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Animal Feed Manufacturing

Korean farmers hit with high feed prices

Korean farmers have recently been hit by rising animal feed prices, and a fall in beef cattle prices caused by an oversupply of homebred cows. The number of Korean beef cattle rose to 2.92 million in 2009 and has now reached 3.3 million, the result of a 2008 mad cow disease outbreak that caused consumers to turn to Korean beef, increasing the number of Korean livestock farmers involved in cattle breeding.

Brand Insights

Keep up with advances in piglet nutrition that balance health, performance, and feeding costs

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Learn about science-driven approaches to improve gut health, refine feed formulation, and enhance profitability in piglet production.

Feed Mill Management

Japfa Comfeed to expand feed factories in 2012

Animal feed producer Japfa Comfeed Indonesia has set aside Rp 900 billion (US$99 million) to boost its production in 2012, including revamping factories in Sumatra and Java, according to company executives. The company will use 90% of the money to expand production capacity at chicken feed mills in Sumatra, and will also use funds to convert a fish feed factory to one producing chicken feed in East Java.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Wine dregs boost cow milk production, cut methane emissions

Adding the stems, seeds and skins from wine grapes to a dairy cow's feed boosts milk production by 5% and cuts methane emissions by 20%, according to research conducted by Australian scientists. "We've managed to utilize what is currently a waste product for the wine industry and turn it into a very valuable feed source," said scientist Peter Moate.

Feed Mill Management

Increasing feed mill profitability

Feed mill profitability cannot be simply defined as reducing processing input costs. If feed mill production rate and/or feed quality are sacrificed in order to save money, the virtual savings will not translate into increased profits.

Formulation and Process Control

Perten Instruments NIRView process monitoring software

Perten Instruments' NIRView process monitoring software graphically displays NIR sensor measurements in real-time. NIRView shows trend charts and currently measured values, each presented in a separate graph with up to 8 graphs displayed simultaneously.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Orange peels in cattle feed may fight E. coli, Salmonella

Adding orange peels to cattle feed may reduce the prevalence pathogenic bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, in cows' gastrointestinal tracts, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. Researchers found that sheep fed orange peel pellets resulted in a 10-fold reduction in Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 in the animals' intestinal contents.