Current projects

Part of: Pigs

Area of Expertise:

The AFBI pig and poultry research programme has five main themes:

Themes

  1. The nutritional value of feed ingredients for pigs and poultry
  2. The nutritional needs of the pig or bird
  3. The environmental impact of pigs and poultry
  4. Production practices to optimise animal performance
  5. Animal welfare 

Current research projects

  • Determining the nutritive value of rapeseed meal for pigs (2013 - 2016)
  • Maximising the performance of piglet from large litters (2013 – 2016)
  • Matching nutrient requirements to the genetic potential of pigs (2015 – 2018)
  • Determining the current nutrient loading in poultry manure (2015 -2017)
  • Optimising sow and growing pig performance using wet feed systems (2013 – 2016)
  • Improving the feed use efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of pigs (ECO FCE) (2013 – 2018)
  • Adopting high welfare systems for sows and growing pigs (2015 - 2018)