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Supplemental phytase boosts broiler bone quality

07-Feb-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding supplemental phytase to broiler diets, even with low phytate feeds, improves bone characteristics and quality, say researchers.

Moist diets at an early age stimulate feed intake in broilers, finds research

06-Feb-2020 By Jane Byrne

Feeding young broilers moist diets may boost GIT and immune development, says a leading Dutch poultry nutrition expert.

Coronavirus: Experts foresee feed and food additive supply disruptions

28-Jan-2020 By Jane Byrne

A survey of some 97 professional buyers, traders and producers of feed and food additives saw 35 respondents or 36% expecting a high, and 50 respondents or 51% a low impact of the coronavirus on ingredient supply.

Trout favor omega-3 rich feeds

20-Jan-2020 By Jane Byrne

French research confirms that rainbow trout prefer a diet containing high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

ADM animal nutrition highlights integration, ingredient development

17-Jan-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

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.

Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada expands with Elanco facility purchase

10-Jan-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

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.

Improving neonatal piglet survival is a key focus for pig farmers

06-Jan-2020 By Jane Byrne

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...

Brazilian team find enzyme use aids cassava by-product inclusion in poultry feed

03-Jan-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing poultry feeds containing cassava by-products with carbohydrase enzymes helps maintain broiler’s feed conversion ratio during later stage growth, researchers say.

Feed additive supplier sustainability review: Smarter shipping, engaged employees, nutrition to support less mineral excretion

18-Dec-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Novus has revised its company structure, and its employee development model while continuing to ensure the more efficient use of the organic form of trace minerals to reduce the environmental impact of animal production, as part of a raft of sustainability...

DuPont’s nutrition division merges with IFF to create company valued at over $45bn

16-Dec-2019 By Jane Byrne

A merger has been announced between International Flavors & Fragrance (IFF) and DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences (N&B) business. The combined company is valued at more than $45 billion.

ADM opens animal nutrition technology center highlighting aquafeed, enzymes

13-Dec-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

ADM Animal Nutrition is focusing on developing feed ingredients and nutritional products for aquaculture, along with the broader animal nutrition industry, and customer collaboration at the new site in Decatur, Illinois.

US feed testing process to see increased FDA oversight

15-Nov-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to establish a new testing program using accredited laboratories to examine the safety of animal feed and food in specific circumstances.

Soil bacteria may provide key to detoxifying DON-contaminated feed

29-Oct-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Enzymes generated by a soil-base bacterium may provide a way to detoxify feed ingredients laced with the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol following harvest, researcher says.

special edition: aqua feed innovation

Highlights of aqua feed innovation in 2019

28-Oct-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Throughout October, we’ve been focusing on feed innovation in the aquaculture industry; the gallery covers farmed fish feed industry developments that we reported on earlier in the year.

Commonality in homogeneity testing - bid to facilitate free and fair trade of feed ingredients

17-Oct-2019 By Jane Byrne

An international team of experts, drawn from founding members of the ICCF, is seeking industry feedback on a draft guidance document on a study on homogeneity testing in support of a safety evaluation of feed ingredients.

β-mannanase feed additive may boost broiler microbiota diversity

14-Oct-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

β-mannanase supplementation in feed may increase the diversity of birds’ microbiota, and, following a disease challenge, support broiler’s intestinal health, researchers say.

Nutreco seeks animal nutrition, health research in new competition

10-Oct-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Nutreco is seeking research projects from PhD and post-doctoral researchers aimed at addressing challenges to precision farming, young animal nutrition or animal health and welfare.

Nutreco buys South African premix player

03-Oct-2019 By Jane Byrne

Dutch group, Nutreco, has acquired the South African premix company, Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH), from Kaonne Investments, for an undisclosed price.

Potential job losses as Cargill restructures its animal nutrition and feed business for continued growth

25-Sep-2019 By Jane Byrne

Cargill revamps its animal nutrition division, shuffling leadership and realigning its business units to maintain its double-digit growth.

Provimi creates age-based swine feeding system

23-Aug-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Piglet digestive development, rather than weight, guides a new feeding program developed by Provimi to reduce rates of early mortality in weaned pigs.

Wisconsin University secures $8.8m state funding for long-term dairy research

08-Aug-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Dairy cow nutrition is underpinning research priorities for a newly establish Dairy Innovation Hub in Wisconsin, which seeks to support dairy producers in the state, says professor.

EFSA weighs up efficacy of probiotic, phytase and selenium products

23-Jul-2019 By Jane Byrne

The EU risk assessor for feed and food has released three new opinions linked to animal feed this week.

