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Sustainable feed enzymes are transforming animal nutrition

Livestock producers are adding exogenous enzymes to their feeds to improve nutrient intake and lessen the financial impact of rising costs and poor feed efficiency.

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A nutritional approach to prolong the production cycle of aging laying hens

In the modern layer industry, the single production cycle of commercial laying hens has been extended with the continuous improvement of breeding and the deepening of nutrition research. Now they can be raised to 90-100 weeks old.

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How natural, sustainable feed supplements are smoothing the transition away from antibiotics

Farming is changing. With European Union legislation and other initiatives targeting farm antibiotic use, practices that worked in the past are no longer viable. Farmers need new ways to control the pathogenic bacteria in the guts of swine and poultry...

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How nutritional solutions can enhance broiler productivity and environmental sustainability

As the livestock industry tries to limit its environmental footprint, increasing evidence points to the role that nutritional solutions can play in meeting such targets.

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Present and future feeding challenges: Natural options for optimizing poultry production costs

The consumption of meat and other animal derived products have increasingly been influenced by the ever-changing preferences of consumers worldwide and recent upheavals in the supply and costs of feed inputs. This trend is even more evident in the production...

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Young animals require higher protein concentration in their diets

The nutritional needs are quite different between young and more mature animals. Young animals grow at a fast pace, that is why they need quality protein in their diets.

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Science supports further opportunities for feed cost reduction

Feed producers and integrators may not be getting the full feed cost reduction benefits from their current enzyme use. Discover these tips for better results.

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The path to stronger footpads

Broilers grow in a highly controlled environment but, even with every consideration made, maintaining footpad integrity can be a challenge. Are trace minerals the answer?

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Controlling smells and ammonia emissions for animal health and performance

Poultry and swine with acute or chronic exposure to ammonia may suffer decreased performance and health. How can we reduce ammonia levels in poultry and swine production?

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Dairy and beef producers can improve herd digestion, decrease emissions, and increase productivity by helping the rumen to work smarter

For most producers, and the nutritionists they work with, it is enough of a challenge to maintain herd performance and profitability whilst reducing overall feed inputs. Variable forage qualities and rising cereal prices certainly don’t help the situation....

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Not all tributyrins are equal

The benefits of including a tributyrin product in feed formulations is widely accepted, but not all tributyrin products, or their suppliers, are the same. Here are seven key factors to consider before making your next tributyrin purchase.

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How to overcome dysbiosis in broiler production using a complementary and holistic approach

In modern broiler production, producers face a multifactorial problem including challenging environmental conditions, feed quality, and intestinal health. The interaction between these elements is key for the development of the morphology and the function...

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Chelated organic trace minerals: How can nutrient absorption be enhanced?

There are many options when it comes to formulating trace minerals in livestock diets and OTMs can offer more bioavailability than their inorganic counterparts

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Zinc oxide-free pig production: How removing ZnO can lead to healthier piglets

The upcoming ban on zinc-oxide means that pig producers need to adopt a holistic approach to achieve optimal gut health, growth, and immune function in young piglets.

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Reducing nitrogen emissions in animal husbandry with amino-acid enriched feed

Mankind’s growing hunger for meat and dairy disrupts natural environmental cycles in various ways. According to the Planetary Boundaries model proposed by environmental researchers, humans have been changing the nitrogen cycle to a degree that could trigger...

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Are mycotoxins impacting the productivity and welfare of your animals?

The welfare of your animals is an important component of production. Proper nutrition, housing and management all contribute significantly to high standards of physical and mental well-being in animals.

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Feeding impacts shell quality, bird quality

The modern hen is very different from its predecessors but what are the slight adjustments that can make a difference for the layer/breeder, egg and chick?

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Increased sensitivity central to successful soybean processing

The production of soybean meal requires several processes including the application of a range of grinding, pressures and temperatures to extract the required oils, remove anti-nutrients (e.g. trypsin inhibitors) and increase digestibility. This can impact...

