Nofima, in the hunt for new and sustainable fish feed proteins, has been testing the technical quality of tunicate meal, along with its nutritional constraints, since both determine possible inclusion levels in fish feed.
Canadian insect protein ingredient company, Entosystem Inc, has raised CAD$66m (US$52m), from both public and private investors, to start building a second production facility.
Arbiom has received a grant of €12m (US$13.2m) from the France Relance investment program. The French-US company is focused on the production of proteins for feed and food applications, based on the use of agricultural and wood residues.
Protenga has closed a US$2m venture debt facility with a syndicate of Singapore-based investors to develop its next generation production facilities and launch YumGrubs, its new pet food brand.
A new Kenya and Uganda focused project is looking to make insect production for livestock feed sustainable and efficient through the application of selective breeding.
Bühler says innovative services it introduced in 2021 in relation to pelleting and moisture control for feed millers reduces the energy consumption of the feed pelleting process and lowers the C02 footprint of feed plants by 4%.
Impact investors including European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), BNP Paribas, the Prince Albert II Foundation and The Good Investors have participated in a funding initiative for Protix valued at €50m (US$57.1m)
French innovator, InnovaFeed, has announced a strategic partnership with ADM Petfood to pioneer large scale commercialization of insect protein in pet food in the US.
We hear from Danisco Animal Nutrition, Hamlet Protein, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, Novus, and Cargill Animal Nutrition on their projections for the industry, the likely headwinds and opportunities.
A report on a new Cargill premix plant, a piece on likely insect protein production output by 2030, stories on new protein developments, along with news about PAP legislation in the EU were some of the most shared articles on social media sites this year
The biodiversity of the intestinal microbiota of black tiger prawns, Penaeus monodon, increases with age and is only transiently impacted by major ingredient replacement in the diet, found a paper.
Canadian organization, Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), is investing over CA$110,000 in Calgary-based CBS Bio Platforms, backing a feed innovation research program.
Larvae such as those of the black solider fly (BSF) can form a key link in circular agriculture. They grow well on unused waste streams such as catering waste or pig manure, according to findings of research done at Wageningen Livestock Research.
The F3 challenge, carnivore edition, will award a total of $300K in prizes for most ‘fish-free feed’ sales. The idea is for the aquaculture industry to replace fishmeal and fish oil in feeds for farm-raised carnivorous species.
The inclusion of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) in feed for pigs reduced the relative abundance of Lactobacillus in the colon, but did not affect the animal’s overall performance, finds a Norwegian study.
Dispatches from the 2nd Amino Acid Academy in Paris
Green Blue Health Pty Ltd is running a study evaluating the use of mussel meal, at different inclusion levels, as a replacement for fishmeal in black tiger prawn diets.
A study led by Singaporean insect meal producer, Nutrition Technologies, found performance gains from partial substitution of fishmeal with BSF meal in shrimp diets.
The UK meat sector is making good progress towards meeting its climate change targets, with feed alternatives playing a role, says WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK.
The funding from that strategic investor is part of an initial unpriced round to support Entoprotech’s R&D and business development plans in the next 12 months and will be part of a $30m Series A round planned towards Q4 2022.
It is becoming increasingly clear that Europe’s meat sector needs to take major steps to move towards the goals on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as set out in the European Green Deal, says an analyst.
Single cell protein producer, Calysta, announced it has completed a US$39m financing round, led by the high tech capital arm of BP, bp ventures, to support global scale-up of production of its protein meal, branded as FeedKind, which is targeted at feed...
Processed animal protein (PAP) producers and the EU feed industry will need to collaborate closely to optimize the use of such by-products, says EFPRA.
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Lallemand Animal Nutrition, and Borregaard say they have nailed large-scale production of yeast from local, sustainable resources.
An alliance between Livalta, an AB Agri division, and Canada’s Pond Technology is set to see viable production of algae-based animal feed ingredients from CO2 emissions.
Pet food and aquaculture will undoubtedly remain very important markets for European insect protein producers but the lifting of the ban on the use of animal PAPs in pig and poultry feed represents a huge step forward for the sector, says an insider.
Producers in the UK deserve the same opportunities as their counterparts in the EU, says the NPA; it was reacting to the formal adoption this month by the EU Commission of an amendment to the EU feed bank regulation, relaxing the rules on the use of PAPs...
Norwegian research institute, Nofima, has launched the Millennial Salmon Project with partners with the aim of advancing the development of sustainable feed ingredients for farmed salmon diets.
Today sees the EU Commission adopt the decision to amend the feed ban regulation, allowing the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) and insects to feed non-ruminant farmed animals such as pigs and poultry.
Processed animal proteins (PAPs) are an important source of highly concentrated proteins but are expected to provide a relatively limited contribution to reducing the EU and UK deficit in home-produced proteins for feed use, said the AIC
Evonik says it has enhanced its near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) services to the feed industry through implementation of the ISO 12099 standard for updated and expanded calibrations for feed raw materials and feed.
Total demand for insect meal from the UK’s pig, poultry and salmon sectors could reach around 540,000 tons a year by 2050, finds a new report from the WWF and UK retailer, Tesco.
Single cell protein developer, Unibio, today announced the successful completion of a US$15m bridge round financing, predominantly from existing shareholders.
The umbrella group of the EU insect production sector - the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) - has welcomed the ENVI Committee’s vote backing the authorization of PAPs such as insect derived protein in poultry and pig feed.
