#12/20 - Any progress in determining NE for piglets, let´s say animal from post weaning to around 15-20 kg? Always thought your work was done with heavier pigs

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#12/20 - Any progress in determining NE for piglets, let´s say animal from post weaning to around 15-20 kg? Always thought your work was done with heavier pigs

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October 14, 2020 age, NE, net energy, piglets, pigs, poultry, Q&A, sows, stages of production, webinar

Speakers: Dr Jean Noblet, Dr Pierre-André Geraert and Pierre Cozannet

Answer:
The energy digestibility in pigs is quite different in growing pigs and in other pigs. In the way that when you have very fibrous diets and very fibrous ingredients you have a big difference between other pigs and growing pigs.

Q&A #12/20 - Webinar #11 on Net Energy, Feed Formulation and animal performance
After education on Net Energy in the SEV, time now to get our expert, Jean Noblet answering questions from the field. The short introduction will be followed by 9 questions answered by Jean, Pierre Cozannet with Pierre-André Geraert as moderator of the webinar.