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Crop tour results in lowered forecasts for corn and soybean yields

Chip Flory, editor, Pro Farmer, and crop analyst, presented the results of Pro Farmer's 21st annual crop tour during the Pro Farmer/WATT Grain & Meat Outlook webinar. He said that as a result of late planting caused by wet spring weather in the Corn Belt, much of the corn and the soybean crops are at immature stages for late August and will require several weeks of good growing conditions to reach their respective yield potentials.

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Rethinking calf nutrition: 5 reasons to embrace vegetable proteins in CMRs

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Rethinking calf nutrition: 5 reasons to embrace vegetable proteins in CMRs

Aquafeed Horizons 2014 conference returns to Bangkok

Aquafeed Horizons returns to Bangkok in 2014 as part of FIAAP Asia/VICTAM Asia 2014. Aquafeed Horizons allows aquafeed producers from the region and beyond to learn about the latest innovations in aquafeed production technology and feed formulation.

Preventing broiler foot-pad dermatitis with nutrition

Broiler foot-pad contact dermatitis (also known as pododermatitis) remains a production and welfare problem for the worldwide broiler industry as it reduces profitability and causes suffering to birds. In fact, regulations exist in several European countries that try to control this problem by reducing stocking density where broiler foot-pad dermatitis remains a chronic issue.

Prince Agri Products launches new dairy cow nutrition website

Prince Agri Products Inc. has launched a new website, TheOmniGenDifference.com, which focuses on the role of dairy cow nutrition and management in maintaining a healthy immune system and greater productivity.Research continues to demonstrate that a well-functioning immune system is vital to dairy cattle when dealing with stressful events such as calving, high milk production, social changes, weather changes and forage quality issues.

Maple Leaf Foods to sell Rothsay rendering and biodiesel business

Maple Leaf Foods has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of 2013.

How to increase egg weight through hen nutrition

Egg weight remains a quality factor in certain markets, worldwide, and especially where eggs are sold and bought fresh. Controlling egg weight can be a difficult exercise as several factors are implicated.

The future of poultry nutrition: 1:1 feed conversions by 2025?

In the recent past, the goal of an average broiler complex was 2:2:42, which meant growing a two kilogram bird (4.4 pounds), with a feed conversion of 2:1, in 42 days. With continued genetic advances, broiler producers will be able to reach that same weight with just one kilogram of feed, probably by 2025.

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Feed Ingredients

Phytase, trace mineral premixes in broiler diets

Trace mineral premixes have not escaped scrutiny in periodic poultry nutrition program reviews.

Kemin dairy technical services manager receives dairy science association award

Dr. Kevin Herrick, dairy technical services manager with Kemin Industries, has been awarded the 2013 American Dairy Science Association Graduate Student Paper Publication Award, presented at the organization's annual meeting held in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 10. Herrick was awarded for his work appearing in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of Dairy Science.

Three ways piglet diets can benefit from wheat gluten

Wheat gluten is one of the most important proteins in wheat. Lately, wheat gluten has been used in piglet diets with promising results.

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What the Veterinary Feed Directive means for the poultry industry

The debate of antibiotic use in animal agriculture revolves around the concept that antibiotic usage in food animals may induce antibiotic resistance in bacteria that may be transmitted from food animals to humans via the consumption of contaminated food products of animal origin. This has been a subject of scientific and public policy debate for years. Public health advocacy groups, consumer groups, and even members of Congress have actively joined the public discussion.

Replacing expensive lactose in piglet feeds

Lactose is required in all piglet feeds, but its high cost often limits its use to the detriment of animal growth and health. Fortunately, other sugars can replace lactose without losing performance. “Lactose equivalent” ingredients reflect the fact that lactose and other sugars can be used interchangeably. This article examines these sugars and their unique characteristics.

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