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Animal Nutrition

4 major additives that replace antibiotics with success

There is no additive, not of a medicinal nature, that can replace the role of antibiotics for therapeutic purposes. Sick animals requiring antibiotic treatment under veterinarian care should receive appropriate antibiotics at proper dosages to ensure their health and welfare. What happens to such animals raised under no-antibiotics-ever production is a matter that has to do with the marketing/commercial aspects of such business.

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Animal Nutrition

How gut health affects animal performance in ABF production

The challenge of antibiotic-free production makes gut health even more important for animal performance. Maintaining a balanced and effective microbiome is essential for health. The relationship between it and the host is complex but there are novel opportunities for positive manipulation.

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Animal Nutrition

Research reveals effects of feeding yucca to ruminants

Different findings regarding the effects of feeding yucca to ruminants may be explained by disparities between studies.

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Animal Nutrition

Future animal health applications for bacteriophages

Scientists believe that bacteriophage gene products could eventually be used to target bacterial pathogens, such as C. perfringens, in commercial livestock and poultry applications.

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Feed Production by Region

Ghana’s aquaculture industry needs strategic thinking to grow

With a series of only partially successful past initiatives to expand fish farming in the Ghana, one stakeholder is calling for strategic thinking to promote aquaculture in the West African country.

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Paul Hays joins Vets Plus

Vets Plus, Inc., the Wisconsin-based nutraceutical manufacturer has announced that Paul Hays has joined its senior management team.

University of Arkansas, Adisseo to expand poultry research

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Adisseo, a France-based animal nutrition company, have entered into an agreement to expand collaborative research in poultry health and nutrition that began last fall.

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BIOMIN opens lab for innovative intestinal health concepts in livestock

Global animal nutrition firm BIOMIN has announced the official opening of a new research lab to sustainably strengthen and improve the gut health of livestock in cooperation with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and BOKU University in Austria.

Double S announces staff and product updates, launches new website

In response to tremendous growth and opportunity, Double S Liquid Feed Services is excited to announce progressive changes for the company, including the hiring of Jacob Shepard.

Jonny Lester joins Devenish as poultry technical manager

Jonny Lester has joined agri technology company Devenish as poultry technical manager.

Feed Production by Region

Brunei ministry calls for aquaculture investors

With an eye on the opportunities offered by the further development of the aquaculture sector, the government of the Southeast Asian island nation of Brunei Darussalam is hoping to attract new investors.

African Swine Fever

WH Group profit drops 4 percent in 2018

Citing challenges with the global trade situation and African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, China’s WH Group reported a 4 percent drop in profit, but a 1 percent increase in revenue for 2018.

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