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.
Cargill is working to acquire a Brazil-based producer of swine feed and nutritional products as part of an ongoing focus covering both the region and industry.
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).
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.
Alfalfa polysaccharides improved the production performance of piglets, enhancing the beneficial microbial populations and intestinal morphological development, finds a new study.
US not for profit group, the Nature Conservancy (TNC), and New York based impact investment firm, Encourage Capital, have released a guide to impact investing in sustainable aquaculture.
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.
Austria headquartered, Biomin, said its phytogenic feed additive for weaned piglets, branded as Digestarom DC, is edging closer to attaining EU zootechnical feed additive registration following a positive EFSA opinion, published on Tuesday [April 16].
The Norwegian authorities have decided to allow the commercial harvesting of the zooplankter, Calanus finmarchicus, setting a quota at 254,000 tons per year.
Ireland based researchers have found that xylanase or xylanase + β-glucanase dietary supplementation does not seem to improve feed efficiency in grow-finisher pigs.
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.
