Functional additives

special edition: poultry and pig gut health

Dietary fiber may improve layer microflora, cut noxious gas emissions

20-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding sunflower meal to layer diets may lower manure-based emissions of hydrogen sulfide, and improve intestinal microflora, say researchers.

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.

Organic selenium may support cows through heat stress trials

18-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing dairy cow diets with organic selenium during a heat stress challenge may limit oxidative stress damage, boost milk yield and improve total antioxidant capacity, say researchers.

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.

FDA called on to continue efforts to improve antibiotic data reporting

14-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The Pew Charitable Trusts is seeking to push forward federally proposed changes to the reporting of sales data regarding the amount of antibiotics sold for use in livestock feed and production in an effort to support judicious use.

Chromium additive may boost fish growth, feed efficiency

14-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing farmed golden pompano diets with chromium polynicotinate may support fish survival while improving fish growth and feed efficiency, say researchers.

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.

Dispatches from One: The Alltech Idea's Conference

Spanish pig sector focusing on gut health

13-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supporting the development of a healthy gut in pigs does not rely on antibiotic use, but changes in nutrition and management may be needed, says expert.

Slow sales, rising costs may limit investment in livestock antibiotics

12-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The decline of antibiotic use in livestock feed or production may shift the pharma industry focus away from new antibiotic product development, with ramifications for agriculture, say analysts.

Rumen-protected glucose seen to boost milk production in transition dairy cows

10-Jun-2019 By Jane Byrne

Supplementation of rumen-protected glucose (RPG) may be a useful dietary strategy to improve energy balance in transition dairy cows.

Dispatches from One: The Alltech Idea's Conference

Investment in feed, genetics research has role in advancing shrimp production

10-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Investing in feed research, production, market improvements and genetics could help develop and expand the current shrimp industry, says expert.

ForFarmers UK recognized for work done to reduce antibiotic use in pig production

07-Jun-2019 By Jane Byrne

ForFarmers has been shortlisted for this year’s Antibiotic Guardian Awards in the UK under the animal health, agriculture and food supply category, as a result of the work it has done on antibiotic reduction in that country’s pig sector.

Study: Sodium butyrate can boost farmed fish intake, production

07-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing farmed pirarucu diets with sodium butyrate improves feed intake, growth parameters, feed conversion and improve gut health, say researchers.

Tea tree oil may support fish facing mycotoxin challenge

06-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

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.

Dispatches from One: the Alltech Idea's Conference

Joined up approach to antimicrobial resistance in US cattle production urged

06-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Members of both the veterinary and agricultural production worlds need to work together to address antimicrobial resistance in cattle production, said Brian Lubbers, director of clinical microbiology, Kansas State University veterinary diagnostic laboratory.

Special Edition: Poultry and Pig Gut Health

Study: Plant-derived polysaccharides boost good bacteria in piglets

04-Jun-2019 By Jane Byrne

Alfalfa polysaccharides improved the production performance of piglets, enhancing the beneficial microbial populations and intestinal morphological development, finds a new study.

Dispatches from One: the Alltech Ideas Conference

Artificial salmon gut developed to ease cost, time in feed trials

04-Jun-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

SalmoSim has produced an artificial salmon gut as a way to reduce feeding trial costs and examine prebiotic and probiotic efficacy for the salmon industry.

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.

Supplemental selenium may boost poultry immune defenses in disease challenge

30-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing poultry feed with selenium may support birds’ immune responses in the face of disease challenges, 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.

Making ruminant farming part of the climate change solution

27-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

Swiss agtech start-up, Mootral, is awaiting the result of scientific trials and commercial pilot projects before fully launching its methane reduction product for ruminants in select European markets.

DHA feed supplement may boost cold-water tilapia production

23-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A student researcher is exploring the use of a DHA-inclusive feed additive to improve tilapia production in cold water.

Canadian BSF producer gets CFIA approval for in-feed use

20-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Oreka Solutions earns a green light from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to sell its insect-based feed ingredients to aquaculture and poultry producers.

Veramaris in lead at halfway point of fish feed competition, prize money increases

17-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

Prize money has doubled in the F3 Fish Oil Challenge, an incentive designed to help accelerate commercial-scale ingredients for aquaculture feed that meet the nutritional requirements of fish without utilizing wild-caught fish.

