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Reports from IPPE

Salmonella challenge prompts three-prong, feed-based approach

05-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

In an effort to help poultry producers address the challenge presented by salmonella, Arm and Hammer has designed a multi-prong feed additive program, says research director.

Can pre-natal nutrition program the gut microflora in birds?

25-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

The basic concept of in-ovo feeding is to supplement the amniotic fluid, which is the first meal of a chick before it hatches, in order to provide nutritional input that can help with the development of that young bird towards hatch, says Dr Peter Ferket,...

reports from IPPE

Assessing soybean meal for trypsin inhibitors

25-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Trypsin inhibitor levels in soybean meal vary by country and region, but they do not necessarily correspond with urease activity and need to be measured separately, says researcher.

Reports from IPPE

Superdosing phytase, reduced AA may support bird gain, feed conversion

22-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding additional dietary phytase may boost chicken performance and feed conversion when in-feed levels have lower levels of digestible amino acids, says researcher.

No deal Brexit: Guidance update for UK agribusiness on imports

21-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

The UK government has urged the country’s feed and farmed animal sectors to prepare for changes in relation to in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit.

Reports from IPPE

AB Vista turns to microbiome development with dual-action product release

20-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

AB Vista is looking to influence microbiome development in poultry and swine with a dual-action product, says research director.

Feed waste reduction initiative in UK dairy farms

13-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

Alltech has a mission is to help over half of UK ruminant farms reduce total feed losses within three years.

Benefits of nutritional supplementation at the embryonic stage in broilers

06-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

In-ovo feeding of broiler chicks, though still not widely adopted by the poultry industry, is generating a lot of interest.

News in Brief

Syngenta R&D head to take on innovation role at DSM

31-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

DSM has announced that, Rob van Leen, chief innovation officer (CIO), and member of the executive committee of the Dutch group, has decided to leave the company in the second half of 2019.

special edition: feed protein innovation

Showcasing feed protein developments and innovation

30-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Low-fishmeal feeds may see performance boost from supplement blend

29-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Shrimp on low fishmeal diets may see improved weight gain, digestibility and feed conversion when supplemental protease, carbohydrase and organic acid salts are added, say researchers.

Latin American market conditions depress Novozymes' feed sales

24-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

Danish producer, Novozymes, reported that sales to the feed industry declined during 2018, as challenging feed enzyme markets, especially in Latin America, put pressure on volumes, including in the fourth quarter.

Interviewing Mr Aquaculture: Tracking a career in the fish feed business

22-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

Niels Alsted has just retired from Danish fish feed manufacturer, BioMar. In total, he spent 45 years in the aquaculture sector. He talked FeedNavigator through his career, which started in 1974 on a small trout farm in Denmark.

Canada’s Jefo sinks $30 into new feed additive production site

22-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Jefo Nutrition seeks to expand its feed additive production as part of an ongoing effort to expand the company’s reach and revenue.

‘A fundamental lack of agricultural understanding’ - Feed and meat trade highly critical of Lancet report

18-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

The EAT-Lancet Commission report backing a cut in meat consumption is another example of well-intentioned but potentially flawed thinking on how to reduce the impact of diet on the environment, according to a raft of feed, agriculture and sustainability...

New border controls under a no-deal Brexit would hit supplies of feed, veterinary medicines, farm unions warn

11-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

The UK farming industry has again warned MPs to do all in their power to avoid a no-deal Brexit.

DLG Group's premix and nutrition arm sets up new alliance with Indian milk and dairy products company

08-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

Vilofoss, the premix and nutrition subsidiary of Denmark’s DLG Group, has established a cooperation with milk and dairy products manufacturer, Prabhat Dairy, as part of the Indian's company’s ambition to develop its animal nutrition business.

Fermentation could be an inexpensive way to improve the nutritional value of novel chicken feed ingredients

14-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Fermented feeds are underused in broiler nutrition, compared to practice in the pig sphere, and further research is required to exploit such feed as a viable source for chickens, concluded the authors of a newly published review.

Reports from EuroTier 2018

Production of novel feed protein from rapeseed and European grown soybeans – where is it at?

05-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Aarhus University’s Knud-Erik Bach Knudsen, leader of the work package on alternative protein feed ingredients and real-time characterization under the Horizon 2020 backed Feed-a-Gene project, was presenting on achievements to date of that work at EuroTier...

Reports from EuroTier 2018

‘We wanted to invest in a company that was in the natural phytogenic space but had a scientific backbone’

22-Nov-2018 By Jane Byrne

Cargill has been involved in a strategic partnership with phytogenic feed additive producer, Delacon, since July 2017. We spoke to Tarun Keswani, regional director for Cargill’s micro nutrition business in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), at EuroTier...

Dispatches from the Cornell Nutritional Conference

Nutrition 2.0 could bring dietary changes for dairy cows

19-Nov-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Almost all classes of nutrients can act like hormones, and some feed additives may need to be reconsidered in terms of their role in signaling, says researcher.

Agrivida rolling out new corn-based phytase into US poultry segment

16-Nov-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Agrivida, the Massachusetts-based biotechnology startup, announced last week that it was making its enzyme-expressing corn feed ingredient, Grainzyme Phytase, available to the US poultry market.

