A grass biorefinery project run over two years in Ireland has just published its final results, with several co-products produced showing great promise for dairy and pig diets.
Insect protein producer, Nutrition Technologies, has opened its new industrial-scale factory in Malaysia and has just closed a US$5m fundraising round.
Early nutrition compared to delayed feeding would appear to accelerate maturation of humoral immunity in broilers up to seven days of age, according to a new study.
A recently published study by Danish researchers showed milk replacer with high levels of starch – wheat flour - could potentially increase piglets’ feed intake and also mature those animals' small intestines prior to weaning.
The use of fiber in sow diets can increase the number of pigs born alive and can decrease preweaning mortality, but the effect may be source dependent, says an expert.
We are beginning to hear a lot about transgenerational nutrition and how such an approach can benefit progeny performance but there is much to learn and explore in this field of research.
More work is needed to unravel how fiber brings a desirable shift in the intestinal microbiome for improved gut health in chickens, according to a recent review highlighting the importance of fiber in poultry nutrition.
Chinese researchers have found supplementation of benzoic acid, Bacillus coagulans and oregano oil combined has the potential to improve the immune status, intestinal barrier integrity and microflora of piglets on antibiotic free diets.
DuPont today announced the launch of the a new phytase enzyme, Axtra PHY GOLD, which it flagged as capable of delivering significant feed cost savings to producers, while helping to reduce challenges faced during feed production like environmental impact.
Specialty proteins for both human food and feed demand are set to grow in the coming years, with soy protein concentrate (SPC) and pea protein at the forefront of expansion plans, finds new LMC report, Outlook for Global Protein.
Ingredients producer, BGG, says its manufacturing site in Xinjiang, China has become the first licorice production facility in the world to obtain GMP+ FSA certification based on GMP+ C6 of the GMP+ international standard, allowing it to boost its feed...
A Danish project, called Ablacto+, will determine the efficacy and safety of using a nanobody-based product in piglets to prevent outbreaks of E. coli induced post-weaning diarrhea.
The chicken gut is constantly exposed to harmful molecules and microorganisms that endanger the integrity of the intestinal wall. Strengthening intestinal mucosal integrity is a key target for feed additives that aim to promote intestinal health in broilers,...
Ivan Rychlik, who is based in the Veterinary Research Institute, in Brno in the Czech Republic, was talking around the idea of next generation probiotics for poultry at the FeedNavigator Summit 2020: Young Animal Nutrition in Amsterdam, earlier this month....
Adding high levels of distillers’ grain to the diets of developing bulls increases body weight and fat but did not alter reproductive ability following use of a low-energy diet, says US researcher.
The EU Commission now envisions authorizing poultry and pig processed animal proteins (PAPs) for use in pig and poultry diets, respectively, along with approval for use of insect PAPs in monogastric diets all in the same regulatory package.
A recent meta-analysis by Nutreco company, Trouw Nutrition, found supplementation of piglets’ diets with a feed additives blend resulted in an additional €1.31 financial gain per piglet.
Replacing partial replacement of soybean meal in pre-starter diets with a more digestible protein such as fishmeal, maize gluten meal or potato protein may have performance benefits, argues a researcher.
Dutch animal nutrition and feed group, Nutreco, has announced an investment in Kingfish Zeeland, a company, established in the Dutch province of Zeeland in 2015, which is producing yellowtail kingfish through a proprietary recirculating aquaculture system...
Improving neonatal piglet survival is a key focus for pig farmers today and good farm and health management, along with optimal housing conditions are positively associated with sow and piglet performance parameters, says a leading pig welfare and housing...
David Speller, owner of Applied Group, will be talking at our Young Animal Nutrition event, YAN20, in March about the importance of managing and manipulating a broiler chicken’s behavior in the early stages and how that is linked to feed intake.
The results of a new study suggest that partially replacing conventional protein sources with inactivated Cyberlindnera jadinii yeast, derived from sugars from Norwegian spruce trees, in diets for young pigs is possible without compromising energy and...
US agribusiness, Land O’Lakes, and edible oils and fats maker, Bidco Africa, have just opened a $12m backed feed production site in Kenya this week as part of their JV; the plant sees increased production, new feed lines and improved feed quality and...
Feeding insoluble fiber better promotes growth performance and nutrient digestibility in piglets in the first two weeks post-weaning compared to soluble fiber, found China based animal scientists, in a new paper.
A meta-analysis of Asia-based research indicates that fermented feed ingredients such as soybean meal or rapeseed meal boost the growth performance of weaner and grower pigs, while fermented feed additives promote pig’s growth at all stages.
Despite advances in genetics and management, metabolic and skeletal disorders are common among commercial poultry, leading to high mortality rates and large financial losses for producers.
The increased litter size in today’s hyper-prolific sows is resulting in the birth of small and/or underdeveloped piglets, which have a higher mortality and slower growth rate, says Anja Varmløse Strathe, assistant professor, University of Copenhagen,...
A product, based on proprietary fungal fermented rye, is aimed at supporting pig farmers as they move away from a reliance on antibiotics for herd management in that it reduces the animal’s exposure to harmful pathogens, says Trouw Nutrition.
Nutreco is seeking research projects from PhD and post-doctoral researchers aimed at addressing challenges to precision farming, young animal nutrition or animal health and welfare.
Dutch group, Nutreco, has acquired the South African premix company, Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH), from Kaonne Investments, for an undisclosed price.
Abandoning sub-therapeutic doses of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) makes no sense if replaced by therapeutic doses in medicated feed, says a Danish expert.
Dietary valine supplementation can decrease the negative effect of feeding low crude protein (CP) diets to broiler chickens, but during the starter and growing periods only, said an Iranian team of animal scientists.
Adding choice white grease may improve weaned-pig feed efficiency during normal and heat-stressed conditions, while feeding supplemental copper may boost growth performance and blood elements, says researcher.
Following the release of their findings on some of the factors affecting sow colostrum yield and composition, an academic team is now concentrating on studying farrowing management, more precisely how to reduce farrowing duration, improve hormonal balance...
Danish fishmeal and fish oil producer, TripleNine, says it is forced to make redundancies at two of its factories in Denmark due to raw material supply issues.
