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Lesson 10: Reducing the Nutrient Excretion and Odor of Pigs Through Nutritional Means -Theo van Kempen and Eric van Heugten

Intended Outcomes
The participants will understand

• The basic principles of animal nutrition.
• How animal nutrition interrelates with nutrient excretion.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Nutrient Use
3. Feed Waste
4. Improving the Nutrient Yield from a Feed
5. Interaction of Feed with the Animal
6. Precision Nutrition
7. Nutritional Interventions Targeting Ammonia
8. Nutritional Interventions Specifically Targeting Odor and Dust
9. Water, the Overlooked Nutrient
10. Economics of Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Excretion
11. Appendix A. Environmental Stewardship Assessment: Swine Rations
12. Appendix B. Regulatory Compliance Assessment: Swine Nutrition

Activities
The participants will

• Evaluate what feed formulation strategies can be applied to a farm for reducing nutrient excretion.