Animal Nutrition: Page 173

Dairy Cattle

Dairy sector next likely target of animal activists

Animal rights activists have already taken on the veal, pork, egg and broiler chicken industries, and it could be only a matter of time before the dairy industry becomes their next target, a poultry veterinarian said.

Poultry

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 Production by Region

Cargill opens 10th aquafeed line in Vietnam

Cargill in Vietnam has opened its 10th aquafeed line at its feed mill in Ha Nam.

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.

Poultry

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.

Poultry

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.

Poultry

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.

Dairy Cattle

Improving dairy cow performance with fiber-degrading enzymes

Recent trials reveal the effects of fiber-degrading enzymes on dairy feed conversion, efficiency and production in dairy cows.

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.

Latest News

Steven Rafferty will leave Skretting

Steven Rafferty has resigned from his roles as Managing Director of Skretting Global Salmon and Fish Feed Southern Europe and as a member of Nutreco Executive Committee.

Poultry

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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