SwineCast Update for April 29, 2010, Reducing Pig Stress By Feeding Tryptophan

Submitted by John Blue on April 29, 2010 - 10:45pm.

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When Jerry Seinfeld and friends used Tryptophan (delivered in a late turkey dinner) to get at primo “G.I. Joe” action figures… little did we know the outcome would be good news for swine producers.

Researchers are finding the nap-inducing amino acid slows down the aggressive tendencies of re-mixed pigs and gilt replacements. Think of it as Thanksgiving afternoon without the Cowboys and Lions.

Also, a heads up on content from the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit. We’ve got the presentations in the bag and will begin posting in coming days. A really great program this year which Truffle Media was proud to support as a sponsor. Interesting side note, a ‘Twitterific’ program as well. Some 10,000 views of the Tweets posted over 30 hours at #AAASummit. Check it out and continue to follow ag related updates at @narthur and at @TruffleMedia.

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