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Unlocking the potential of insect meal in animal feed

The animal feed industry has been talking about the nutritional and environmental benefits of using insect meal; however, legislation and availability have limited its practical use. Developments in both areas mean in fish diets it has become a viable option and, for monogastrics, it has real commercial potential.

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Partnership tackles antibiotic-free poultry production

As the landscape of the poultry industry undergoes a major shift toward “post antibiotics” production, a new partnership has emerged to help producers make this transition successfully and profitably, while upholding high standards of animal health and welfare.

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How animal feed oxidation affects livestock productivity

Oxidative stress is a physiological process affected in periods of high stress, wherein animals consuming oxidized feeds possess less of a defense against internal oxidation.

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Be on the lookout for heat stress in herds, flocks

As warmer weather approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, livestock and poultry producers need to be on the lookout for heat stress in their animals and find ways to combat it.

Feed Mill Management

Top 10 articles about the animal feed industry from April

See what topics were the most popular in the animal feed industry in April.

Animal Nutrition Views

Poultry nutritionists: Get ready for ESPN 2017 next week

The European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition has become an important scientific event globally, taking place every two years.

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Organic trace minerals: Getting the most out of phytase

Phytase inclusion in monogastric animal diets is commonplace in the industry today, primarily driven by its ability to release phytate-bound phosphorus (P) from cereal-based feed ingredients.

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Why producers should monitor iron levels in animal feed

Monogastric animals, like pigs and poultry, do not care about how much iron we incorporate into their feeds. In fact, they can tolerate wide excesses.

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Biotin for poultry: An essential but expensive vitamin

For a vitamin that is required at roughly 0.1 mg/kg feed (in a broiler diet, for example), biotin is a significant nutrient in many aspects.

Animal Nutrition Views

Alternative proteins in layer feeds: What does it take?

There is plethora of alternative feed ingredients that could be used in layer diets, but lack of knowledge often causes an opportunity to be lost.

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Lupins: an alternative protein source for poultry, pigs

Anti-nutritional factors have long worked against lupins as a common feed ingredient; however, new varieties, such as sweet lupin, are proving to be a valuable protein and amino acid source in pig and poultry diets.

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Broilers can extract more minerals from new wheat

Minerals such as phosphorus are more easily available to broilers in a new variety of wheat developed in Denmark, research at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in the U.K. has shown.

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