Browsing by Author "Eastwood, Laura"

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The nutritional value of flaxseed meal for swine

Eastwood, Laura (2008)

The nutritional value of flaxseed meal (FSM), a by-product of the flax crushing industry, has not been evaluated properly for use within swine rations. A series of experiments were conducted to determine the nutritional ...
The role of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratios in sow diets on reproduction, piglet performance, fatty acid profiles, lactational fat mobilization and piglet health post-weaning

Eastwood, Laura (2013-04-25)

A series of experiments was conducted to test the overall hypothesis that reducing the omega-6 (n-6) to omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid (FA) ratio in sow diets would improve sow reproductive performance (characterized by increases ...