Increasing sustainability of swine diets and production systems in the Global South
The main objective of this study was to develop animal ration formulation tools which would cover nutritional requirements with minimal effect on a diet price and reduce the environmental impact of animal production worldwide, without loss of productivity. By including different regions, this project aims to transform the swine supply chain to a more sustainable and equitable one without compromising the baseline efficiency globally. Thus, the main outcomes of the research are reducing the environmental impact of pig production and enhancing global food security. The impact of this research are: (1) formulated alternative diets may help diversify current pig diet formulations, (2) promote inclusion of more locally produced feed ingredient in different regions, (3) an open-source flexible and user-friendly GUI diet formulation tool will available to swine producers with support of the local Animal Science Extension offices and nutritionist, which will help swine producers make science-based decisions about how to mitigate their own pig diets’ environmental impact.