Deep Branch has secured £4.8m (US$5.8m) in funding from the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to scale up its CO2-to-protein technology.
Convent Capital is investing €3.5m in Dutch feed additive company, Animal Health Concepts (AHC), the first outlay of a newly launched Agri Food Growth Fund.
A FEFAC digital seminar flagged the huge potential of animal nutrition ingredients to help farmers in the EU to transition to more sustainable practices.
Russia’s largest meat producer, the Cherkizovo Group, has announced a series of investments aimed at boosting regional pork and poultry production over the next two to three years, including the construction of a feed plant.
EFSA has adopted the renewal guidance for EU feed additive applications, aimed at helping applicants with the preparation of dossiers for the renewal of the authorization of feed additives in line with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
EFSA and the EMA have been requested to help EU Commission to develop a common approach on exposure assessment methodologies for residues from veterinary medicinal products (VMPs), feed additives and pesticides residues in food of animal origin.
Swapping an antimicrobial growth promoter for a blended probiotic improved broiler growth, well-being and reducing the incidence of the ‘spaghetti breast’ myopathy, say Brazilian team.
Evonik Nutrition and Care GmbH is declaring a force majeure for the supply of an amino acid product generated at production facilities that have closed in response to the ongoing disease outbreak.
Adding citrus pulp to weaned piglet diets improves fecal consistency and, when added to a low-protein feed reduces the growth of coliform bacteria in the hindgut post weaning, say researchers.
California’s methane-target program shows how partnerships can support livestock producers and research while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says expert.
As part of a company focus on meeting product demand in international markets, Hormel Foods is set to stop sourcing pigs raised using, or having been exposed, to the feed additive ractopamine.
AB Vista is highlighting the role its blended ingredient plays in prompting the monogastric gut microbiome to develop more rapidly and improve fiber degradation.
A review of core business and acquisition opportunities is underway at Novus International, along with moves to ensure staff are empowered, says incoming CEO.
Minnesota-based agri-giant, Cargill, has expanded the Diamond V animal nutrition production facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to address the increasing demand for animal health products.
Layn Corp is launching new botanical-based poultry feed additives and highlighting their role in broiler weight gain following a series of feeding trials.
Delacon is looking to address challenges related to heat stress in North American poultry production, focusing on a blended phytogenic feed additive that is said to support weight gain and FCR.
Neogen Corporation is seeking to grow its presence in export markets including in animal producing regions of Uruguay and Argentina with the acquisition of Productos Quimicos Magiar.
Maintaining biosecurity at the farm-level, educating feed producers about disease risks, continuing to research disease spread and mitigation agents and working together with the government are the steps needed to prevent African Swine Fever (ASF) from...
Archer Daniels Midland Company’s animal nutrition business is focusing on the integration of Neovia, developing alternative ingredients and supporting the feed industry’s move away from antibiotic use.
Supplementing dairy cow diets with clay feed additives can support rumen pH while improving the degradability and use of feed ingredients, a researcher says.
Supplementing broiler feed with blended cashew net shell oil and castor oil supports bird production and gut health during a coccidiosis challenge and provides an alternative to antibiotic use, say researchers.
Novus has revised its company structure, and its employee development model while continuing to ensure the more efficient use of the organic form of trace minerals to reduce the environmental impact of animal production, as part of a raft of sustainability...
Balancing farmed rainbow trout diets for amino acids allows for a reduction in crude protein levels in feed while maintaining feed efficiency, stress response and growth performance, researchers say.
Fifteen companies, including one selling an animal feed, face warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration for the illegal sale of products containing cannabidiol.
US forage quality challenges could hinder livestock feeding and reduce body condition if mitigating steps to provide additional nutrients are not taken, says agronomist.
Feeding farmed fish organic instead of inorganic selenium supports fish production and increases concentration of the mineral in fish tissue providing an enriched product, researchers say.
Supplementing sea bass diets with a higher level of taurine boosts fish growth and feed efficiency when using a low-fishmeal, high soy protein diet, researchers say.
Supplementing transitional Jersey cow diets with oregano extract may improve social behavior, feeding rate and dry matter intake along with production, efficiency and animal welfare, say researchers.
Throughout October, we’ve been focusing on feed innovation in the aquaculture industry; the gallery covers farmed fish feed industry developments that we reported on earlier in the year.
Adding extracts from Chenopodium ambrosioides to the diets of farmed red snapper may improve fish’s antioxidant response and immune functioning when facing a disease challenge, say researchers.
Adding bee pollen-extracted carotenoids supports fish growth and production and may provide a non-synthetic coloring agent for farmed trout, though more research is needed, researchers say.
β-mannanase supplementation in feed may increase the diversity of birds’ microbiota, and, following a disease challenge, support broiler’s intestinal health, researchers say.
Layn Corp’s expansion into feed additives and antibiotic alternatives spurs the development of a new business unit for the company and the start of a new antioxidant line.
Adding β-glucan to the diets of farmed trout may support weight gain, fish performance and feed efficiency while reducing symptoms of enteritis, say researchers.
Supplementing the diets of farm-raised quail with curcumin may improve production, egg quality and fatty acid profile for birds facing cold stress, researchers say.
Canadian feed manufacturer, Country Junction Feeds, has acquired Cowlick Minerals with an eye toward growing its ability to generate premixes and support cow-calf operators, says manager.
Elanco Animal Health looks to expand its animal health product range, innovation, development capabilities and presence in emerging markets with proposed Bayer animal health buy.
Increasing feed pellet size and adding binding agents may support cattle intake and weight gain during winter production and could improve ruminal fermentation, say researchers.
Supplementing grass carp diets with grape pomace flour may support fish’s gill health and energetic metabolism function during a disease challenge, say researchers.
