Companies are being challenged to design and sell a fish-free fish oil for aquafeeds to support the growing aquaculture industry and reduce reliance on wild-caught products.
German retail chain, Kaufland, which is part of the German Schwarz Group along with discounter Lid, will be offering an omega-3 rich algal oil fed salmon at its stores from this year.
Addressing new research questions, diversifying products and expanding production are some of the focus areas for stakeholders seeking to expand the role of insect ingredients in feed.
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...
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.
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has recently revealed it is aiming to bring plant ingredients within its Feed Standard, through the development and adoption of assessment tools for traceability and sustainability, in an approach similar to that...
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.
Finding ways to improve feed mill efficiency, ramping production, reducing process variability, ensuring feed safety and reducing costs are critical, and moving from dry to liquid supplements can help in this regard, says a Kemin executive.
Cow nutrition, especially in the dry period, in the last three months, seems to be of high importance for the ability of the calf to deal with pathogens, to respond properly to vaccines and to deal with feed ingredients, said Dr Hans-Joachim Schuberth...
Functional lipids and medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) fit quite well with the aquaculture business, says an executive at Berg + Schmidt, the German fats supplier.
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...
Beta Hatch is scaling up production of its insect-based protein feed ingredient along with carrying out continuing research to lower production costs with the aid of $630,000 in National Science Foundation funding.
Dutch feed and agribusiness group, Agrifirm, and insect protein and oils producer, Protix, have announced that they will be collaborating on a range of new initiatives using insect-based ingredients in products for the broiler, layer and pig sectors in...
Blended functional oils boost milk fat production, support dairy cow production during heat stress and could provide producers an alternative to ionophore use in diets, say researchers.
Dispatches from the World Nutrition Conference in Cape Town
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.
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.
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.
Limiting nutrition to pregnant cows, may mean long-term effects for calves and lead to ways to improve cattle nutrition in the future, say researchers.
As concerns about the presence of African swine fever (ASF) overseas continue, a series of questions for swine producers to ask their feed companies about feed origins and feed safety measures are being developed.
Use of lipid sources with high levels of saturated fatty acids may support fish production and omega-3 levels in farmed fish fed diets with no fish oil, says researcher.
Flaxseed oil use in organic dairy cows diets improved performance, feed efficiency and milk yield in cold conditions and highly digestible dietary starch may boost omega-3 presence in milk, says researcher.
Aquaculture producers may be closer to a new land-based source of omega-3 as the USDA approves cultivation of Nuseed’s omega-3 generating canola variety.
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.
At Aqua 2018 in Montpellier, France FeedNavigator spoke to Patrick Charlton, vice president, Alltech Europe and CEO of the group’s specialist aqua feeds business, Coppens, to get a deeper dive into the reasons behind the shutting down of its US omega-3...
Outbreaks of African Swine Fever in China are raising concerns for swine producers in the US as the disease may be able to survive the importing process in feed or feed ingredients, says expert.
Special Edition: Lowering the carbon footprint of feed
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.
Feed innovation and supporting the use of recirculating or land-based fish farming are focus areas for the Recirculating Farms Coalition, says non-profit founder.
Publicly funded spending for feed, agriculture and fisheries research and development is dropping in high-income countries but such research is expanding in developing markets, says USDA.
Cutting the use of fishmeal for non-carnivorous fish, terrestrial species along with improving the use of alterative ingredients are steps needed to extend the supply of fishmeal through 2050, says researcher.
Dutch start-up, ChainCraft, says it would have to amend some aspects of its processing method if it wants to use certain animal by-products for production of fatty acids for use in feed.
MiAlgae, a student-launched startup that is targeting the farmed fish and livestock sectors with microalgae made from the co-products of whisky, has received £500,000 (US $668,748) from investors.
US feed company, JD Heiskell, is being granted a partial reprieve from a lawsuit brought against it and some of its employees, however, some elements of the case continue.
Last week saw German chemical group, Evonik, inaugurate its first animal nutrition laboratory in Nairobi in Kenya. The facility is equipped with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) technology.
Energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, ingredient and antibiotic reduction are some of the factors considered when evaluating the sustainability of aqua feed, says sustainability manager.
Supplementing cattle on pasture with a lipid source may improve omega-3 and omega-6 concentrations and fatty acid composition of the beef produced, say researchers.
A new aquaculture division is set to expand aqua feed ingredient and health product production while allowing for additional farmed species-focused research, says spokesperson.
