Three years from now feed manufacturers could be replacing soybeans and fishmeal with bacterial protein meal produced from natural gas which might otherwise be flared as a waste product.
New research suggests that the addition of small amounts of calcium oxide to neutralize the acidity of distiller grains could enable this corn alternative to be used at higher levels in livestock feed mixes.
Barentz Animal Nutrition, which has just acquired its JV partner, AgriNutrition, is aiming to be the leading specialty feed ingredient distributor in Europe by extending its geographical reach, and investing in new protein sources such as insect and bacterial...
Cargill said it still has no intention of taking cattle fed Zilmax back into its supply chain, despite Merck saying its research has shown the beta-agonist, pulled from the market last year due to concerns over side effects, is safe.
DSM posted a volume hike on the animal nutrition side in its Q3 2014 results but an analyst forecasts increasing challenges linked to vitamin E pricing for that division and the DSM business overall.
Leading German retailer, Edeka, has initiated a regional roll-out of own-label chicken products certified under the German government-backed non GM seal, Ohne Gentechnik (OG).
A new Canadian university based research facility that Cargill is backing to the tune of $2.46 million will focus on turning down-graded wheat, durum or corn crops into high quality animal feed.
A Chinese researcher whose study shows how short antimicrobial peptides could replace conventional antibiotics in livestock production has walked off with a top animal nutrition science prize.
FEFAC is calling on feed manufactures to join an EU-backed project looking to develop the parameters by which a company can prove the green credentials of an animal nutrition or food or drink product.
Analysts say firms such as Cargill and DSM could still trump SHV's offer
Animal and fish feed group, Nutreco, said it fully endorses the bid from privately-held Dutch investment firm, SHV, to acquire it for €40 ($51) per share, or €2.69 billion ($3.43bn), and it dismissed speculation about third party bids for the business.
Dutch feed group, ForFarmers, said it is not ruling out further acquisitions in the UK, following the recently announced rebranding of its operations in that market.
The need to find ways to optimize cattle feeding and hence productivity and welfare concentrated the minds of 150 experts at the recent International Beef Exchange in France.
Agri giant's Q1 results show solid performance for animal nutrition and meat division
Cargill has not had any new cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) within its pig operations since March this year, but the agri-giant is not throwing caution to the wind as a result.
In vetoing a livestock antibiotic bill on Tuesday, the governor of California is, in fact, calling for stronger action to curb unnecessary antibiotic use in that state, say US environmental and consumer groups.
Nutritional modeling systems developed by a US university to lower feed costs are now being used to reduce methane emissions from cattle feed, says the researcher behind the project.
Global animal nutrition group, Alltech, says it is intending to leverage the technical know-how and reach of recently acquired premix manufacturer Lienert, to develop the dairy and beef side of its business in Australia.
US group unveils new protein blends to combat whey price hike
US group, Land O’Lakes, as it unveils new protein products for calves, says it is aiming to get producers to feed calves more frequently and at a higher plane of milk nutrition to boost their health and growth.
Exploiting the potential of bacteria to produce natural feed additives is the aim of a new partnership between two French companies - animal nutrition and agribusiness group, Sofiproteol, and biotechnology firm, Deinove.
Hazard control procedures in UK feed mills need to be enhanced, found a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) review of the systems in place to verify that UK feed operators identify and manage risks effectively.
US group, Sabinsa, is training its portfolio of botanical ingredients, probiotics and enzymes on companion animals and livestock as it sets up a new animal nutrition division, VetVitals.
A US scientist, in a review of the literature, reports that GM feed is safe and nutritionally equivalent to non-GM feed, with no indication of any unusual trends in livestock health since 1996 when GM crops were first harvested.
South Korea, a major importer of beef from the US, Australia and New Zealand, has lifted a ban on the use of animal feed additive, zilpaterol, in beef.
Australian beef producers and feed companies can benefit from a University of Queensland (UQ) project that is demonstrating how microalgae derived feed can be produced cheaply and efficiently.
Feeding trials are demonstrating that a pellet developed from grape marc and lucerne ‘offal’ by researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia, could be an economically viable route to reducing methane emissions in ruminants.
