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Special Edition: pig and poultry feed trends

AFIA recognizes US researcher for swine nutrition work

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Many questions remain and further investigation is warranted to understand mineral use in young pigs and sows, says swine nutrition researcher.

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Media reports of hike in number of Dutch pig farm bankruptcies

Are strict welfare rules hurting Dutch pig farming profitability?

By Jane Byrne

As Dutch media reports show the rate of pig farms going bankrupt in the Netherlands has picked up steam in 2016, the head of the Dutch feed association says his sector has a role to play in securing pork production profitability. 

Canadian research to inform inclusion of co-products in swine feed

Canadian research to inform inclusion of co-products in swine feed

By Lynda Searby

Swine producers across Canada will soon be able to include more co-products from the food and bio-fuel industries in growing-finishing pig diets whilst reducing feed cost per kilogram of gain, on the back of research taking place at the University of...

AB Neo launches 'game changing' neonatal animal nutrition technology

AB Neo launches 'game changing' neonatal animal nutrition technology

By Jane Byrne

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...

EFSA finds sow feed additive dossier falls short

EFSA finds sow feed additive dossier falls short

By Jane Byrne

The Parma-based feed safety assessor said it cannot conclude on the effectiveness of a digestibility enhancer aimed at lactating sows due to a lack of supporting data.