Alltech is closing its algae facility in Winchester, Kentucky, saying the move was prompted by the need for more flexibility and less constraint in terms of algae production.
The first trials in a UK project looking at growing organic blue and white lupins as a homegrown protein source for livestock production had mixed results.
A new method, developed by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), to ensure that iodine content in feed stays below EU maximum level limits has been approved as the European standard.
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), Shandong Bohi Industry (Bohi), ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro have completed the first full agricultural commodity transaction using a blockchain platform.
In Europe, the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) in fish feeds used to be prohibited, but regulatory changes enforced in June 2013 opened up the European aquaculture sector to this protein source. However, retailer and consumer perceptions are said...
An examination of forage nutritional quality measurements taken for 22 years found a continued decreased in the level of available protein, says researcher.
Dr David Bravo, chief innovation officer, Pancosma, provides us with some insights from his numerous years working in animal nutrition targeted research and development.
This month, we are looking at innovation in the area of feed protein in the context of growing demand for fish and meat globally. We trawled the archives to track exciting developments in that arena over the past few years.
Switzerland based feed additives company, Pancosma, and German chemical giant, BASF, say they have intensified their efforts to enforce their intellectual property (IP) rights for their metal-glycinates.
A growth performance trial carried out by French plant extracts company, Nor Feed, in conjunction with a university in Taiwan, showed a grape extract product, Nor-Grape 80, could replace vitamin E in the starter period of Pacific White shrimp production....
The growth rate in demand for liquid methionine is expected to be higher than powder methionine due to industrialization of the feed industry in China and in India as well as in other developing countries, says Adisseo.
The Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) has published his legal opinion today clarifying how certain new plant breeding techniques (NBPTs) should be regulated under EU law.
The US agribusiness gaint has been working with German chemical group, BASF, to develop a strain of engineered canola seed that can produce omega-3 long-chain fatty acids.
The US initiative is seeking to streamline the information transfer process for grain as it moves from the field to grain elevator and on to end users.
Sarena Lin, who, up to recently, oversaw Cargill's global animal feed and nutrition business, has moved to Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company.
Supplemental yeast in the diets of dairy cows may improve fiber digestion, nitrogen yield and, for cows on a high starch diet, reduce risk of disease, says researcher.
Employee engagement, safety practices and quality controls were among the elements that helped distinguish this year’s category winners of the Feed Facility of the Year program.
New research shows it may be possible to convert Greek yogurt acid whey waste into either a feed additive or aviation fuel, and, critically, without the use of additional chemicals.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has opened a public consultation on its draft guidance for the risk assessment of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications in the food and feed chain.
Ruud Tijssens, director of corporate affairs, at Dutch feed group Agrifirm, will be presenting on the regional raw material protein production trend at Feed Protein Vision.
