Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients: Page 137

Animal Nutrition

How to deal with feed ingredient variability

The goal of feed formulation is to meet the nutritional needs of the target animal in the most profitable manner possible. This takes into account not only performance, but also optimization of efficiency and in some locations includes environmental nutrient management.

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Calpis America breaks ground on feed additive manufacturing plant

Calpis America Inc. broke ground on a $20 million animal feed additive manufacturing plant and headquarters facility in the Peachtree City industrial park in Georgia on May 17. The Japanese company will employ roughly 50 people at the plant, 42 of which will be created in the first year of operations on the 12-acre site.

Global animal feed antioxidants market to reach US$216.8 million by 2018

The global animal feed antioxidants market is witnessing growth due to rise in global meat consumption, and increasing concerns regarding the safety of feed and animal health have resulted in a surge in demand for feed antioxidants. Therefore, the animal feed antioxidant market in terms of volume is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate, CAGR, of 3.6 percent from 2012 to 2018, reaching US$216.8 million, according to the latest report from Transparency Market Research.

AFIA 2013 Liquid Feed Symposium registration open

The American Feed Industry Association's Liquid Feed Committee will present the 43rd annual Liquid Feed Symposium on Sept. 10-12 at Missouri's St. Louis Union Station, a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. The program will educate and promote the agricultural liquid supplement industry through high-quality speaker presentations, research funding, achievement recognition and the Liquid Feed Symposium Trade Show, according to show organizers.

Diamond V Mills SynGenx feed additive

The Diamond V Mills SynGenx feed additive supports pig digestiveand immune system health. The all-natural additive is unaffected by extremetemperatures, pH or processing and does not require special storage.

Six feed additives for pigs, poultry under heat stress

When it comes to heat stress, it is important to consider not only measures regarding adjustments in animal management and facilities, but also adjustments in feed formulation. A properly formulated summer feed can decrease the amount of heat generated during digestions and metabolism, improve animal comfort, health, and well being.

Feed Ingredients

Algae – the new universal feed ingredient?

Algae,or seaweed, are drawing a lot of attention from the scientific and commercialcommunity as a possible future feed ingredient. The concept is promising, butthere is still considerable effort required until algae become a feedcommodity.

Using maize gluten as an alternative protein source for poultry, pig feeds

The maize starch industry is a large global business that processes huge amounts of maize each year. Maize gluten protein can replace part of soybean meal in diets, but like all ingredients, it has its positive and negative aspects that require attention during feed formulation.

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How to replace zinc oxide and copper sulphate

Traditional forms of zinc and copper used for diarrhea treatment require replacement to avoid environmental accumulation as these minerals are not highly digestible.

Taiwan pig farmers, feed dealers using illegal additives

Pig farmers and feed dealers in Pingtung and Kaohsiung counties in southern Taiwan have been using and selling feed containing illegal additives, according to prosecutors. Investigators found eight people suspected of involvement and seized 23 kg of antipyretic and analgesic active pharmaceutical ingredients, APIs, along with more than 800 kg of unlabeled additives.

Animal Nutrition

Using vegetable proteins in pig and poultry feed

As animal proteins are increasingly being removed from animal feeds, vegetable-based feeds are becoming more popular. However, vegetable-based feeds are a particular challenge for the micro-flora of the gastrointestinal tract of pigs and poultry in that they have high fiber content and contain plant proteins that are generally digested less easily than animal proteins.

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Feed additive producer announces increased profits

Anpario, an international producer of natural feed additives for animal health, hygiene and nutrition, has announced increased profits and earnings per share for the year ended December 19, 2012. Total underlying profits before tax and exceptional items increased by 39 percent to £3.1 million on sales up 23 percent at £23.5 million.

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