Potent promise? How plant metabolites work in gut health and immunity is a 'rather new field'

17-May-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Secondary plant metabolites are extremely promising for animal nutrition given their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and as science progresses, more will be understood in the next two years about how exactly these compounds can influence...

MEPs urged to deliver for UK agribusiness, feed production

17-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

UK feed and crop protection trade group, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), is setting out the case for the UK agri supply industry ahead of the EU elections.

Feed ingredient holding explored as ASF fears continue

14-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Ongoing work to prevent the spread of foreign animal diseases sees a revision of the holding times for imported feed ingredients processed in unknown circumstances.

Special Edition: Dairy feed trends

Dietary fat may be key to dropping dairy cow GHG emissions

14-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding supplemental fat to dairy cow diets may reduce cows’ methane yield regardless of grain used in the diet, say researchers.

ASF: Whey suppliers to feel the brunt of pig culling in China

09-May-2019 By Jane Byrne

The current African swine fever (ASF) epidemic is expected to reduce China’s pork production by up to 35%, resulting in increased demand for other animal proteins, said Rabobank’s senior dairy analyst Sandy Chen.

Feed-X Challenge seeks innovative, sustainable aqua feed ingredients

09-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The Feed-X Challenge is seeking feed ingredients from companies interested in expanding the use of sustainable products in aquaculture.

Cargill expands global premix footprint with new China facility

07-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Cargill invests in new premix facility in China as part of ongoing expansion of the company’s feed footprint in the region.

special edition: dairy feed trends

Supplementing diets for pastured-raised dairy cows may boost milk yields

06-May-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A blended, yeast-based additive may improve dry matter intake and milk production for pasture-raised dairy cows facing heat stress conditions, say researchers.

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.

Encapsulated additives may boost meat tenderness in feedlot cattle

26-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding a blend of encapsulated feed additives with clove and rosemary essential oils may improve the tenderness of meat from grain-fed cows without changing its chemical composition, say researchers.

Can fermented rye work as a substitute for antibiotics in broilers?

25-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

Fermented rye may inhibit pathogens and deliver immunomodulatory properties, thus providing a potential alternative for antibiotics in broiler diets, says Trouw Nutrition.

Calculating swine diets using digestibility ratios may support growth, feed intake

24-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Designing swine diets using the ratio of digestible calcium and phosphorus may support growth performance and feed intake as overfeed calcium can slow both, says researcher.

German court denies SPC protection for animal feed additive

23-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

The German Federal Patent Court, in a recent decision, disallowed the extension of the supplementary protection certificates (SPC) regulation to an animal feed additive.

EFSA asked to carry out risk assessment under medicated feed rules

23-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission has requested EFSA to assess the specific concentrations of 24 antimicrobials resulting from cross-contamination to non-target feed, below which there would not be an effect on the emergence of and/or selection for resistance in microbial...

Cutting methane emissions in cattle

23-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding pods and foliage of locally available legumes to cattle diets, may reduce cattle methane emissions, boost protein digestion and support dry matter intake, say researchers.

News in Brief

Phytogenic piglet targeted product at sniffing distance of key EU authorization

18-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

Austria headquartered, Biomin, said its phytogenic feed additive for weaned piglets, branded as Digestarom DC, is edging closer to attaining EU zootechnical feed additive registration following a positive EFSA opinion, published on Tuesday [April 16].

Cargill opens doors at new $35m Jordan premix site

18-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Cargill has invested $35m in new animal feed premix facility designed to incorporate sustainable technology and support producers in the Middle East.

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.

Flaxseed additives may boost dairy cow health, milk production

15-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Adding rumen-protected flaxseed to dairy cow diets may improve health, increase the nutritional value of milk and boost milk production, says researcher.

Dutch alliance to close nutrient cycles, boost feed resource efficiency

12-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

A Netherlands focused public private partnership involving representatives of the academic, rendering and feed industries is looking at boosting the percentage of European raw materials in feed formulations, towards the goal of a circular bio-economy....

Minty feed may boost tilapia survival during disease challenge

12-Apr-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supplementing farmed Nile tilapia feeds with peppermint essential oil may boost fish performance and survival following a disease challenge, say researchers.