University of Alberta research offers some preliminary conclusions on the requirements for essential amino acids in gestating sows
by JANICE MURPHY
Popular thought on nutrition for sows suggests that producers provide a fixed amount of amino acid intake throughout gestation. This recommendation is based on the assumption that the requirement remains constant throughout gestation.
However, recent information has revealed that the demand for nutrients changes as the sow transitions from recovering maternal lean tissue in early gestation to the growth of fetal and mammary tissue in late gestation.