# KNG swine trial offers more dietary options to manage weight gain

> Kent Nutrition Group reports phase 2 trial results showing that DL-Methionine-induced amino acid imbalance reduced growth and feed intake in finishing hogs. The approach is being studied as a way to hold market hogs at viable weights while packing plant capacity is constrained.

- Date: 2020-06-16 · published 2020-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52948-kng-swine-trial-offers-more-dietary-options-to-manage-weight-gain
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Feeding tactics that slow hog weight gain could extend time on feed and reduce near-term hog marketings, while adding demand for methionine in these programs.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- METH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-07-21 | [Foreign Animal Disease – Page 29 – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45947-foreign-animal-disease-page-29-american-association-of-swine-veterinarians.md) | +1.5% | -8.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-04 | [SHIC’s Global Swine Disease Monitoring Report Addresses FMD – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65385-shic-s-global-swine-disease-monitoring-report-addresses-fmd-american.md) | -0.3% | +19.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-02-20 | [African Swine Fever and Foot-and-Mouth Disease Developments Underscore Importance of Global Monitoring - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15932-african-swine-fever-and-foot-and-mouth-disease-developments-underscore.md) | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-27 | [Swine flu lineage has passed from humans to pigs 400 times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16172-swine-flu-lineage-has-passed-from-humans-to-pigs-400-times.md) | +0.7% | -16.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-04 | [African swine fever kills more than 20 wild boar in Poland \| The Seattle Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55484-african-swine-fever-kills-more-than-20-wild-boar-in-poland-the-seattle-times.md) | -1.7% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/feed/kng-swine-trial-offers-more-dietary-options-to-manage-weight-gain

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