Animal Nutrition: Page 168

Animal Feed for Thought

Precision dairy rationing tools improve milk production, profits

Beyond lower milk production, lower nutrient diets can also influence the cow’s reproductive performance and health.

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Zinpro Corporation names Corey Carpenter as account manager – swine

Zinpro Corporation announces that Corey Carpenter has joined the company as account manager - swine. In this position, he is responsible for the growth and management of Zinpro Performance Minerals sales in the Midwestern U.S.

Forage analysis crucial to accurate ruminant rations

The use of NIR analysis aids in combating forage variability by identifying accurate nutrient and mineral parameters in dairy rations.

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How broiler super pre-starter diets impact bird growth

The limited digestive capacity of broiler chicks post hatch demands easily digestible raw materials. A diet containing high-quality, functional ingredients provides a good nutritional start in life. However, there are varied opinions on the ability of a diet fed only for a few days to improve growth through to slaughter.

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BIO-CAT expands sales department

BIO-CAT is pleased to announce the hiring of Stephen Schuler as its newest member to the sales team.

How storage of specialty feeds affects protein quality

Most specialty feeds, and particularly those designed for young animals, contain relatively high concentrations of sensitive ingredients.

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Blue Ridge Aquaculture opens its own feed mill

Tilapia producer Blue Ridge Aquaculture has opened a $5 million aquafeed mill in Martinsville, Virginia.

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Co-Alliance, Farmers Grain to build feed mill in Indiana

Co-Alliance and Farmers Grain recently signed a letter of intent for a joint venture to build a state-of-the-art feed mill at the Farmers Grain facility in Columbia City, Indiana.

What are the major enzymes used in poultry feeds?

There are three major classes of enzymes, each aiming to improve digestibility of one of the three most expensive nutrients in animal feed.

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Business, science behind phytogenics in pig feeds

The increasing pressure to remove antibiotic growth promotants from poultry diets in the U.S. has renewed interest in a family of additives that started as an ingredient in piglet feeds for a similar purpose.

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Zinpro Corporation names Togo Odashima Japan sales manager

Zinpro Corporation announces that Togo Odashima has joined the company as sales manager - Japan.

Otto-Tice and Bradley join Purina Animal Nutrition swine team

Purina Animal Nutrition announces the hiring of Emily Otto-Tice, Ph.D. as a senior nutritionist on the swine technical solutions team and Casey L. Bradley, Ph.D., as a swine technical manager for the national swine sales team.

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