Diet supplementation with mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) improved immunological responses and increased humoral immunity in aflatoxin-challenge broilers, finds a study from Iran.
Amino acid and probiotic producer, Evonik, has signed a research agreement for the development of new animal nutrition products with Perstorp, a producer of feed raw materials like propionic, formic, butyric and valeric acid.
In a published summary of the Zero Zinc Summit, held last month in Copenhagen in Denmark, a Danish animal nutrition consultant said there was a general agreement at the event that no single tool can replace medicinal zinc oxide.
Elanco Animal Health and AgBiome's research collaboration focuses on finding novel ways to develop probiotic, gut health products for swine and improve antibiotic stewardship.
There is a vast amount of research supporting the use of many different probiotic strains at the nursery stage in pig production, but there is still great variability in the results, finds a review published in Livestock Science.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition says the addition of its yeast derivative product in post-weaning diets improves piglet performance, and it is an interesting tool alongside other strategies to replace the pharmacological doses of zinc oxide (ZnO) in feed.
Novus International Inc. presented at the Zero Zinc Summit in Copenhagen in Denmark earlier this week on the efficacy of chelated trace minerals as a reliable alternative to zinc oxide (ZnO).
Fermentation of plant-derived proteins can enhance food safety, improve protein digestibility and beneficially affect the intestinal microbiota and animal health, says Jürgen Zentek, professor at the Institute of Animal Nutrition, the Free University...
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.
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.
Adding a blend of xylanase and protease to the diets of newly-weaned pigs may improve gut development, weight gain and growth performance, say researchers.
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.
Supplementing farmed pirarucu diets with sodium butyrate improves feed intake, growth parameters, feed conversion and improve gut health, say researchers.
Alfalfa polysaccharides improved the production performance of piglets, enhancing the beneficial microbial populations and intestinal morphological development, finds a new study.
Cargill’s animal nutrition business is expanding its recall of select Southern States feed products due to aflatoxin levels that exceed the action levels of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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...
Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe (AANE), along with dropping the Eurolysine name, has changed its EMEA business model; the company is increasingly focusing on a more customized approach in terms of its amino acid portfolio.
Fermented rye may inhibit pathogens and deliver immunomodulatory properties, thus providing a potential alternative for antibiotics in broiler diets, says Trouw Nutrition.
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.
Ensuring the consistency of its probiotics in the field and being able to explain the mode of action behind the strains, why they work, are some of the fundamentals behind Evonik’s probiotic R&D work, according to a research lead.
Micro-organisms should be controlled, rather than killed, to maintain the natural balance of feed and feed additives in a post-antibiotics world, according to Amlan’s senior director of technical service.
Biomin has added to its range of water-soluble probiotic gel drops that protect chicks in their first days and stimulates feeding behavior. Earliest-stage nutrition promises healthier chicks and reduced mortality, says the supplier.
Bangkok provided the launchpad earlier this month for a new application of Biomin’s Fumzyme that will initially target aquaculture feed producers in Asia. The Asian region was chosen for the launch of Fumzyme Sol because of its high prevalence of fumonisins,...
There are signs that China’s vast feed market is beginning to look at natural additives as a means to replace antibiotics, according to Biorigin’s regional chief.
The basic concept of in-ovo feeding is to supplement the amniotic fluid, which is the first meal of a chick before it hatches, in order to provide nutritional input that can help with the development of that young bird towards hatch, says Dr Peter Ferket,...
There is pressure on European pig producers to find alternative feeding strategies in light of the upcoming EU-wide ban on zinc oxide and the growing trend away from the use of antibiotics.
Adding a fish processing waste-derived by-product to farmed catfish diets may boost fish growth, performance and generate a prebiotic effect, say researchers.
DSM reported today [January 29] that it intends to create a joint venture with Nenter in China, which will include all that company’s production and related assets for vitamin E.
Shrimp on low fishmeal diets may see improved weight gain, digestibility and feed conversion when supplemental protease, carbohydrase and organic acid salts are added, say researchers.
Danish producer, Novozymes, reported that sales to the feed industry declined during 2018, as challenging feed enzyme markets, especially in Latin America, put pressure on volumes, including in the fourth quarter.
Arbiom, a developer of non-food biomass processing technology, announced last month that it had successfully produced tonnage quantities of its high protein feed ingredient derived from wood at a combined 80,000-L industrial fermentation scale, with partners...
Fermenting soybean meal may improve digestibility, antioxidant capacity and immune response when the alternative protein replaces fishmeal in farmed Japanese seabass diets, say researchers.
Piglets facing an immune challenge from E. coli may see an improvement to gut health and immune functioning from algae-derived β-glucan in their feed, say researchers.
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.
Feed additives with immunostimulant properties may provide a survival boost to farmed fish facing a disease challenge and improve biomass, say researchers.
Products containing biotic substances from plants – phytoalexins – that reportedly show beneficial properties for animals, and novel encapsulation technologies to protect those active substances are ID4FEED’s unique selling propositions (USPs), says the...
