China is seeing exceptionally high poultry prices due to the shift from pork to poultry as a result of the worsening situation with African Swine Fever (ASF), noted Rabobank it its latest poultry quarterly.
Instead of two separate events, which would not be in the interest of attendees or exhibitors, VIV and VICTAM have decided to combine their trade shows, which were both planned for Bangkok in Thailand, in the early part of 2020.
Market diversification, feed production and research into valued added processing of soy were some of the drivers for setting up a new soy crush and biodiesel production facility in Minnesota.
Clextral gave us the low down on fish and shrimp feed production trends behind extrusion equipment innovation at the Cologne feed processing show, VICTAM, earlier this month.
DLG Group's premix and nutrition company, Vilofoss, has announced another acquisition, following on from purchase of a Spanish mineral company just three weeks ago.
Supplementing carp diets with B. subtilis may improve fish growth performance and support fish health and intestinal antioxidant capacity while reducing reliance on antibiotics, say researchers.
Global expansion plans and interest in supporting a developing dairy sector are spurring a dairy-focused joint venture for two international cooperatives.
Wet weather and delayed planting are raising fears about forage and hay availability for US livestock and dairy producers and sparking the US Department of Agriculture to change when cover crops can be harvested or grazed on prevented planting acres.
The iGrain hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) app was developed to make it easier for grain managers in feed mills and other milling operations to utilize CO2 monitoring technology and to get definite answers regarding grain quality condition....
O&T Farms is tracking the use of omega-3-based feed additives in breeding poultry feeds to understand what implications maternal nutrition may have for offspring.
Cargill and French insect protein producer, InnovaFeed, have entered into an alliance to jointly market fish feed that includes insect protein, a move the partners said will enable them to support the growth of sustainable aquaculture.
Replacing some fishmeal and oil use with algae meal may boost the weight gain of carnivorous fish and alter fish fatty acid profiles while supporting fish survival, say researchers.
Changing how feed is grown and the kinds of rations used with poultry are aspects of Cooks Venture's push to move poultry production from “sustainable” to “regenerative” agriculture, says CEO.
Despite the remarkable progress made in poultry nutrition over recent decades, a researcher claims the broiler industry, by increasing the dietary nutrient densities in order to lower FCR, has progressively disregarded the original goals of pelleting.
There is a vast amount of research supporting the use of many different probiotic strains at the nursery stage in pig production, but there is still great variability in the results, finds a review published in Livestock Science.
KnipBio is turning to alternative feedstocks to generate its single-cell protein in a bid to make its aquafeed ingredient more competitive on the market, says CEO.
Cargill is working to acquire a Brazil-based producer of swine feed and nutritional products as part of an ongoing focus covering both the region and industry.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition says the addition of its yeast derivative product in post-weaning diets improves piglet performance, and it is an interesting tool alongside other strategies to replace the pharmacological doses of zinc oxide (ZnO) in feed.
Spray dried porcine plasma (SDPP) producer, Darling Ingredients, continually runs tests to ensure virus inactivation through processing of that ingredient.
Insect growers, feed producers and other industry stakeholders are being asked to weigh in on proposed industry guidance regarding the Canadian registration process for insect-derived feed ingredients.
Novus International Inc. presented at the Zero Zinc Summit in Copenhagen in Denmark earlier this week on the efficacy of chelated trace minerals as a reliable alternative to zinc oxide (ZnO).
Pharmgate Animal Health seeks allowance to blend medicated swine feed additives in effort to expand market use and improve animal response to enteritis, dysentery and pneumonia.
Fermentation of plant-derived proteins can enhance food safety, improve protein digestibility and beneficially affect the intestinal microbiota and animal health, says Jürgen Zentek, professor at the Institute of Animal Nutrition, the Free University...
Supplementing broiler diets with an enzyme blend may improve bird growth and energy use while adding rice bran could increase gizzard weight and be a cheaper feed ingredient, says researcher.
Evonik has opened its second facility for methionine production in Singapore; the new plant on Jurong Island has seen investment of more than half a billion euros and the creation of 100 additional jobs.
In a move in line with ForFarmers’ previously announced rationalization plan to save €10m in costs through modernizing existing mills and shutting others, the company is shifting feed manufacture from its mill in Helmond in the Netherlands to another...
Supplementing dairy cow diets with organic selenium during a heat stress challenge may limit oxidative stress damage, boost milk yield and improve total antioxidant capacity, say researchers.
UK start-up, Deep Branch Biotechnology, has completed validation work on its technology that converts carbon dioxide into a single cell protein for use in fish and monogastric feed.
Tracking feed intake, herd nutritional health and milk composition are a few of the areas addressed by new technologies developed for the dairy industry, but wide-spread adoption still faces some hurdles.
Employees with two divisions of the US Department of Agriculture may be facing an impending move from the Washington, DC area to the Kansas City region.
The Pew Charitable Trusts is seeking to push forward federally proposed changes to the reporting of sales data regarding the amount of antibiotics sold for use in livestock feed and production in an effort to support judicious use.
Supplementing farmed golden pompano diets with chromium polynicotinate may support fish survival while improving fish growth and feed efficiency, say researchers.
Two days into Victam International 2019 in Cologne, the evident trend on the show floor was the domination of aqua feed and pet food processing innovation, with feed machinery manufacturers citing growth and higher margins in both sectors as the rationale...
The Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) annual two-day conference took place earlier this week at the headquarters of Rabobank in Utrecht; the focus again was on boosting demand for responsible soy, but also on what financial markets can do in this respect.
Supporting the development of a healthy gut in pigs does not rely on antibiotic use, but changes in nutrition and management may be needed, says expert.
We track recent hires and promotions in both the compound feed and additives sectors, the EU Commission's hunt for new faces for the EFSA management board and FEFAC's recognition of work done on feed safety by a US industry expert.
Delayed corn production and lost acres, along with questions about soybean production levels, point to the probability of higher feed costs for producers, says analyst.
