# Swine producers may be using wrong ratio of amino acids - Feed & Additive Magazine

> Novus International research published in the journal Animals finds that antibiotic-free swine diets may use amino acid ratios that differ from NRC recommendations. The study focuses on total sulfur amino acid requirements for nursery pigs raised without antibiotics.

- Date: 2021-12-15 · published 2021-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43938-swine-producers-may-be-using-wrong-ratio-of-amino-acids-feed-and-additive
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

If producers shift to higher sulfur amino acid inclusion in antibiotic-free diets, demand for methionine could rise, supporting its price.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- feedandadditive.com: https://www.feedandadditive.com/swine-producers-may-be-using-wrong-ratio-of-amino-acids/

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