The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada says the elimination of Table-4 of the Feeds Act will allow feed formulators to customize livestock rations while also safeguarding the environment.
A food scientist with the University of Manitoba suggests today’s consumers are better informed than ever about the health and nutritional aspects of the foods they eat.
A professor of swine nutrition with the University of Guelph suggests minimum phosphorus requirements for swine rations in Canada need to be reevaluated.
The Manitoba government is continuing to support nutrition programs in schools with additional funding for the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba.
The Manitoba government is strengthening its partnership with the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba (CNCM) by providing new funding to help support more nutrition programs for school-aged children across the province.
Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, recently hosted a round table discussion with parents on ways to improve nutrition information on food labels.
A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre says, with dramatically increased farrowing rates, meeting the nutritional needs of the gestating sow has become more important than ever.
Research conducted by the University of Alberta has shown altering the diet of the sow during the last third of pregnancy will result in healthier piglets and increased longevity of the sow herd.
Research conducted by the University of Alberta has shown the nutritional requirements of gestating sows increases in the later stages of pregnancy.
Research being conducted by the University of Guelph has raised new questions about the role nutrition during the nursery phase plays in the ability of pigs to ward of disease challenges.
