EFSA has adopted the renewal guidance for EU feed additive applications, aimed at helping applicants with the preparation of dossiers for the renewal of the authorization of feed additives in line with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
A newly published study corroborates previous research papers reporting zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) excretion from grower‐finisher pigs could be reduced by perhaps 50% without negative effects on growth by reducing trace mineral supplements below commercially...
The Dutch agribusiness bank's outlook for animal protein markets globally sees pork production returning to growth in 2021, but the analysts say it will be a gradual recovery process, as African swine fever (ASF) is still active.
Dietary fiber has received a considerable amount of attention in recent years with fiber components demonstrating beneficial effects in chickens and pigs.
The UK’s National Pig Association (NPA) has stressed the sector’s commitment to sustainable sourcing of soy, as the UK government looks to introduce new laws designed to halt agri-commodity related deforestation.
Evonik is expanding its customer service offering for its animal nutrition customers with a new e-business portal called myAMINO; it says this is an important milestone in its digitalization strategy to strengthen its animal nutrition division.
We report, in snippet format, on news developments this week, from a new DSM premix site in China, to the new extrusion line at BioMar’s Ecuador facility getting the green light, and single cell protein producer, iCell inking a deal with a US engineering...
The risk of avian influenza moving into previously unaffected European countries is high, according to an update published today by EFSA which shows that the virus is spreading rapidly across the continent.
Almost all supermarkets in France – Carrefour, Casino, Auchan, Lidl, Système U, Mousquetaires and Leclerc – announced measures to end the use of soy produced on deforested land this week, according to a release from French campaigners, Canopée.
A Danish team of researchers is determining how to “adjust the knobs” to find the most sustainable and effective methods of reducing methane emissions in dairy cows.
Insect protein producer, InnovaFeed, has announced the opening of its insect protein production site in the north of France, it has also closed a new €140M (US$166M) fundraising effort to accelerate its domestic and international expansion strategy, while...
AIC Services, part of the UK feed trade group, Agriculture Industries Confederation (AIC), has established a training program for its Feed Adviser Register (FAR) members on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and how effective nutrition can form part of the...
Novel feed ingredients to broaden the range of raw materials available to fish feed manufacturers like BioMar and Skretting exist– from BSF larvae to single cell proteins to algal oils and meals– but they are not currently available at scale or at a cost-effective...
Following a cyber incident at the start of the month, UK fuel, food and feed distributor, the NWF Group, says it acted promptly to instigate precautionary measures, engaging specialist external support to limit the damage and manage the incident.
Amino acid trading has picked up across the board and prices are much firmer than several weeks ago for threonine but also for lysine and tryptophan, reports Kemiex.
Evonik's animal nutrition business line is launching Ecobiol Fizz, the first probiotic for chicken in effervescent tablet form; the product is designed to stabilize the intestinal microbiota of broilers and layers, especially during stressful periods....
Recently released economic research from the University of Kent, University of Reading and IHS Markit, reveals the extent to which UK consumers dislike food produced using production methods such as hormones in beef, and chlorine washed chicken.
Agribusiness giant, Bunge, says its recently released 9th Non-Deforestation Progress Report highlights additional progress the group has made toward its goal of achieving deforestation-free value chains worldwide by 2025.
A team of scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz say they have developed a cost-effective new aquaculture feed that eliminates conventional fish meal and fish oil ingredients while also providing better fish weight gain and higher nutritional...
As the Agriculture Bill was passed into UK law yesterday [November 11], lauded as a 'landmark moment' for post-Brexit farming, an online conference, run by UK feed industry representatives, stressed the importance of sustainability and trade....
Earlier this week we heard about the wish-list of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) as the Biden administration prepares the transition to power. Now it is the turn of the US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) to lay out its priorities...
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, ADQ, has now significant interest in one of the world’s leading agri-commodities traders, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), after agreeing to buy a 45% stake in the business.
The latest USDA world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE), released on Tuesday, provides further insight into where markets could be going, according to the AHDB.
Zero Waste Scotland wants to educate the market about the potential of insect farming for feed and other sectors. It is running a series of online events around that objective this month.
A study has found that chromium yeast (CY) improved the antioxidant capacity in dairy cows experiencing heat stress, and it promoted the immune function in such animals.
As US President-elect Joe Biden prepares for the transition of power, we talk to Constance Cullman, president and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), as to what the organisation is hoping for in terms of support for the feed sector,...
The USDA has been tracking feed and grain industry related developments in Asian markets. We looked at those pertaining to South Korea, China, Japan and Thailand.
We look at developments around personnel in the feed industry over the past few weeks, with a Cargill executive moving to Danish Agro and a change at the top at ForFarmers, among others.
A multi-factorial system integrating postbiotics, pre and probiotics supports gut health and provides an alternative strategy to antibiotics in poultry, says a USDA expert.
Poultry feed may possibly lose its position as the leading segment of EU compound feed production to pig feed for the first time after more than a decade, as a result of a continuous, downward trend in output.
Danish feed manufacturer, BioMar, reported a good third quarter (Q3) with improved revenue driven mainly by higher volume sales in the salmon division.
A study indicates that dietary fishmeal (FM) could be replaced at least up to 83% with poultry by-product meal (PBM) in diets for gilthead seabream juveniles without affecting growth performance and feed utilization.
An agrifood innovation initiative, EIT Food, has launched a new search to find the next 100 high-impact agrifood entrepreneurs who can transform the food and animal feed system to one that is healthier, innovative and more sustainable.
Barentz, a global distributor of life science ingredients has acquired Sevecom, a specialist in emulsifiers with their own developed and patented solutions for animal nutrition.
Rains in the US, South America and the Black Sea eased some production concerns in those key wheat producing regions, according to AHDB’s latest market report.
NWF Group plc, the specialist distributor of fuel, food and feed across the UK, has reported that its IT systems in its feeds and fuels division have been hacked.
Finland's eniferBio has received over €1m in funding, in a seed round, from by Nordic FoodTech VC, which invests in food technology, and Voima Ventures, which invests in science-based deep tech startups.
A study, published in Meat Science, found improved quality parameters in pork meat from pigs fed a diet including the probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri, compared to that from pigs fed rations containing antibiotics.
