A new €12m EU-funded initiative to develop new products from algae has just been unveiled. Animal feed is one of multiple target markets for the project.
Denmark’s Innovation Fund - together with Carus Animal Health and a raft of other Danish and British companies - have invested just over 20 million DKK (US$2.9m) in a project focused on the use of bacteriophages to control bacterial diseases in aquaculture,...
The Curt Bergfors Foundation received more than 1,000 nominations for this year's Food Planet Prize. Nine companies and projects have been selected as finalists.
Farmers can improve efficiency and life expectancy in insect farming with a better understanding of insect behavior and needs through using artificial intelligence (AI), the co-founder of a Singapore-based start-up has revealed.
Protein innovator, Arbiom, says aquaculture is still a target market for the company, as it releases the results of a new scientific study evaluating the effectiveness of its alt protein ingredient, SylPro, in pet food.
By examining barn microclimates and tracking dairy cows’ physiological status, researchers will gain unique insight into the importance of shed design in mitigating heat stress.
Dandelion polysaccharide (DP) added to the diets of laying hens can improve their performance, which might be associated with the regulation of the cecal microbiota, finds a new Chinese study.
Deep Branch, a single cell protein producer, announced that it has fully commissioned its mobile pilot unit (MPU) using CO2 produced in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
UK insect production technology provider, Entocycle, is collaborating with Leeds University on a project to advance research into the use of pig manure as a rearing substrate for insects.
University of California, Davis scientists are teaming up with renowned genome editing researchers on a $70m donor-funded initiative that aims in part to block methane emissions from cattle by using CRISPR tools on microbes in the cows’ gut.
The Silicon Valley based company says its carbon capture technology offers a competitive advantage – it can produce high-quality natural carotenoids that will sell near synthetic price levels.
A team at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences has been awarded funds for research aimed at reducing methane emissions from cows and sheep, using plant and fungal sources.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) has awarded over US$653,000 in a seedings solution grant to Minnesota based startup, Sasya Inc, to develop sustainable, cost-effective, multi-species feed supplements that are safe for livestock...
Consumer perceptions could be a potential challenge to using protein produced from plastic-fed waxworms in salmon feed, but the benefits would far outweigh the negatives, Martin Llewellyn, professor of Molecular Ecology at Glasgow University and founding...
Concerns about the African swine fever (ASF) virus entering the US swine herd through imported feed ingredients has seen the launch of a new four-year research project.
Equilon Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Shell Oil company, is partnering with US agricultural business, S&W Seed Company, in a joint venture (JV) aimed at developing novel plant genetics for oilseed cover crops as feedstocks for biofuel production....
ADM is increasingly focused on lowering feed costs, and improving sustainability metrics for monogastric producers, with it looking to optimize the degradation and availability of nutrients using phytases and other enzymes.
New data confirms that supplementation of lactating sow diets with a live yeast had a positive effect on the performance of progeny during the nursery period, says Lallemand Animal Nutrition.
Faba beans, insect and pea derived proteins are valuable from a nutritional point of view for EU broiler diets, but price and availability are major barriers to their use in animal feed, according to work done by Schothorst Feed Research (SFR) as part...
The dairy industry is facing new challenges from increasing demand for sustainable milk production and new government laws and policies targeting emissions reduction.
Danish algae-based carbon capture and utilization startup, Algiecel, has raised €1.3m in seed funding from Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund, a UK-based family fund and private individuals.
Local protein sources can substitute imported protein for growing-finishing pigs, and by doing so the carbon footprint of the feed is reduced, finds a Danish study.
Factors related to the pellet manufacturing process, the feed formulation, and regional environmental data can be successfully used to build machine learning regression models for predicting pellet quality in a commercial setting, finds a study.
Supplementation of weaned piglet diets with a fish oil processing fraction increased weight gain during the transition period, finds a study from Spain.
Animal health company, Zoetis, has non-exclusively licensed a vaccine candidate for African swine fever (ASF) jointly owned by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Connecticut (UConn).
Feedworks USA reports positive date from large-scale, split-herd trials across seven US dairy farms that evaluated the plant-based feed additive, Agolin Ruminant.
A UK project aimed at transforming carbon emissions into algae feed ingredients, being run by Canada’s Pond Technologies and AB Agri division, Livalta, has achieved another milestone.
Juice, pulp, and other waste from Empire apples, when injected into broiler chicken eggs before hatching, show signs of boosting the animal’s intestinal health, according to a paper from Cornell University.
Last week saw US senator, Tammy Baldwin, lead a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the US FDA encouraging the agency to review the role that feed additives play in achieving the Biden Administration’s goal of halving economy-wide GHGs by 2030...
A recently published paper indicates that a combination of clove and tulsi has potential to boost the growth performance as well as the gut health of broilers if supplied in an optimum dose.
EU funded project, BROILERNET, is aiming to improve and strengthen the broiler sector in Europe by building a platform for interaction between industry and researchers.
The Vilofoss Group was presented with a silver medal, as part of EuroTier's Innovation Awards 2022, for its supplementary calf feed product, CareFoss E-Force.
Seaweed blend producer, Ocean Harvest Technology (OHT), has been investing significantly in research trials with a commercial focus to provide the data required on its products to accelerate further feed market penetration.
Despite the recognized benefits of yeast supplementation in the rumen, results are variable and inconsistent across published research, likely due to the lack of consistency among yeast strain, dose, and physiological or trial conditions, finds a paper.
Spent hemp biomass can be considered a safe feed for ruminants and a good alternative to alfalfa for livestock, finds a new Oregon State University study.