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Tackling today’s feed challenges with new analysis methods

Proven and advanced feed analysis solutions help to better predict the outcomes of the formulated diet. More accurate animal diets benefit animal health and performance.

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NIRS application for pork producers to deliver energy costs

It is widely recognised that raw material nutrient content varies between seasons, growing regions and even individual batches from the same source. However, the true extent of this variability and its potential economic impact remain much less...

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A new approach to improve margin and save feed cost in dairy production

Today, dairy farmers are facing constant changes in feed prices that impact profitability. Thus feed efficiency and cost management are major tools in dairy production.

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Zero zinc oxide: holistic approaches to manage piglet gut health challenges

In recent decades, high levels of zinc oxide have been added to the post-weaning piglet’s diet to help manage gut disorders and performance losses. It is well accepted that including 2,000 to 3,000ppm of zinc oxide in the diet during the two weeks post-weaning...

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Improving ruminant proteins efficiency with plant bioactive molecules

Animal production has undergone a consistent intensification process in recent decades, replacing pastures for grains, silage, and supplements at different levels. This process also forced a better use of pastures, leading to the growth of intensive confinement...

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Putting feed intelligence into practice with raw materials

Precision nutrition in animal nutrition is as important as ever for producers as they look to cope with high feed costs and remain competitive. With feed accounting for up to three quarters of animal production costs, rapid rises in cereal crop prices...

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Improved animal production processes can mean a fairer distribution of the world’s water

‘Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink’ is the most famous line in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. Although the lonely sailor wasn’t referring to global supply, the poet’s message remains accurate. The Earth...

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Nutritional strategies for poultry gut health in antibiotic-free production

A healthy chicken gut is essential for optimum digestibility, maximum nutrient absorption, immunity development and disease resistance. Disruption of gut integrity and imbalance of gut microbiota may have negative effects on feed conversion, productivity...

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Water-soluble probiotics vs AGPs: the changing landscape of poultry farming

Antibiotic-free production is the new gold standard in poultry farming, and it is an area ripe for innovative advances.

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OptiPhos Plus: a new phytase combining heat stability with reliable matrix values

Phytases are used to liberate phosphorous (P), bound as phytate, in feed. This lowers the need for the addition of high levels of inorganic P to provide enough available P (aP) or digestible P (Dig. P) to the animal. However, phytases need to be well...

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Alltech European Summer Harvest Survey shows variability in mycotoxin risk

Each year, Alltech's European Summer Harvest Survey provides farmers and feed producers with an accurate view of the mycotoxin contamination risk across the continent, helping them make the most effective management decisions when it comes to feeding...

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Improving swine production profitability with the use of bis -chelated trace minerals

Pork producers have the mission to deliver high quality animal protein to feed the world. There are, however, no shortages of challenges at all production phases. These challenges must be overcome to meet this mission in an economically and environmentally...

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Mycotoxins in poultry: A hidden factor affecting flock health?

Feed contaminants such as mycotoxins, play a critical role in the overall health and well-being of poultry flocks. Understand the impacts and how to protect your birds.

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Of mice, men and swine – Lessons from the sun mushroom to maintain swine gut health

Piglets experience significant stress during the critical post-weaning stage driven by changes in diet, housing and production processes.

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Harnessing epigenetics to improve chick quality by maternal feeding of chelated trace mineral zinc

The poultry industry is always seeking ways to improve efficiency and cost of production. One way to improve efficiency is to optimize the nutrition and management of the breeder hen to affect its reproduction and the performance of its progeny.

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The microbiota – how can diversity positively impact layer and broiler performance?

In a post-COVID-19 world, many things in the poultry industry are inevitably likely to change. With social distancing being implemented and a limited workforce for farms and processing plants, the industry is in an accelerated period of technological...

