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AgFeed settles in fraud case brought by US regulator

AgFeed settles in fraud case brought by US regulator

By Jane Byrne

Tennessee based feed and pig production company, AgFeed Industries, has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case over fraud allegations, said the US regulator yesterday.

Antimicrobial peptides offer exciting potential for reducing the occurrence of antibiotic resistance. Photo courtesy of NIAID

Antimicrobial peptides: an alternative to conventional antibiotics?

By Lynda Searby

Scientists from the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife (IZW) have found that antimicrobial peptides offer a “promising solution” for reducing the use of antibiotics in pig breeding, and suggest that these amino acid compounds could have application...

EFSA finds sow feed additive dossier falls short

EFSA finds sow feed additive dossier falls short

By Jane Byrne

The Parma-based feed safety assessor said it cannot conclude on the effectiveness of a digestibility enhancer aimed at lactating sows due to a lack of supporting data.