherche sur les grains

Status: Completed in 2013.

Mycotoxins

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