US company, Blue Ocean Barns, says it has developed a feed supplement from the red seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, which, when minimally processed and fed in small amounts to cattle, significantly reduces their methane emissions.
A newly devised method for pig feeding monitoring is said to have great potential for application in the early detection of health and welfare challenges of commercial pigs.
Disease susceptibility in monogastrics, predicting regional contamination and new product launches - we talk to Biomin about the work its R&D team is undertaking in respect of mycotoxin control.
Fumonisin contamination in corn is an issue in feed production as such mycotoxins disrupt the metabolism of sphingolipids and reduce pig growth performance, finds a Kansas State University (KSU) team of researchers.
A multidisciplinary research team studied the effects of alternative feed protein sources on the animal's small intestine, using ‘mini-guts’ or organoids, as an alternative for animal tissue.
Finland-based biotech startup, eniferBio, has been named the winner of the aquaculture category and one of three finalists selected for the last stage of the Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge 2020.
The partnership will bring the emerging bacteriophage technology to poultry producers in selected countries, helping to mitigate antimicrobial resistance, said the two companies.
Queen’s University in Belfast and N. Ireland headquartered company, Devenish, say a study they both collaborated on is breakthrough research. Indeed, they term it the world’s first longitudinal study to prove the negative effect of low levels of mycotoxins...
Campden BRI has begun working with a team of experts to enhance the use of mealworm derived protein in feed to move the UK’s fish and poultry production towards a more sustainable future.
A public-private collaborative project led by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is looking to understand the fundamentals of feed pelleting to support the use of more fibrous co-products, thus further enhancing the sustainability profile of the...
Kansas-State University researchers confirm that emergency diet strategies adopted by swine producers to slow the growth of pigs during the Covid-19 crisis are safe and effective.
Investment in new biorefineries and optimization of cultivation practices, along with securing 500,000 hectares of grassland, are some of the steps needed for Denmark to completely replace imported soybean with home-grown grass protein for animal feed,...
Scientists in Mexico have discovered that kelp is a better nucleation site than maize meal for developing biofloc, producing fish with a higher end weight and a lower feed conversion ratio (FCR).
The cattle industry has a lot to learn from swine and poultry production in terms of resource efficient breeding, and genetic selection can close that loop, says a newly formed Vytelle, following its merger with GrowSafe Systems.
A study looking at the effect of liquid porcine plasma in contaminated feed has suggested the minimum infectious dose of the African Swine Fever virus (ASFV) in feed may be higher than conveyed to date.
A French research team evaluating precision nutrition approaches say that, for growing pigs, precision feeding strategies are a promising solution to reduce nutrient excretion by adjusting the nutrient supply to each individual pig at different points...
UK agriculture and environmental consultancy, ADAS, is carrying out an online survey to collect evidence and perspectives of relevant stakeholders across the insect supply chain on current insect production and the barriers and opportunities of scaling...
A Norwegian study has found that feeding low protein grass silage to cows enabled cost savings compared to feeding silage optimal in protein but replacing soybean meal with rapeseed meal in finishing pig diets was not profitable.
Nando’s, the South African restaurant chain, is planning to test the use of algae and insect protein in chicken feed as an alternative to soy as part of a move to reduce its carbon emissions in its UK and Ireland division over the next decade.
The use of fiber in sow diets can increase the number of pigs born alive and can decrease preweaning mortality, but the effect may be source dependent, says an expert.
The use of nucleotide supplements in broiler chickens' diets can decrease the negative effects that Clostridium perfringens bacteria has on bird intestinal health and growth, according to a new study.
An innovative project that converts carbon dioxide into a single cell protein (SCP) for use in feed is one of nine agricultural technology projects set to benefit from £24m (around US$30m) UK government funding.
Kansas State University (K-State) researchers have published a paper that finds the risk of spreading African Swine Fever (ASF) through feed can be effectively reduced by certain feed additives.
Austria headquartered animal nutrition company, Biomin, recently announced its involvement in a five-year, €6m EU-backed research consortium aimed at decreasing the use of antibiotics in pigs.
We are beginning to hear a lot about transgenerational nutrition and how such an approach can benefit progeny performance but there is much to learn and explore in this field of research.
Yeast culture supplementation improved the performance of aged laying hens, potentially through the upregulation of intestinal digestive enzyme activities and intestinal health-related gene expression, finds a study.
Polish researchers found that small amounts of full-fat mealworm derived meals added to the diet of broiler chickens can improve growth performance and change selected immune system traits.
A US study suggests that DSM’s feed additive, 3-NOP, is a promising candidate for reducing enteric methane emissions, while maintaining lactational performance in dairy cows and potentially increasing milk fat yield.
Dietary supplementation with Piper betle leaf meal (PBLM) and Persicaria odorata leaf meal (POLM) enhanced broiler chicken production, finds a study by researchers based in Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan.
More work is needed to unravel how fiber brings a desirable shift in the intestinal microbiome for improved gut health in chickens, according to a recent review highlighting the importance of fiber in poultry nutrition.
Chinese researchers have found supplementation of benzoic acid, Bacillus coagulans and oregano oil combined has the potential to improve the immune status, intestinal barrier integrity and microflora of piglets on antibiotic free diets.
Swedish start-up, Volta Greentech, just closed a SEK 5m (US$500K) funding round to expand pilot production of a product derived from the red seaweed, Asparagopsis, to reduce methane emissions in cows.
Acknowledging the sustainability benefits of using meal from leftover bakery products in feed, a leading US researcher has hit on the ideal inclusion rate of bakery meal when replacing corn in rations for US weanling pigs.
While it is known toxic heavy metal content of insect products should be monitored, Polish researchers, in a new paper, say attention should also be paid to bioaccumulation of non-essential elements.
When the dairy cow is fed grass with a naturally high vitamin E content, the milk’s content of vitamin E is higher than when the cow is primarily fed feed containing synthetic vitamin E, finds new research.
Academics from Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded US$310,738 for research towards intelligent welfare monitoring of broilers in production barns.
A research project looking at combating weaning stress in piglets with next-generation probiotics and antimicrobial peptides has won Nutreco’s inaugural Young Researchers Prize.