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Nutritional tool to evaluate nutrient availability and energy efficiency of ruminant diets

Multiple factors impact the digestion of dairy and beef rations. The primary functions of the rumen are to break down fibre and to synthesise microbial protein. Both functions are essential, as much of the energy and protein utilised by the animal come...

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Vitamins and trace minerals for optimum growth

Vitamin and trace minerals are essential micronutrients that have many biological and metabolic functions in common. Even though they are only required in minimal amounts, both vitamins and trace minerals are necessary for optimum growth, reproductive...

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Post-pelleting for antibiotic-free production

Sustainable solutions for hygienic feed production are increasingly important as the antibiotic-free (ABF) trend becomes stronger and more widespread. Once only considered in the most mature and advanced markets, today ABF production is a regular discussion...

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3 ways how nutrient absorption affects your bottom line

Are you focusing on nutrient absorption? You should. It drives feed efficiency and profitability. Here are 3 ways how nutrient absorption affects your bottom line.

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Agrimprove, the new functional feed ingredients brand of Agrifirm

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Agrimprove is a brand by Royal Agrifirm Group, a collective of over 10,000 Dutch farmers. This means that we can rely on a thorough understanding of the agri-food industry, a clear dedication to supporting farmers and the solid network...

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Beyond methane: A life cycle approach to reducing agriculture’s footprint

Much of the conversation today surrounding agriculture’s environmental impact focuses on methane emissions from ruminants, as they account for the largest share of emissions on-farm.

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Did you know ASF can be transferred via feed?

Up until 2013, feed was not even part of the biosecurity conversation. Then the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreak made history and that all changed. The industry was compelled to take a step back and look at different ways viruses could...

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A natural alternative to antibiotics in modulating gut microbiota

Nowadays, the growth capacity of chickens has been greatly improved, implying the optimal and fast development of the digestive tract to improve feed utilisation. However, enteric disorders have raised major concerns in intensive poultry production, an...

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Defined enzyme combo for an easy switch between wheat and corn

Cereals, legumes and oilseed, as well as their by-products, are common ingredients used in animal feed. The cells of these plant products contain the necessary nutrients for a good animal development. In contrast to animal cells, plant cells are protected...

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What nutritionists are missing: Important considerations for soybean meal-based diets

Soybean meal (SBM) is the main protein source in the swine feed industry due to its excellent amino acid profile and digestibility. But, costly issues related to trypsin inhibitors as well as the wide variation in digestibility between soybean meal sources...

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Choosing the right protein minimizes oxidative stress

For the youngest piglets weaning is stressful. Not only because they are being separated from the sow but also because of the change in their diet. The transition from easily digestible milk to solid feed can be troublesome as it becomes much harder for...

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Eubiotics: Encouraging balanced microflora to manage post-wean diarrhoea without zinc oxide

Piglets face a challenging four to five weeks after weaning. Over this period, piglets must cope with the loss of protective milk antibodies, new microbes and other stresses that can allow Escherichia coli to colonize the gut. Farmers have traditionally...

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7 common questions about antibiotic use and poultry production

Antibiotic resistance is one of today’s most pressing global public health threats. Unchecked, antibiotic resistance could become the primary cause of human deaths by 2050. The severity of this problem has drawn global attention to the use and overuse...

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Choosing the optimal soy protein for young animal feed

Soy is a well-known ingredient in animal nutrition. The soybean is an excellent source of protein and other important nutrients, and every year, the production of soybean meal exceeds all other oilseed proteins put together.

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Tailoring an ERP solution to the unique needs of nutritional supply chains

Nutritional supply chains present companies with a unique set of challenges. Volatile raw material prices combine with the logistical difficulties of handling bulk materials and other complications to raise the risk of expensive errors. To avoid these...

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Managing feed hygiene following formaldehyde ban: Six reasons to consider organic acids

On December 2017, at the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF), 26 European nations voted against the authorization of formaldehyde as a feed additive. The SCOPAFF vote means that EU feed mills will no longer be able to include...