All news articles for July 2019

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Feed industry highlights from June

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Missed the feed industry news concerning corn prices, ASF, ADM or Nutreco while taking advantage of summer break? We’ve pulled together the big traffic getters for FeedNavigator in June to provide a quick recap.

Christina Brødkner explains research into zinc oxide alternatives © Hamlet Protein

Hamlet Protein looks to fiber as zinc alternative

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The hunt is on to find an alternative to zinc oxide in young pig diets given regulatory developments in the EU and China, Danish company Hamlet Protein, in that context, is looking at the use of fiber additives in feed.

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Mexico: Evaluating sorghum varieties for use in pig rations

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Mexican researchers looked at the impact of kafirins and tannins concentrations in sorghum on the ileal digestibility of amino acids and starch, and on the glucose and plasma urea nitrogen levels in growing pigs.

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USDA sees record soybean harvest for Brazil

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

With a return to average yields, the USDA forecasts record soybean production in Brazil for 2019/20 but predicts lower exports on the expectation of lower demand for soy from China.

Long Yang Xia trout farm, China

BioMar looking to make Chinese fish farming greener

By Jane Byrne

Danish feed group, BioMar, said it is involved in lowering the environmental footprint of trout production in China as the Chinese government rolls out new guidance to accelerate the sustainable development of its aquaculture industry.