DSM submits methane inhibitor to EU feed additive approval process

19-Jul-2019 By Jane Byrne

DSM has commenced filing for EU authorization for its new additive for dairy cows that it claims will reduce methane emissions by around 30% and, thereby, significantly reduce the environmental footprint of milk and dairy products.

US dairy co-op focuses on China with new JV

27-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Global expansion plans and interest in supporting a developing dairy sector are spurring a dairy-focused joint venture for two international cooperatives.

Engineered probiotic designed to provide antibiotic alternative

21-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Pando Nutrition is looking to provide an antibiotic alternative to poultry producers by genetically engineering a probiotic-secreted enzyme, says CEO.

Job losses likely in ADM’s newly acquired Neovia business

20-Jun-2019 By Jane Byrne

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is gearing up to let 127 staff go at its Neovia business, which it recently acquired for €1.54bn ($1.73bn).

special edition: pig and poultry gut health

Gut heath: you are what you feed

19-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

special edition: pig & poultry gut health

Enzyme cocktail may boost bird growth, energy use

19-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing broiler diets with an enzyme blend may improve bird growth and energy use while adding rice bran could increase gizzard weight and be a cheaper feed ingredient, says researcher.

Reports from VICTAM 2019, Cologne

DSM and Bühler look at additive stability during feed processing

18-Jun-2019 By Jane Byrne

DSM and Bühler teamed up on research looking at feed additive stability during feed hygienization.

Kemin: New plan lays the groundwork for strategic growth

17-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Kemin looks to new generation feed additives, data assessment and improved production practices as part of its sustainable transformation focus.

Special Edition: Pig and Poultry Gut Health

Blended feed additive sees microbial revamp

13-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Swine gut health feed additives may also have a role to play in swine manure management, says nutritionist.

special edition: Pig & Poultry gut health

Enzyme blend may boost weight gain, growth in newly weaned pigs

10-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

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.

EU feed industry's use of co-products highlighted

03-Jun-2019 By Jane Byrne

The European compound feed industry is raising awareness about the role it plays in the circular economy, with the release of a new report.

special edition: Pig and poultry gut health

Folium looks to target bacteria with ‘guided biotic’

03-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Folium Science is working to address unwanted bacteria in poultry guts using a guided biotic to trigger self digestion in pathogens like salmonella.

Blended feed additives may provide antibiotic alternative for growing cattle

31-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Probiotic feed additives and enzymes support weight gain and feed efficiency for growing cattle, and may provide an alternative to antibiotic use during the early production stage, say researchers.

DLG group moves into Spanish market with premix firm buy

28-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

The DLG Group's premix and nutrition business, Vilofoss, has acquired the Spanish family run animal nutrition company, CPC.

special edition: dairy feed trends

Study: Starch source influential in dairy cow diets

20-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Corn processing and reduced crude protein degradability may influence milk ethanol stability, say researchers.

Vietnam hikes imports of animal feed

09-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

Vietnam bought US$1.3bn worth of imported animal feeds and materials for animal feed production in the first four months of this year, up 2.4% against the same period last year, according to data from the country's Ministry Agriculture and Rural...

BASF sees profits decline in first quarter

03-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

German chemicals giant, BASF, saw its Q1 2019 profit slip due, in part, to global trade tensions.

Superdosing phytase in maize-based diets may boost nutrient use

30-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Increasing levels of phytase past feed formula recommendations may improve birds’ ability to use dietary nutrients in maize-based feeds, say researchers.

Will the revised EU feed additives legislation be fit for purpose?

17-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

The European Commission (EU) is still evaluating the legislation on additives for use in animal nutrition as part of its fitness check of general food law, REFIT.

Moisture control in feed mills could result in real savings

05-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

Managing the moisture content in feed formulations is critical as it can compensate for weight losses during feed processing, it can also preserve the shelf life of products and allow for uniform quality of finished feed, says Trouw Nutrition.

Sustainable aquaculture fund invests in larval feed and water treatment companies

05-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

Aqua Spark, the investment fund for sustainable aquaculture based in the Netherlands, is funding two more companies.

Switzerland: Equity firm exits former Cargill premix and feed business

02-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

Aurelius Equity Opportunities has agreed to sell Granovit, a Swiss provider of premix and livestock compound feed, to the company's executives as part of a management buyout.

Study: Mannanase, multi-enzyme supplementation improves feed efficiency in pigs

01-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

Ireland based researchers have found that xylanase or xylanase + β-glucanase dietary supplementation does not seem to improve feed efficiency in grow-finisher pigs.

Reports from IPPE

Novus on preparing a young animal’s immune system and gut

21-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Understanding producer challenges and efforts to develop responses in areas like gut health, maternal nutrition, ingredient quality and immune functioning drive Novus forward, say executives.

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