Animal Nutrition: Page 179

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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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Feed Production by Region

Skretting to increase aquaculture research capacity

Skretting will significantly increase its research capacity with an expansion of the Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) Lerang Research Station in Norway and a new facility at Pargua in Chile.

Tyson considering using whole canola in poultry rations

Tyson Foods says it is exploring the possibility of including whole canola in its poultry rations.

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Fish farm says Purina feed caused massive die-offs

An Illinois fish producer is suing Purina Animal Nutrition for allegedly causing massive fish die-offs with its feed.

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Projects aim to improve feed efficiency, meat quality

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and 11 other institutions have been awarded GBP2.2 million (US$2.7 million), allowing for three projects that will work to improve livestock feed efficiency and meat quality in Britain, according to a press release from SRUC.

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Agrifirm aims for additional phosphate reduction

Agrifirm calculates that, with its livestock farmers and suitable measures, a significant additional phosphate reduction can be achieved, while maintaining a positive result for livestock farmers.

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Russian aquaculture industry slow to emerge despite demand

Troubles with aquafeed production hinder the development of Russia's aquaculture industry.

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