Delacon is looking to address challenges related to heat stress in North American poultry production, focusing on a blended phytogenic feed additive that is said to support weight gain and FCR.
The types and levels of mycotoxins present in feed grain samples raise the possibilities of reduced performance for production species and fertility challenges.
Elevated leucine levels in high-protein distiller’s dried grains with solubles hamper swine feed intake and weight gain, but the amino acid can be managed, says expert.
Replacing partial replacement of soybean meal in pre-starter diets with a more digestible protein such as fishmeal, maize gluten meal or potato protein may have performance benefits, argues a researcher.
A UK feed project, being carried out through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), is aiming to pinpoint the ideal seaweeds for use in ruminant feeds based on their nutritional value, with a particular interest in protein content.
Maintaining biosecurity at the farm-level, educating feed producers about disease risks, continuing to research disease spread and mitigation agents and working together with the government are the steps needed to prevent African Swine Fever (ASF) from...
SomaDetect sees funding support to expand the pilot testing of an in-line milk analysis sensor intended to improve dairy production and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the US is working to establish an electronic method to account for grain trading and movement by barge to reduce industry costs and streamline current practices.
Archer Daniels Midland Company’s animal nutrition business is focusing on the integration of Neovia, developing alternative ingredients and supporting the feed industry’s move away from antibiotic use.
US researchers are seeking to generate feed proteins and enzymes from microalgae as part of a larger goal of improving the sustainability of US broiler production.
Our January special edition is focused on protein innovation in animal feed, a topic that we also explored extensively in 2019. The photogallery provides highlights of that earlier coverage.
Using low-oil dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in swine feed requires additional oil to maintain the energy level of conventional DDGS, but less soybean meal as amino acid digestibility in low-oil DDGS is improved due to recent ethanol industry...
Increased dietary calcium inclusion in fully acidified prepartum diets improved postpartum uterine health and fertility when fed to Holstein cows, finds a study from the University of Illinois in the US.
Brazilian researchers find ideal crude protein level for broiler rations to ensure performance during thermoneutral or heat stress conditions while reducing nitrogen excretion.
Edinburgh-based biotech startup, MiAlgae, has received investment of £1m (US$1.3m) in total to focus on the commercialization of its microalgae product, targeting the aquaculture and pet food sectors.
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) is expanding its research facilities on Prince Edward Island with the acquisition of Elanco Animal Health’s former aquaculture R&D site.
A novel perennial crop aims to provide a more sustainable forage for livestock production along with a grain cash crop while reducing soil erosion and protecting water quality, says researcher.
Improving neonatal piglet survival is a key focus for pig farmers today and good farm and health management, along with optimal housing conditions are positively associated with sow and piglet performance parameters, says a leading pig welfare and housing...
David Speller, owner of Applied Group, will be talking at our Young Animal Nutrition event, YAN20, in March about the importance of managing and manipulating a broiler chicken’s behavior in the early stages and how that is linked to feed intake.
Supplementing dairy cow diets with clay feed additives can support rumen pH while improving the degradability and use of feed ingredients, a researcher says.
Finnish researchers are using industrial side streams – from the forestry sector or the bioethanol industry - that contain renewable carbon sources to produce Pekilo mycoprotein, a form of single cell protein (SCP) derived from fungi.
The creation of a portable spectrometer and informational databases is intended to allow grain or oilseeds to be scanned using a light source, providing nutrient content.
Supplementing broiler feed with blended cashew net shell oil and castor oil supports bird production and gut health during a coccidiosis challenge and provides an alternative to antibiotic use, say researchers.
The results of a new study suggest that partially replacing conventional protein sources with inactivated Cyberlindnera jadinii yeast, derived from sugars from Norwegian spruce trees, in diets for young pigs is possible without compromising energy and...
Funding opportunities exist under a USDA's organic animal and crop production research initiative; to get support projects would need to address challenges linked to feed or integrated livestock and feed production systems.
Adding carbohydrates to a dietary level of 33.5% provides support for the best growth and feed efficiency in farm-raised hybrid lemon fin barb, researchers say.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has entered a R&D partnership with the French biotech firm, Dendris, to develop a monitoring tool, a functional biochip, to characterize microbial fibrolytic activity in the ruminant digestive tract.
Balancing farmed rainbow trout diets for amino acids allows for a reduction in crude protein levels in feed while maintaining feed efficiency, stress response and growth performance, researchers say.
Mid-lactation cows can eat cake, cottonseed cake, in place of soybean meal or expeller soybean meal, and maintain milk yields and body condition, say researchers.
Cargill looks to feed production, livestock, soil health and shipping improvements as part of its growing effort to reduce company emissions and limit global temperature increases.
Helping the feed and grain industry prepare for the future, looking at regulatory hurdles, and expanding trade opportunities are some of the goals of the new head of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
Supplemental inulin can replace antibiotic use for growth promotion in broilers without altering the physiochemical properties of the meat produced, researchers say.
Improved sustainability and efficiency of pig production are some of the goals of the newly revamped pig research center at the University of Leeds, Yorkshire, in the UK.
A researcher in the Czech Republic has been examining chicken and pig gut microbiota with special emphasis on the identification of chicken gut microbiota bacteria that restrict Salmonella and Campylobacter colonization and pig microbiota bacteria that...
Results of a new study indicate mixed plant oils can be a more effective energy feed for weanling piglets than diets using soybean oil as the only lipid source.
Although challenges remain in using electronic sow feeding in the US, such systems can reduce feed waste and allow producers to individualize nutrition for each animal.
Dried grape pomace provides a cheaper alternative fiber source for beef feedlot cattle and may improve growth performance and carcass attributes compared to traditional feed ingredients, researcher say.
Researchers are developing a tool to provide an economic and environmental assessment of novel ingredients to support the use of new fish feeds that are nutritionally adequate and have little environmental effect.
Feeding farmed fish organic instead of inorganic selenium supports fish production and increases concentration of the mineral in fish tissue providing an enriched product, researchers say.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is focusing on developing a feed additive from regional seaweeds to reduce methane production and improve dairy cow health.
Supplementing sea bass diets with a higher level of taurine boosts fish growth and feed efficiency when using a low-fishmeal, high soy protein diet, researchers say.
