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Poultry

3 reasons feed additives fail, how to make them succeed

I have identified three common features among feed additives that fail to make an impact on the market and another three traits that characterize those that succeed.

Dairy Cattle

Preventing common metabolic disorders in dairy cattle

With correct management and nutrition, significant reductions in the incidence of the most common metabolic diseases in dairy cows can be achieved.

Dairy Cattle

Cargill eliminates 20 percent of shared-class antibiotics

Cargill is eliminating 20 percent of shared-class antibiotics, those deemed important for human medicine and farm animals, from its four feed yards in Texas, Kansas and Colorado, and four additional feed yards operated by Friona Industries, which is a strategic business partner that supplies the company with cattle. The total number of cattle involved annually is approximately 1.2 million.

Poultry

#tbt: The effect of fumonisin exposure on poultry

The effects of fumonisin exposure on poultry were dramatically witnessed in 1995, when two layer farms were seriously affected. The outbreak was characterized by black, sticky diarrhea; a severe reduction in the birds’ food intake, egg production and body weight; and lameness and death. The mortality rate reached 10 percent, while egg production declined by 20 percent.

Poultry

5 alternative broiler super pre-starter ingredients

Modern broiler production already appreciates the value of a high-density pre-starter feed. Such "super" feeds not only enhance early growth, but they also improve lifetime performance.

Feed Production by Region

Lack of quality feeds slows Russia’s aquaculture sector

Lack of feed and raw materials is among the challenges facing the aquaculture sector in Russia, delegates to Aquaculture 2016, held in Moscow in February, learned, according to a report, “Development of Aquaculture Sector in Russia.”

Poultry

Animal feed trends for the week ending March 3

The past week brought us news about Foster Farms, InVivo NSA, Darling Ingredients, Land O’Lakes, Nutreco, mycotoxins, metabolic disease in dairy cattle, and a new feed mill in Bolivia.

Poultry

Land O’Lakes sees record profit in 2015

Land O’Lakes Inc. saw record net earnings of $308 million, up from $266 million in 2015.

Feed Production by Region

Nutreco, ACF enter joint venture for fish feed production

Nutreco and African Century Foods (ACF) have entered into a 75/25 joint venture in Zambia, Skretting Zambia, for the production, sale and distribution of tilapia feed. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval. The joint venture will construct and operate the first dedicated fish feed plant in Zambia. Skretting is Nutreco’s global brand for aquafeed.

Poultry

Foster Farms to build organic feed mill

Foster Farms is planning to construct a new organic feed mill to be located next to its conventional feed mill in Tulare County, California.

Poultry

Animal feed trends for the week ending February 25

The past week brought us news about GMO labeling laws, antibiotic usage trends, an anticipated corn shortage in South Africa, how feed additives can create meat and egg superfoods and a recently released mycotoxin study.

Dairy Cattle

The high cost of metabolic diseases in dairy cattle

Metabolic disorders are extremely costly to dairy farmers and the overall cost is certainly greater than the direct loss of income from reduced milk production. Most metabolic disorders are not "stand-alone" – the occurrence of one tends to increase the risk of another. Nutrition is probably the most influential and most often considered when looking at management practices to address metabolic issues, but cow comfort and hygiene are also crucial.

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