Despite the remarkable progress made in poultry nutrition over recent decades, a researcher claims the broiler industry, by increasing the dietary nutrient densities in order to lower FCR, has progressively disregarded the original goals of pelleting.
There is a vast amount of research supporting the use of many different probiotic strains at the nursery stage in pig production, but there is still great variability in the results, finds a review published in Livestock Science.
Cargill is working to acquire a Brazil-based producer of swine feed and nutritional products as part of an ongoing focus covering both the region and industry.
Pharmgate Animal Health seeks allowance to blend medicated swine feed additives in effort to expand market use and improve animal response to enteritis, dysentery and pneumonia.
Delayed corn production and lost acres along with questions about soybean production point to the probability of higher feed costs for producers, says analyst.
Adding a blend of xylanase and protease to the diets of newly-weaned pigs may improve gut development, weight gain and growth performance, say researchers.
Plant breeding innovations need to be treated differently to GMOs in order to leverage their potential to contribute to sustainability goals, said FEDIOL in a vision document for the EU agri sector released today ahead of its AGM in Brussels.
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The outbreak of African Swine Fever in Asia may bring both challenges and opportunities to US feed producers as export demand dwindles initially and livestock producers seek to fill animal protein demands, says analyst.
Supplementing farmed pirarucu diets with sodium butyrate improves feed intake, growth parameters, feed conversion and improve gut health, say researchers.
Fish facing mycotoxin challenge from plant-based feed ingredients may see improved antioxidant status and reactions when supported with tea tree oil in their diets, say researchers.
