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Antibiotic-free Production

Animal feed trends for the week ending Oct. 22

The past week brought us news about hospitals and a fast-food restaurant chain switching to antibiotic-free meat, IFIF’s new chairman, mycotoxins, ways to improve broiler gut health, high-fiber and high-protein diets, the FDA’s implementation of FSMA Phase 2, and a blog from Ioannis Mavromichalis.

Brand Insights

Keep up with advances in piglet nutrition that balance health, performance, and feeding costs

WATT Global Media

Learn about science-driven approaches to improve gut health, refine feed formulation, and enhance profitability in piglet production. Presented by Feed Strategy.

Poultry

Yeast cell wall derivatives improve broiler gut health

Yeast cell wall derivatives can reduce antibiotics in poultry animal production, as well as functional feed components, such as MOS and MRF.

Swine

Can high-fiber levels offset effects of high-protein diets?

There is a notion that high-protein diets can be used along with high-fiber levels, without sacrificing performance, but is it possible to actually enhance performance by using the right mix of fibers?

Poultry

Animal feed trends for the week ending Oct. 15

The past week brought us news about feeding animal by-products, IFIF’s new chairman, the U.S. corn harvest, the role of threonine in pig gut health, organic trace minerals, soybean meal, Cargill’s acquisition of EWOS, 10 things you’ll see at 2016 IPPE, and a blog about phytase-3 and -6.

Swine

Soybean meal through solid-state fermentation

Soybean meal (SBM) is a common protein source that supplies the majority of protein in most animal diets. The attractive amino acid profile, economical cost and availability contribute its use as a protein source.

Swine

Pig gut health: Understanding the role of threonine

In pig diets, threonine is an amino acid essential for growth, but also for the proper functioning of the immune system. This latter function requires further understanding.

Poultry

Organic trace minerals aid in optimizing poultry performance

Chelated trace mineral technology enables birds to receive optimum nutrition while including less minerals in the formulation. This is the third installment in a four-part series by Novus International.

Poultry

What is wrong with feeding pigs, poultry animal by-products?

It all depends who you ask, as they all have a say in this case: the animal, the producer, the renderer, the consumer. Let's examine each case more closely.

Aquaculture

Cargill completes acquisition of EWOS

Cargill is ushering in a new era in meeting the world’s demand for protein with the completion of its acquisition of EWOS, a global leader in salmon nutrition, for EUR1.35 billion (US$1.52 billion). In August, Cargill entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III to acquire EWOS. The deal closed October 8, 2015, after meeting all necessary country regulatory approvals.

Dairy Cattle

Total mixed ration system for dairy cows: benefits, drawbacks

The many benefits of total mixed ration are weighed against their disadvantages for farmers to decide whether such feeding system is for them to adopt.

Aquaculture

Program for Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2016 announced

The program for the next Aquafeed.com conference, Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2016, has been announced. The 9th edition of the technical conference for aquafeed professionals will take place at the BITEC, Bangkok, on March 29, 2016. It will be in English with simultaneous interpretation into Thai.

Poultry

Chinese agree to buy $5.3 billion worth of US soybeans

Chinese importers signed letters of intent to purchase more than 13 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans, valued at $5.3 billion, at a ceremony held in Des Moines, Iowa on September 24.

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