Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients: Page 3

Animal Nutrition Views

Balancing soybean meal with alternatives for sustainable poultry production

Nutritionists face a balancing act of replacing soybean meal without losing performance.

Poultry

5 trends reshaping poultry nutrition

With 92% of operations now embracing some level of antibiotic-free production, producers are turning to cutting-edge science to revolutionize how they feed their birds.

Swine

Sow milk-based nutrition can promote piglet feed intake

Although most piglet milk flavors are modeled after cow’s milk, research findings point to the fact that the physiological mismatch between cow’s milk and sow’s milk is substantial.

Animal Nutrition Views

3 simple tests that tell you everything about soybean meal quality

Smart feed mills track all three and look for consistency, not perfection.

Antibiotic-free Production

3-year project to screen plant extracts for possible antibiotic effects

The project aims to expand the limited number of approved antibiotics and alternatives available in aquaculture.

Feed Production by Region

China cuts raw material imports, moves toward self-sufficiency

Chinese government responds to trade wars and geopolitical uncertainty by enhancing the level of state security in domestic animal feed sector.

Feed Mill of the Future

Are phages ready to emerge from their 'disillusionment' phase?

Funding gaps may have quieted headlines about phages, but industry experts say the work has continued behind the scenes and has yielded promising results.

Feed Ingredient Insights

Pectin a valuable tool to optimize performance in ruminant nutrition

By providing stable energy release, enhancing milk fat synthesis and supporting rumen health, pectin is an often overlooked but valuable tool for optimizing dairy performance and animal well-being.

Circularity/Upcycling

Food waste-to-feed's potential hindered by logistical hurdles

While the feed industry can utilize byproducts of the human food industry, the supply chains connecting sources of food loss and waste with end users are poorly developed.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Congress mulling bill opponents say would ban hemp in the US

Language inserted in a spending bill before the government shutdown would narrow the types of hemp produced and sold in the U.S.

Regulatory Updates

GM corn variety cleared for use in EU animal feeds

Another genetically modified (GM) variety of corn has been approved for use in the European Union.

Feed Ingredient Insights

Oat hulls and bran: from ruminant TMRs to premixes

Oats have long been valued in animal nutrition, not only for their grain but also for their co-products — hulls and bran.

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