A new study shows curcumin is effective in improving the immune status of weaned piglets, and could be part of a producer’s toolbox in a shift away from antibiotics.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition said it is partnering with the US institute, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, to document mode of action, biomarkers of efficacy and benefits of existing yeast and bacteria strains for beef and dairy cattle.
Tyson Foods said probiotics are one of the nutritional tools it is using in its shift away from human medicine important antibiotics in its broiler chicken flocks.
Barentz said an injection capital from an ‘anonymous’ investor will help it accelerate new product development to support growth in the animal feed and pet food sectors.
McDonald’s call to its chicken suppliers to phase out the use of antibiotics used in human medicine is potentially game changing for all animal protein sectors in the US, says a leading academic.
Natural additives firm, Nor-Feed Sud, has instigated what it hopes will be an annual award to recognize PhD research exploring the efficacy of plant products for enhancing animal health.
UK feed additives company, Anpario, sees huge potential for gut health products in the US as antibiotic growth promoters get phased out, but the firm says market entry ‘won’t be a quick fix’.
The fish feed segment of Dutch group, Nutreco, proved resilient in the second half of the year despite Marine Harvest’s own feed plant coming on stream, concludes a leading equity analyst.
IPPE attendees heard about the latest findings into the links between feed and porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, the prospects for the US swine sector over the next 12 months and the impact of the removal of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in...
Dispatches from 8th annual International Feed Regulators Meeting
The 8th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) in Atlanta last week saw government officials from around world exchange ideas with feed industry delegates on how best to manage fraud in the feed chain.
By tracking the genetic footprints of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers funded by the US Department of Agriculture are hoping to shed some light on the extent to which in-feed antibiotics contribute to resistance.
More insight into the efficiency and mode of action of biotic substances, plant extracts, and bacteriophage therapy is needed in order to find alternatives to in-feed antibiotics, concludes an EU focus group (FG) looking at how to minimize the use of...
How to optimize fish health while controlling disease and managing waste are some of the fish farm challenges being explored at Biomin’s new aqua research hub opens in Vietnam.
A Belgium headquartered feed additive producer says it is investing $4m in a new facility in the US to double capacity, meet ambitious growth targets, and ensure compliance with FSMA.
Cargill says its animal nutrition and meat divisions once again had a solid performance, as the US agribusiness giant posts a 41% jump in second quarter profit.
Food-grade animal feed ingredients that will help tackle inflammation, among other challenges, in farmed animals are in the pipeline at Irish start-up, Nuritas, which uses bioinformatics technology for bioactive peptide mining.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to take additional steps to lower the costs associated with the proposed animal food rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), says the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
Next generation probiotic research is focused on the use of indicators such as blood biomarkers to show the efficacy of the microorganisms in terms of immunology and gastrointestinal tract functionality, says a R&D specialist.
At EuroTier 2014 we heard about the latest research findings in poultry nutrition, a new ingredient for lactating sows that benefits piglets and the feeding strategies Danish piglet producers use in the absence of antibiotics.
The Latin America and Asian poultry sectors are the target of a new pre-starter for chicks, Genesa, from InVivo Animal Nutrition and Health, which promises better feed intake, bird immunity, and viability in the absence of antibiotic growth promoters...
Cargill says it plans to triple its feed additive output by 2020 with the progressive global shift away from antibiotic growth promoters set to fuel such development.
Using models and predictive tools to analyze the impact of new feed components on livestock and troubleshoot any feed related challenges, Cargill says it is able to respond to market demands in a more timely fashion.
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...
Recently published research from China shows how a probiotic strain, Bacillus subtilis KN-42, could replace antibiotic growth promoters as it reduced the incidence of diarrhea while improving the growth performance of weaned piglets.
The benefits of probiotics in animals go beyond gut health, says an animal nutrition scientist, who claims the bacteria can play a vital role in ensuring more profitable and sustainable poultry production.
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.
New Jersey based veterinary product supplier, Pharmgate, says its acquisition of Pennfield Animal Health, a producer of medicated in-feed and water soluble additives to tackle enteric diseases in livestock and poultry, is ‘transformative’.
Pre and probiotics supplementation of pig feed is relatively unchartered territory for US pig producers, and it remains quite an under-researched topic in the US, says a pig nutrition expert.
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.
Probiotics enhance performance, promote a healthy balance of microbiota in the gut, and counteract the negative consequences of enteric diseases in poultry, found two leading US researchers following a comprehensive review of the literature.
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.
There is a dire need for pre and probiotic strains that are cost effective and give consistently good results in terms of a beneficial effect on the intestinal flora of pigs, says a Danish scientist.
French animal nutrition and health group, InVivo NSA, says its acquisition of Swiss feed ingredients firm, Pancosma, will help it consolidate its position in the specialty feeds market.
US chicken processor removes antibiotics from hatcheries
US chicken processor, Perdue Foods, yesterday announced that it has removed all antibiotics from its chicken hatcheries, a move that “sets the standard for the responsible use of antibiotics in poultry production.”
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...
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.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other US non-profit groups are likely to appeal a court ruling of last week which endorsed the policy of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of encouraging a voluntary phase out of antibiotics in feed,...
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.
A US federal appeals court has ruled against the need for regulatory action to end the use of non-therapeutic antibiotics such as penicillin and tetracyclines in farmed animals.
DuPont is increasingly focused on the benefits of phytase for aquaculture, the anti-nutrient effect of phytate in young pigs and the interaction between enzymes, betaine and probiotics in the absence of antibiotics.
There are a limited number of nanomaterials in development for feed additives, but projects with some momentum behind them include one looking to replace antibiotics with nano-sized substitutes, finds an EFSA-commissioned report.
Dairy farmers need greater insight into how to optimize calf diets, says Nutreco as it invests just over €1m ($1.3m) in a new dairy calf and beef cattle nutrition research facility in the Netherlands.
UK politicians are calling for government action to ensure the use of antibiotics in farm animals is strictly required for therapeutic use and that more research is carried out on the link between animal and human pathogens resistant to antibiotics.
