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Animal Feed Manufacturing: Page 169
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.
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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.
Feed Mill Management
New York animal feed processor fined in worker death
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined New York animal feed processor Harbor Point Mineral Products $155,200 and cited the company for 21 violations of workplace safety standards following the May 11 death of employee Craig D. Bernier, who was fatally engulfed by cotton seed stored in a silo. Four of the violations were cited as willful — an intentional disregard for the requirements of the law or plan indifference to employee safety and health.
Animal Feed Manufacturing
India providing subsidy for cattle feed
India's Chief Minister N Rangasamy will be providing cattle feed and calf feed to milk producers living below the poverty line at a 75% subsidized rate, according to reports. The subsidized rate for cattle feed is Rs 3.60 (US$0.07) per kilogram and Rs 3.80 (US$0.07) per kilogram for calf feed.
Feed Mill Management
World feed grain use increases
World utilization of grains for animal feeds is forecast to resume a trend of annual growth in 2011-2012 after two seasons of stagnation, according to the latest Food Outlook global market analysis from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Strong demand from the livestock sectors in the leading emerging economies is seen as the main driver for a projected 1.7% increase in feed grain use to 780 million metric tons.
Animal Feed Manufacturing
Rising hay prices causing Texas ranchers to sell cattle
A year-long drought has caused hay prices to rise to as much as $115 per 800-pound bale as of mid-October (compared to $60 during the same time in 2010), causing some Texas ranchers to sell off or abandon their cattle as they can no longer afford to maintain their herds. The drought, which has caused wildfires and cost Texas agriculture some $5.2 billion so far in damages, is the costliest on record, according to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
Animal Feed Manufacturing
Canada animal feed supplier to shut down poultry feed mill
Canadian animal feed supplier Shur-Gain will shut down its poultry and livestock feed mill operations in Stephenville, Newfoundland, by the end of 2011, according to Réjean Faubert, the company's Atlantic region general manager. The mill is closing due to a low volume of finished feeds being manufactured and limited profitability at the operation, said Faubert.
Feed Mill Management
Distillers’ grains substituting for more corn, soybeans in feed
On average, between crop years 2006/2007 and 2010/2011, 1 metric ton of distillers' grains (DDGS) produced for animal feed by U.S. ethanol plants substituted for about 1.22 metric tons of corn and soybean meal combined, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These findings may result in a net increase in DDGS in animal feed, as over time the amount in beef cattle feed declines but the share in dairy cattle, swine and poultry feed increases, according to the report.
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