Camelina may provide a partial alternative to soybean meal use in swine diets at low levels while promoting soil health as a winter cover crop, says researcher.
Digging deeper into Alltech's feed production review, a short-term decline in beef feed production could signal a larger change, and a decrease is seen in aquafeed production in some regions.
An event last week focused on ways to improve feed mill operation costs, while also maximizing quality, hygiene and security of the feed at such facilities.
Animal feed production for the UK was up 6.4% for poultry and 1.4% for cattle and calves but down 5.3% for pigs in December 2016 compared to same month a year earlier.
India’s feed output could be six times larger in the future, said animal nutrition and health company, Alltech, when recently publishing its 2016 global feed tonnage survey.
India had a considerable boost in feed production, up to 29.4 million tons last year, a 10% increase over 2013, owing mainly to favorable weather conditions and improvements in farming methods and technology, Alltech’s 2014 Global Feed Tonnage Survey...