Animal Nutrition: Page 183

Swine

How to use medium-chain fatty acids in pig diets

Pig gut health suffers during times of stress. This leaves them susceptible to disease, as well as having a negative effect on growth. Medium chain fatty acids are known to have antibacterial activity and their benefit on performance makes them a useful tool in antibiotic-free production.

Animal Nutrition Views

Common additives to replace antibiotics in US broiler feeds

The United States is following the arduous path already taken by the European Union, at least when it comes to banning growth-promoting antibiotics in broiler diets.

Poultry

Catalyst’s Midwest premix plant certified organic

Catalyst’s Midwest premix animal feed manufacturing facility has been certified as organic by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

Poultry

Antibiotic-free animal feed production grows worldwide

The 2017 WATT Nutrition and Feed Survey reveals growing trend for antibiotic-free animal feed production.

Biosecurity

Top 10 articles about the animal feed industry from February

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

Animal Nutrition Views

Poultry foot-pad dermatitis: An updated review

Finding a review on a hot topic, like that of foot-pad dermatitis (FPD) in broilers and turkeys, is too good not to share.

Poultry

Cheaper feed for Brazil broiler, pig sectors in January

Brazilian poultry and pig producers saw a continuation in the decline in production costs for the first month of 2017.

Feed Production by Region

Report highlights ASEAN region’s growth in fish production

The ASEAN region – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – is projected to produce 24 percent of global fish output by 2030, according to a new report from WorldFish.

Poultry

When to use natural betaine in poultry diets

When poultry diets are fortified with betaine, a synthetic form is most often used. When natural betaine is preferred, and when is it not suitable?

Poultry

County awarded $1.35 million for Mountaire feed mill

cotland County, North Carolina, has been awarded a $1,350,000 grant to support the construction of 18,932 linear feet of rail siding to benefit Mountaire Farms’ feed mill to be located in the county.

Poultry

7 alternative vegetable protein sources for broilers

There are minor, local sources of protein that can offer the benefits of volume and low prices. When such opportunity arises, broiler producers are enticed to use these alternative, protein-rich ingredients, but results are often disappointing.

Poultry

4 feed formulation software trends shaping animal nutrition

From handling feed production to quality control to managing marketing and nutritional values, formulation software is helping companies wade through consumer trends and customer demands to stay competitive in today’s feed industry.

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