A natural choice- betaine in pig production

This article explains how natural betaine, obtained from sugar beet, offers significant benefits for pig producers, including including more piglets per litter, shorter production cycles and gut health support.

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Product / service:	Natural betaine
Publication date:	18/11/2014
Species:	Pig
Authors:	Hall, D
Doctype:	Articles
Publication / conference:	Pig Progress
Regions and countries:	Global
Keywords:	betaine, sow, sows, swine, pig, piglet, piglets, pigs, pigs, betafin, osmolyte, lean, performance, growth, growth performance, litter, size, gut health, heat stress, gut tensile stress
Production challenge(s):	Gut health, Performance growth, Increased profitability, Procution stress, Heat stress, weaning
Diets:	Corn, broken rice, wheat, Corn, broken rice, sorghum, Maize, Wheat, rye & triticale, Wheat, rye and tricale containing by-products
Brands:	Betafin® Natural Betaine, Optimize Feed
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