A new £300K (US$373.5K) study involving researchers from the Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) at the University of Stirling, Scotland and a UK animal feed manufacturer is aiming to explore how certain feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish.
The US Department of Agriculture is providing $1.7m in funding to support Swine Health Information Center efforts to research and help address the outbreak and spread of African Swine Fever in Vietnam.
Rabobank, in a newly released industry note, maintains its projections for China’s feed use and soybean imports from last month. In 2019, it forecasts the year-on-year (YOY) drop in China’s pig feed will be at 35%.
Corteva Agriscience, the maker of chlorpyrifos, disputes EFSA’s conclusion that the controversial insecticide is harmful to human health and does not meet the criteria for renewal on the European market.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company and BWC Industrial Services are contesting over $63K in combined fines issued by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a feed storage facility fire and explosion at an grain silo in...
Rabobank expects soybean imports into China to resume a modest growth, by 2020, even without a US-China trade deal, although import volumes will remain below their historic highs.
In a response to an article from Sugarich procurement director, Paul Featherstone, on the risks of reintroducing swill feed into the EU, published on FeedNavigator earlier this month, Martin Bowman, policy and campaigns manager at environmental campaigning...
African swine fever (ASF) continues to threaten the global pork market, not only by causing a production drop in Asian countries, but also adding uncertainty to trade and production prospects in other parts of the world, noted Rabobank in its latest pork...
The Deluxe Feeds feed mill in Sheldon, Iowa in the US is continuing to operate following an onsite fire and explosion, in which there were no injuries.
There has been plenty of buzz about single cell proteins for use in animal feed over the past few weeks. FeedNavigator trains its spotlight on the trend.
The European Commission has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk from allowing collagen and gelatine derived from ruminants to be fed to non-ruminant farmed animals in the EU.
Paul Featherstone, procurement director, Sugarich, a UK-based former foodstuff processing business, shares his concerns about any proposals to re-introduce swill back into the animal and, ultimately, human food chain.
The outbreak of African Swine Fever in China is highlighting the need for feed to be considered as part of a swine producer’s biosecurity plan, say experts.
The iGrain hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) app was developed to make it easier for grain managers in feed mills and other milling operations to utilize CO2 monitoring technology and to get definite answers regarding grain quality condition....
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.
Spray dried porcine plasma (SDPP) producer, Darling Ingredients, continually runs tests to ensure virus inactivation through processing of that ingredient.
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).
Two days into Victam International 2019 in Cologne, the evident trend on the show floor was the domination of aqua feed and pet food processing innovation, with feed machinery manufacturers citing growth and higher margins in both sectors as the rationale...
The American and European feed industries, represented by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC), announced a renewal of their long-term alliance yesterday [June 6].
A pollution exclusion in an insurance policy for Minnesota based fat recycling firm, Restaurant Recycling, protects the insurer from having to defend the feed ingredient producer in a lawsuit brought by a local pork producer over tainted feed, rules a...
In an effort to help address the spread of the African Swine Fever, OIE is starting a global program to control disease spread, eradication and related economic loss.
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).
California Pellet Mill is providing $2.6m in equipment to Iowa State University to support an ongoing effort to develop a new feed mill and grain science complex.
The African swine fever (ASF) virus, initially detected in Vietnam in February, has resulted in the culling of over 1.3m domestic pigs in that market, so far, according to an update from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
African Swine Fever (ASF) will have a huge influence on feed prices and trade flows of meat and soybeans over the coming months, said the new boss at Bunge.
Ongoing work to prevent the spread of foreign animal diseases sees a revision of the holding times for imported feed ingredients processed in unknown circumstances.
UK feed manufacturer, Aylescott Feeds and Driers Ltd, has pleaded guilty to breaching the UK’s Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and has been fined £14,933 (US$19.4K).
JBS USA is being told to improve processes used to produce and test some fat-based feed ingredients following a series of investigations at one of the company’s rendering facilities.
The donated extrusion technology is anticipated to expand the range and types of feed that can be generated at the University of Illinois’ upcoming, $20m feed technology center.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) in the US has determined that grain and seed screenings used as feed were linked to the spread of an invasive weed, Palmer amaranth, in soybean fields there.
The EU Commission has requested EFSA to assess the specific concentrations of 24 antimicrobials resulting from cross-contamination to non-target feed, below which there would not be an effect on the emergence of and/or selection for resistance in microbial...
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.
The US National Pork Producers Council board of directors is canceling the World Pork Expo 2019 in an ‘abundance of caution’ regarding African Swine Fever (ASF).
Grain engulfment, dust explosions and fall hazards are among some of the main safety considerations for members of the US feed and grain handling industry.
Managing the moisture content in feed formulations is critical as it can compensate for weight losses during feed processing, it can also preserve the shelf life of products and allow for uniform quality of finished feed, says Trouw Nutrition.
Canada is amending its feed and feed ingredient regulations to address the potential risk from imports originating in countries experiencing African Swine Fever outbreaks.
As a BBC program causes quite a stir in the UK, a feed industry expert says he does not believe that there is any real-world evidence to suggest that the use of ionophores will lead to issues with increased resistance to antibiotics of medical importance.
African swine fever may be orally transmittable in plant-based feeds and liquids, although higher doses of the virus are needed to generate infection from feeds, says researcher.
The Philippines is restricting the import of processed porcine animal proteins used in feed and pet food from countries with outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in order to protect its swine industry, according to local media.
US officials’ discovery of 1m pounds of smuggled pork from China at a port in New Jersey may heighten US industry virus fears as African Swine Fever (ASF) is known to survive in pork and feed products.
Production at Bunge’s soybean crushing plant in Brest, France has been on hold for a number of days due to a strike following a fire in a storage silo, the company told Reuters yesterday [March 18].
