Rabobank anticipates a modest improvement in production costs in swine production in 2023, but this will depend very much on local conditions, while risk management will remain critical to success.
Ocean Harvest Technology (OHT) is gearing up to list on the UK’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM); the seaweed company plans to raise £6m (US$7.4m) in an initial public offering (IPO).
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) has awarded over US$653,000 in a seedings solution grant to Minnesota based startup, Sasya Inc, to develop sustainable, cost-effective, multi-species feed supplements that are safe for livestock...
Betagro PCL, a Thailand based integrated food company, has opened an advanced feed mill. The facility is located in Nong Bun Mak, Nakhon Ratchasima, around 260km northeast of Bangkok.
Concerns about the African swine fever (ASF) virus entering the US swine herd through imported feed ingredients has seen the launch of a new four-year research project.
Evonik has modernized and expanded probiotics production at its site in León, Spain, and it says the upgrade lays the foundations for further growth in that business.
The US produces 12% of the world’s pork, which is one of the most widely consumed proteins in the world. Working with American producers is critical to making an impact on the sustainability footprint of livestock, said the lead of a UC Davis facility...
Novus has been actively working to capture global industry expertise and share it in different formats with farmers involved in monogastric production.
Iowa headquartered farmer owner cooperative, Landus, is partnering with AMVC, the ninth largest pork producer, to build a new feed mill that will produce up to 400,000 tons of swine feed per year.
Belfast-based animal nutrition company, Devenish, now has local production capabilities in Mexico, with a new manufacturing facility in Hermosillo, in the northwestern part of the country.
A new paper describes the current knowledge of feed as a risk for swine viruses and the opportunities for mitigating the risk to protect US pork production and the global swine population from ASF and other animal diseases.
Farmer’s Business Network, the independent farmer-to-farmer network, with reach in the US, Canada and Australia, this week announced the launch of its animal health and nutrition platform.
Philippines headquartered, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc (AEV), is weighing up a sale of a minority stake in its feed business, Pilmico Foods Corp., reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the move.
Kansas-State University researchers confirm that emergency diet strategies adopted by swine producers to slow the growth of pigs during the Covid-19 crisis are safe and effective.
COVID-19 influence on logistics is expected to hinder Canadian exports of beef and pork, even as low feed prices support increased numbers of cattle on feed.
Changing elements in swine feed to boost nutritional content and improving management practices to address hygiene, biosecurity and stress help farms reduce the overall use of antibiotics in production, says Trouw Nutrition following a project in Brazil....
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.
The US Department of Agriculture is outlining plans to address African Swine Fever if the disease enters the US, including establishing which agency has control in the situation, when swine may be moved and how producers would be reimbursed for virus...
High-risk ingredients, mitigation plans, limiting on-site travel and preventing facility cross-contamination are some of the steps feed producers need to consider when facing disease challenges, 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.
Higher, if stable, feed prices and uncertainty tied to a global disease outbreak are not expected to reduce Brazil’s beef and pork production or export demand in 2020, says analyst.
Industry members need to apply experience gained during previous disease outbreaks to improve biosecurity practices and prevent future disease transmission, says expert.
Calm feed prices in Mexico are granting producers the opportunity to expand production and exports, while cattle and swine producers improve their genetic stock.
The types and levels of mycotoxins present in feed grain samples raise the possibilities of reduced performance for production species and fertility challenges.
Elevated leucine levels in high-protein distiller’s dried grains with solubles hamper swine feed intake and weight gain, but the amino acid can be managed, says expert.
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...
Using low-oil dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in swine feed requires additional oil to maintain the energy level of conventional DDGS, but less soybean meal as amino acid digestibility in low-oil DDGS is improved due to recent ethanol industry...
Corbion is now targeting the US market, in terms of creating greater awareness about the benefits of its product, Aloapur, in improving animal performance by supporting gut health in swine and broilers, having established the feed ingredient in Europe.
Although challenges remain in using electronic sow feeding in the US, such systems can reduce feed waste and allow producers to individualize nutrition for each animal.
Expanding the understanding of how long African Swine Fever survives in complete feed and feed ingredients and tracking the virus’ half-life may improve mitigation strategies, says KSU researcher.
Gramco, Inc and Ridley Block Operations are recalling select lots of hog and cattle feed, respectively, following concerns about feed ingredient levels.
Adding choice white grease may improve weaned-pig feed efficiency during normal and heat-stressed conditions, while feeding supplemental copper may boost growth performance and blood elements, says researcher.
The US Department of Agriculture is providing $1.7m in funding to support Swine Health Information Center efforts to research and help address the outbreak and spread of African Swine Fever in Vietnam.
Adding nucleotides or glutamic acid to the diets of weaned piglets may encourage growth performance, while nucleotide supplementation may improve gut development, researchers say.
Swine precision feeding systems may need new methionine to lysine ratios, however, the individualized system may allow for swine production with lower protein feeds while supporting gain, researchers say.
Weather-delayed planting, variable crop maturity and crop damage could all provide a basis for mycotoxin presence in the current feed crop, says an expert with Alltech.
A new variety of hybrid rye may provide a less expensive alternative to wheat use in swine growing and finishing diets in Canada as it supports growth performance, says researcher.
La Coop fédérée is acquiring the integrated pork production assets of F. Ménard in a deal that includes hog production, animal feed milling facilities and processing sites.
The hunt is on to find an alternative to zinc oxide in young pig diets given regulatory developments in the EU and China, Danish company Hamlet Protein, in that context, is looking at the use of fiber additives in feed.
Mexican researchers looked at the impact of kafirins and tannins concentrations in sorghum on the ileal digestibility of amino acids and starch, and on the glucose and plasma urea nitrogen levels in growing pigs.
