According to a recent study, incorporating extra Tryptophan (Trp) and threonine (Thr) into pig diets, exceeding the current Danish recommendations, appears to have a potential impact on lowering the need for antibiotics during the weaning period.
The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) is calling on its member states to restrict the use of antimicrobials solely to veterinary medical use and to achieve a total ban on their use as growth promoters, starting with drugs that are critically...
A study from China shows that feed supplementation with a porcine intestinal antimicrobial peptide might be an effective antibiotic alternative for weaned piglets.
Microbial-based approaches, namely probiotics and competitive exclusion products, help harness the power of birds’ microbiota and have the potential to support poultry gut health and immunity, claims Lallemand Animal Nutrition.
The US National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NFIA), a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) agency, has awarded Purdue University three grants totaling more than $1.4m.
A recently published paper indicates that a combination of clove and tulsi has potential to boost the growth performance as well as the gut health of broilers if supplied in an optimum dose.
Seaweed blend producer, Ocean Harvest Technology (OHT), has been investing significantly in research trials with a commercial focus to provide the data required on its products to accelerate further feed market penetration.
Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco's livestock feed business, has launched a comprehensive antibiotic reduction campaign tailored to the challenges of livestock stakeholders globally.
Gnubiotics has secured a strategic partnership agreement with US agribusiness giant, ADM, on microbiome-targeted innovation for pet health and wellbeing.
US company, Amlan, launched mineral clay feed additives at IPPE last month to meet growing consumer demands for animal protein raised without antibiotics.
Sales and distribution of medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in US farmed animals decreased by 3% between 2019 and 2020, shows US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report.
Canadian organization, Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), is investing over CA$110,000 in Calgary-based CBS Bio Platforms, backing a feed innovation research program.
Spray-dried porcine plasma protein (SDPP) shows potential to protect the gut health of early-weaned piglets fed diets without supplemental ZnO and AGP, according to a new study.
The latest RUMA Targets Task Force report shows that, despite an unprecedented year, UK livestock sectors are making good progress on antibiotic use targets.
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation for its review of animal welfare laws, which it committed to under the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy.
Animal health company, Anifera, has received further investment from Stonehaven Incubate to initiate additional studies of its adjunct therapy in relation to bovine mastitis.
UK pig sector representatives, NPA, has welcomed a new £19.2m (US$26.7m) cross-government program to improve the detection and tracking of foodborne and antimicrobial resistant pathogens through the agri-food system.
A botanical extracts registration dossier expert has established a new consultancy to support producers in this domain in terms of meeting regulatory and quality compliance for their products.
Feed additive producer, Adisseo, is offering €1m (US$1.2m), in the form of a research grant, over the next three years, aimed at supporting two to three collaborative projects to address some of the challenges the international feed industry is grappling...
Switzerland is gearing up to vote on a set of proposals on Sunday, June 13 that could have serious implications for the country’s agriculture sector, if passed.
Eastman Chemical Company has acquired 3F Feed & Food, a Spanish company specializing in the technical and commercial development of additives for feed and food.
Novo Seeds, the early stage investment and company creation team of Novo Holdings, today announced that it is leading a €7m seed investment into Bactolife, a Danish start-up developing novel biological solutions to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal...
The findings of newly published research from animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, suggest a mannan rich fraction (MRF) from the cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae can influence the metabolism of bacteria such as E. coli, and, in doing so,...
A new paper from France and New Zealand based researchers finds there is a lack of a consensus approach to how to best evaluate the piglet’s intestinal health.
A new research unit in the Netherlands will allow swine researchers to replicate production environments globally, making it possible for studies imitating conditions in Asia to be located literally in the next room to another study looking at conditions...
Skretting is instigating a research collaboration with Proteon Pharmaceuticals aimed at providing functional solutions to tackle health challenges in the aquaculture industry. The companies will co-develop products using bacteriophage technology.
Hebei Delvigent Biotech Co Ltd has opened its first feed additive factory in China, setting a course to support antibiotic reduction in farmed animal production in China and beyond.
AIC Services, part of the UK feed trade group, Agriculture Industries Confederation (AIC), has established a training program for its Feed Adviser Register (FAR) members on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and how effective nutrition can form part of the...
A study, published in Meat Science, found improved quality parameters in pork meat from pigs fed a diet including the probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri, compared to that from pigs fed rations containing antibiotics.
Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Europe have fallen again, with the latest data signifying a reduction of over a third in antimicrobial usage in farm animals in the region between 2011 and 2018.
The partnership will bring the emerging bacteriophage technology to poultry producers in selected countries, helping to mitigate antimicrobial resistance, said the two companies.
Canadian Bio-Systems (CBS), the Calgary-headquartered manufacturer of enzyme supplements and enhanced yeast products, has set out its stall in the US market with the launch of CBS America.
A research project looking at combating weaning stress in piglets with next-generation probiotics and antimicrobial peptides has won Nutreco’s inaugural Young Researchers Prize.
In the second instalment of our new podcast series, Feed Matters, we look back on a decade in global feed manufacturing, with Aidan Connolly, CEO of Cainthus.
Improved sustainability and efficiency of pig production are some of the goals of the newly revamped pig research center at the University of Leeds, Yorkshire, in the UK.
Gut health is one of the three pillars of research at Alltech’s European Bioscience Center in Dunboyne, in Ireland. The other two pillars are trace mineral and crop science research.
A recent meta-analysis has identified potential dietary feed additives that could contribute to a reduction in dependency on antibiotics in piglet diets post-weaning.
Pharmgate Animal Health seeks allowance to blend medicated swine feed additives in effort to expand market use and improve animal response to enteritis, dysentery and pneumonia.
The Pew Charitable Trusts is seeking to push forward federally proposed changes to the reporting of sales data regarding the amount of antibiotics sold for use in livestock feed and production in an effort to support judicious use.
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Supporting the development of a healthy gut in pigs does not rely on antibiotic use, but changes in nutrition and management may be needed, says expert.
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.
The UK’s National Pig Association (NPA) has praised the drop in antibiotic use in the UK pig sector, as announced on May 30, but warned there would be challenges ahead as the industry aimed to meet further reduction targets.
