Dutch researchers found feeding crumbles compared to mash increased average daily gain and average daily feed intake of layer pullets during rearing, but such dietary manipulation did not affect subsequent egg production performance.
Validation trials for the mycoprotein developed by Nutreco Feed (&Food) Tech Challenge (NFTC) 2020 winner, Finnish biotech, eniferBio, are getting underway.
Precision feeding in swine, and methane emissions mitigation strategies in ruminants are just two of around 50 research projects occupying the experts based at the ForFarmers Nutrition Innovation Center (NIC).
A San-Diego biotech that tweaks genetic crop traits to improve their rates of photosynthesis, says new data shows its PhotoSeed technology can improve the oil, protein, and sustainability profile of soybeans.
From reducing the number of stillbirths to ensuring greater uniformity in the litter, Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco's animal nutrition arm, is looking to tackle challenges in piglet production from a number of different angles.
Novo Seeds, the early stage investment and company creation team of Novo Holdings, today announced that it is leading a €7m seed investment into Bactolife, a Danish start-up developing novel biological solutions to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal...
A new study sees that extruded flaxseed at inclusion levels of up to 9% is efficient in terms of improving the productive performance of laying hens in a commercial setting.
Lupins can be a suitable alternative protein to soybean meal in broiler diets but, at current raw material prices, they are not cost competitive, argues a UK feed expert who carried out trials in this respect.
A new paper suggets that the integration of Calysta’s single cell protein meal, FeedKind, into the diet of Japanese yellowtail has no impact on growth rates or health of the fish in inclusion levels of up to 20% of total feed.
The preliminary findings of a Danish study suggest supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids in gestational diets could increase the birth weight of piglets while the use of antioxidants in those diets may improve both birth weight and uniformity of the...
Pre-weaning management, nutrition, and housing conditions play an essential role in terms of boosting the rate of survival of piglets and good growth later, says an swine expert.
Seaweed in cattle feed could reduce methane emissions from beef cattle as much as 82%, according to a new paper from researchers at the University of California (UC), Davis.
Increasing the proportion of hazel leaves in the diet of dairy cows reduces methane yield and excretion of nitrogen in volatile form, but not milk yield, finds a team of international researchers.
Wageningen University recently published a paper about transfer of bromoform present in the seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, when added to the diet of dairy cattle.
A new project aims to develop new types of faba beans, ones that are suitable for cultivation in Denmark, in a bid to decrease the country’s reliance on imported soy for livestock feed.
Deep Branch, a startup using microbes to convert CO2 from industrial emissions into high-value feed proteins, today announced it has completed an €8M (US$9.5m) Series A investment round.
A review of the literature sees that Ochratoxin A (OTA), a widespread mycotoxin, can affect gut dysbiosis in birds, including increasing gut permeability, immunity, and bacterial translocation, eventually leading to gut and other organ injury.
Unibio says Danish Agro’s testing of its single cell protein (SCP), branded as Uniprotein, shows it can partially replace high-quality products such as potato protein and prime fishmeal in starter piglet diets without zinc oxide.
A grass biorefinery project run over two years in Ireland has just published its final results, with several co-products produced showing great promise for dairy and pig diets.
The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study, using a new methodology, led by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The findings of newly published research from animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, suggest a mannan rich fraction (MRF) from the cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae can influence the metabolism of bacteria such as E. coli, and, in doing so,...
Multiple new technologies are entering the market to support producers in improving sustainability, traceability, and animal welfare from farm to fork.
Former Bacardi UK operations director Iain Lochhead has been appointed chief executive of Horizon Proteins, a biotech that transforms underused co-products from whisky distillation into nutrients for the aqua and animal feed industries.
A new circular economy industrial approach could not only produce large quantities of biomass for animal feed but also create thousands of new sustainable jobs.
The findings of a study assessing the use of a wood derived protein ingredient, SylPro, in feed for rainbow trout are consistent with previous trial results and again show the nutritional and functional performance the product offers feed formulators,...
An essential oil blend can be used together with a coccidiosis vaccine without compromising the efficacy of either, finds new Novus research presented at the International Poultry Scientific Forum (IPSF), held as part of a virtual IPPE trade show that...
A trial undertaken at the dairy campus based at Wageningen Livestock Research in the Netherlands, has shown a feed additive, developed by DSM, and branded as Bovaer, can reduce methane emissions when included in dairy cattle rations.
Czech researchers analyzing the microbiota of pigs pre and postweaning found there was a hike in Fusobacterium or Anaerovibrio bacteria in piglets with postweaning diarrhea while an increase in Prevotella bacteria was a feature of the healthy weaned piglets.
A new paper from France and New Zealand based researchers finds there is a lack of a consensus approach to how to best evaluate the piglet’s intestinal health.
A new research unit in the Netherlands will allow swine researchers to replicate production environments globally, making it possible for studies imitating conditions in Asia to be located literally in the next room to another study looking at conditions...
Skretting is instigating a research collaboration with Proteon Pharmaceuticals aimed at providing functional solutions to tackle health challenges in the aquaculture industry. The companies will co-develop products using bacteriophage technology.
A low dietary protein allocation post-weaning can reduce the diarrhea frequency and thereby reduce the need for antibiotic treatments when medicinal zinc oxide is banned, reports a Danish team.
Development of alternative strategies to antibiotics and zinc oxide in swine diets should integrate the role of vitamins for gastrointestinal functionality, finds a review.
SKOV, which produces ventilation, management systems and digital services for animal production, has entered into a partnership with Danish insect startup, ENORM Biofactory, to develop future climate control and production systems for insect farms.
Early nutrition compared to delayed feeding would appear to accelerate maturation of humoral immunity in broilers up to seven days of age, according to a new study.
Norwegian company, ORIVO, which provides origin certification of ingredients based on lab testing, has been granted funding from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) to lead a three-year long project aimed at developing the next generation DNA-based analysis...
Scotland’s whisky industry and biotechnology innovators are continuing to up their game to try and find new sustainable solutions from whisky co-products such as animal feed, while a new barley based vodka from Finland sees benefits for pig farmers as...
DSM says a two-year large-scale trial in beef cattle in Alberta, Canada has successfully demonstrated that its feed additive 3-NOP, branded as Bovaer, can be included in commercial feedlot diets to reduce methane emissions by up to 80%, without negative...
SalmoSim, a salmon simulator start-up, has secured its first commercial contract, supporting trials for an alternative aquaculture feed protein source.
The use of raw proteaginous seeds (PS) such as faba bean, lupin or pea in dairy cow rations increases ruminal nitrogen degradability compared to soybean meal (SBM), according to a new meta-analysis from a French team of researchers.
Belgian processor, Trotec, is involved in an €1.5m EU funded three-year project aimed at developing innovative packaging and processing technologies to process new streams of former foodstuffs into high quality feed.
A recently published study by Danish researchers showed milk replacer with high levels of starch – wheat flour - could potentially increase piglets’ feed intake and also mature those animals' small intestines prior to weaning.