Pigs can detect deficiencies in amino acids and change feed

Would pigs be able to figure out what feed to choose if their amino acid requirements were not met? With that question in mind, researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands recently set up a trial. In itself it is no surprise that animals can be picky as to which meal to choose – that is known from various previous studies, wrote the team in a recent publication in the peer-reviewed publication called The Journal of Nutrition in December 2024. Pigs are