Researchers at the University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension have been working on converting rice straw into cattle feed, providing a potential solution for livestock producers confronted with feed shortages as a result of California’s crippling...
Almost 100 pig farms in the Netherlands, which had been shut down by the Dutch food safety authority (nVWA) last week due to an illegal antibiotic find in feed, are operational again.
A criminal investigation has been launched by the public prosecutor’s office in the Netherlands following the discovery of the banned antibiotic, furazolidone, in feed.
US researchers, who concluded that controversial cattle feed additive, Zilmax, doesn’t have a detrimental effect on cattle health or well-being, said their study is robust despite criticism this week that it was too narrow in terms of scale.
A Dutch feed producer is under investigation following the discovery of the banned antibiotic, Furazolidone, in animal feed it supplied to four veal producers.
Technology such as drones and robots are set to usher in a new age of precision agriculture, which would lead to an end to the chemical ag system reliant on pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides, according to experts.
Technology development firm Health Enhancement Products Inc. (HEPI) has a new urine test to measure critical biomarkers for stress and inflammation, which could have significant benefits for rapid identification of mastitis and ‘shipping fever’.
Elanco said its purchase of the Novartis animal health division will boost its cattle vaccines portfolio, and expand its presence in China and emerging markets.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has urged the US FDA to rethink its approach to animal food regulation to avoid imposing costs and burdens on animal food manufacturers that are even greater than those imposed on human food manufacturers.
Merck said field trial evaluations on its feed additive – Zilmax – are underway in US cattle feeding facilities but Tyson Foods and Cargill are retaining their ban on the controversial product.
Natural feed additives producer, Anpario, said it remains committed to supplying the UK organic meat industry despite sector fragility, as it posted a jump of 20% in gross profit to £9.2m ($15.2m) for 2013.
"2013 was a once off” for US fish meal producer Omega Protein Corporation, says an analyst, as the group reports an all-time record high gross profit of $83m.
Average prices for compound feed across all animal categories in the UK have slipped in the past quarter, says Defra in its animal feedstuffs price report.
Feed tonnage for poultry was at a ‘surprisingly high’ 444 million metric tons in 2013, with six percent growth over 2012, according to the Alltech Feed Tonnage Survey.
Asia remains the top feed producer by tonnage, but could easily double its totals if it moved all of its animals onto compound feed, according to the director of the Alltech Feed Tonnage Survey.
Supplementing the diet of beef cattle with a combination of selenium and vitamin E may enhance the mineral content and reduce the cholesterol in the meat, says a new study from Brazil.
A bid to streamline the export of US feed ingredients is underway with a new certification process that aims to help manufacturers comply with complex quality protocols in countries such as Brazil and China.
French botanical feed additives firm Nor-Feed Sud has the Moroccan and Tunisian markets in its sights following on from the launch of its first ever affiliate in Algeria last month.
DSM is expecting further growth in meat production this year, an opportunity for its animal nutrition segment that showed flat organic growth in 2013 following weak demand, disease outbreaks and price pressure on vitamin E.
Are feed safety schemes robust enough when it comes to food safety and fraud management? This is one of the questions being put by the initiators of a global feed safety scheme benchmarking drive who are currently reviewing the public consultation phase...
Bullish US data on the global crop outlook means livestock farmers can expect to be enjoying some respite following a particularly tough few years of high prices and lack of quality fodder, said UK brokerage house Shore Capital.
The recent acquisition of HST Feeds in the UK shows leading compound feed manufacturer ForFarmers to be unwavering in its goal of European sector consolidation.
Interview with Cargill's marketing and technology director Scott Ainslie
Scott Ainslie, director of strategic marketing and technology at Cargill, recently chatted with FeedNavigator about the broad range of challenges facing the animal feed market, from finding ways to better feed a growing global population to new carbon...
US animal agriculture's consumption of US-grown soybean meal increased by 1 million tons—equivalent to the meal from 42 million bushels of soybeans—in the 2011-12 marketing year, according to a soy checkoff-funded report.