Dispatches from the World Nutrition Conference in Cape Town

Feed composition could influence the toxic effect of mycotoxins

05-Nov-2018 By Jane Byrne

In contrast to research showing that feed processing techniques such as milling, steeping and extrusion can reduce mycotoxin content, there is limited research into the impact of feed composition on mycotoxin toxicity, says an expert.

Alltech focusing on poultry, dairy production in Nepal

05-Nov-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Alltech is expanding its presence in Nepal to support market development and the expansion of animal production with a focus on efforts with poultry and dairy cows, says regional director.

Enzyme use may boost piglet gut health, coproduct digestion

05-Nov-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding xylanase and mannanase to the diets of young pigs may support gut health and digestion when fibrous coproducts are used in the feed, say researchers.

Special Edition: Early Animal Nutrition

How can the prenatal phase influence the lifelong performance of a pig?

29-Oct-2018 By Jane Byrne

Trouw Nutrition is expanding its original swine LifeStart concept, looking at how conditions during the prenatal phase can influence the lifelong performance of a pig.

Special Edition: Early animal nutrition

Starting right: A roundup of stories focused on nutrition for younger animals

29-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Dispatches from the Cornell Nutrition Conference

Advancements in technology may lead to improved rumen function, fiber digestion

26-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

New technology could unlock additional nutrition from fibrous feed ingredients, as improvements in understanding the ruminal microbiome show potential paths to improve efficiency.

DSM expands premix production in India

23-Oct-2018 By Jane Byrne

Last week saw DSM open its second animal nutrition and health premix plant in India. The factory is located in Jadcherla, near Hyderabad.

No let up in feed demand in Myanmar

19-Oct-2018 By Jane Byrne

The Myanmar livestock feed industry has been growing steadily; the country’s total feed demand in 2018 is likely to increase by 15% from the previous year, and could reach 4 million metric tons (MMT) in 2020, report trade sources.

Antibiotic alternatives, science platforms the focus in new feed additive tech tool

15-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Canadian Bio-Systems is focusing on supporting producers through production challenges and legislative change on antibiotics use in animal production with new feed science platforms and upcoming diagnostic technology.

Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum

Biomin reveals roadmap for unlocking future growth

12-Oct-2018 By Jane Byrne

Biomin is in expansion mode. It recently broke ground on a new mineral feed and premix production plant in Austria, while, in November 2017, it increased its capacity in the fast-growing Chinese market with the opening of a production plant in Wuxi, Jiangsu...

Fibrolytic enzymes could boost dairy cow efficiency

27-Sep-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Dairy cows fed barley silage may see a boost to milk production efficiency when fibrolytic enzymes are added to feeds, say researchers.

New 'game-changing' DSM and Novozymes enzyme allows broilers get more from feed

11-Sep-2018 By Jane Byrne

DSM and Novozymes have co-developed a new enzyme product, branded as Balancius. The feed ingredient is designed to remove bacterial cell debris from the animal’s gut, helping to optimize nutritional absorption and digestibility.

Evonik adapts analytical NIR services to include unground raw feed materials

07-Sep-2018 By Jane Byrne

German specialty chemicals company, Evonik, says it has expanded its high-precision Near Infrared (NIR) analytical services to enable the content of raw, unground feed materials to be assessed as soon as they arrive at the feed mill.

Special Edition: Eubiotics development

Essential oil, enzyme blend may provide ionophore replacement for dairy cows

07-Sep-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing feed with an essential oil, enzyme blend supports ruminal fatty acids and milk production efficiency and may provide an alternative to antibiotic use in dairy cow diets, say researchers.

TechAccel partners for animal health product development

05-Sep-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

As part of an effort to address gaps in production for animal health products, TechAccel has formed an alliance with Kansas based Reliance Animal Health Partners to create a “revenue-ready” product production process, says CFA.

Feed type, additive use may help support bird internal ecosystems

16-Aug-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding coarse grains or supplements are some tools that poultry producers can use to support a healthy ecosystem within birds during early development, says expert.

Blending alfalfa, red clover may support silage quality, limit protein degradation

16-Aug-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Compared to alfalfa-only silage, blending red clover and alfalfa may support silage quality by limiting protein degradation, boosting lactic acid levels and lowering pH, say researchers.

Soybean crush, grain trade boost ADM second quarter results

01-Aug-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Animal nutrition and feed grain sales helped boost second-quarter results for ADM, the agribusiness group is confident about performance for the rest of the year.

Dairy cow efficiency, production sees boost from amylase use with high-starch diet

27-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Long-term amylase supplementation may improve feed efficiency and milk production for dairy cows getting a high starch diet, says researchers.

ECJ ruling on gene editing: ‘A missed opportunity for agricultural innovation in the EU’

26-Jul-2018 By Jane Byrne

Industry is railing against the ruling published yesterday by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that classifies plants from mutagenesis techniques as GMOs.

Special Edition: Lowering the carbon footprint of feed

Do PEF category rules allow sound analysis of the ecological impacts of feed? Yes, says FEFAC

24-Jul-2018 By Jane Byrne

The EU feed industry finally has a robust and harmonized calculation methodology to assess the environmental footprint of compound feed production, and it is available to anyone that wants to use it, says trade group.