Feed and nutrition Herd management Markets Coping with feed costs in Nigeria Young pig farmers are increasing in number in Nigeria but feed costs are inhibitive of their business growth. How can alternative feed ingredients help to combat the cost of pig nutrition? 9 August 2019 6 minute read By: Efua Konyim Okai Africa Table 1 Ratio of ingredients currently included in pig feed in Nigeria Today (per 1,000 kg of feed). Our Partners Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein Thermo Fisher Scientific Axcentive Efua Konyim Okai Efua Konyim Okai, is a Ghana-based economics graduate, and a regular commentator on livestock feed distribution and aquaculture in West Africa. More from this author More Articles View all Pig outlook: Lean hog futures may be bottoming out 24 May 2024 3 minute read Donkey milk reduces stress hormone release and inflammatory response in weaning piglets Pig Welfare Stressors Research and innovation 22 May 2024 5 minute read The study reveals a positive impact on weaning pigs and has potential for a supplement in human babies too Protein kinetics in vivo: The benefits of fast protein in diets of weaned pigs SPONSOR Herd management Feed and nutrition 20 May 2024 5 minute read Improves growth performance, overcomes low crude protein levels, and reduces nitrogen excretion Our Partners Lallemand Lanxess Hamlet Protein Thermo Fisher Scientific Axcentive