There is a growing awareness today of the importance of early feeding strategies for pig productivity. But questions remain about what role nutritional intervention plays in ensuring a stable gut and enabling the piglet to fully access nutrients for growth.
Eastman Chemical Company is sharing experiences gained on organic acids in antibiotic free production with US swine producers at the upcoming International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE).
Despite lower nutrient digestibility and energy value, low quality (LQ) or high quality (HQ) barley can fully replace wheat grain in diets for starter pigs, said Canadian researchers.
Protease supplementation may improve the growth performance and gut development of weaned piglets, particularly those on fishmeal replacement diets, say Chinese researchers.
AB Neo says the acquisition of a leading Czech neonatal feeds and producer will give it the means to continue its stream of new products, with a particular focus on maternal nutrition.
ForFarmers says it is looking to grab the number one spot as supplier of piglet feed to sow farmers in North West Europe with a new range it has developed with Trouw Nutrition.
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DSM is involved in ongoing R&D to further the understanding of the importance of vitamin supplementation for swine and improve productivity for that sector.
DSM’s canthaxanthin supplement Carophyll Red 10% has received a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) label as a nutritive antioxidant to support the development of chicken embryos from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Nutreco has flagged up its plan to double its investment in R&D and innovation in both animal and fish feed as it rebrands its livestock nutrition activities.
A recently opened research facility is allowing Land O’Lakes animal milk products to boost work in protein blends, automatic feeders and better respond to market trends, says a company official.
Pelleted, easily digestible feed, deeper understanding of supplement combinations and later weaning may be among the keys for better nutritional intake and growth in young pigs, researchers say.
Researchers at Diamond V are seeking to understand in greater detail how and why supplements that boost young animal nutritional intake, weight gain and gut function work.
An egg-based antibiotic-free additive may prevent coccidiosis and boost the health of young chickens and calves, says a group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The over-arching goals of Mike Tokach’s research seek to minimize the ultimate production costs for farmers raising pigs and to improve the quality and welfare of the pigs, he said.
Nutreco has extended its feed sales contract with Marine Harvest and has managed to reduce its exposure to the loss of business from Mercadona in Spain, said CEO Knut Nesse.
Research expertise at AB Neo, a new division of AB Agri, is focused solely on neonate performance, with the UK firm saying its newly launched accelerator program is already proven, academically and commercially, to take calf and piglet performance to...
The feed industry and livestock producers are recognising the importance of feeding their animals an optimum nutrient supply in the first few weeks of life in order to get productivity gains throughout that animal’s lifetime.
Metabolic studies will feature large in Nutreco’s new dairy calf nutrition research program, LifeStart, as a way of exploring what impact a higher plane of nutrition at the perinatal stage has on an animal’s lifetime performance.
Trace mineral supplier, Zinpro, is focusing on enriching the diets of broiler embryos to improve the liveability of chicks as part of its current research agenda.
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