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Poultry Health & Disease

Poultry nutrition: Implications of changing immune function

Many nutrients are capable of modulating the immune system, said Doug Korver, Poultry Research Centre, University of Alberta, during the pre-show Nutrition and Poultry Health Symposium at the 2013 Midwest Poultry Federation Convention. Nutritional immunomodulation holds great promise as a means to increase poultry productivity and health.

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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

VIV themes to focus on ‘feed to meat’ process

By using two essential themes VIV aims to facilitate and stimulate production of high-quality animal protein in the growth countries of the Southeast Asia. This themed duality is prevalent throughout VIV Asia 2013: CropTech-FeedTech & MeatTech.

United Nations institutions seek effective drought policies

Seeing the harsh impact drought has had on the world’s food supply, three United Nations institutions are joining forces to promote the development and adoption of policies to make drought-prone countries more resilient.

Agriculture must be part of EU trade talks, says ag secretary

The U.S. and the European Union are launching negotiations to a trans-Atlantic trade agreement, and U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack is pushing that agriculture be a key commerce area covered in those talks. "I expressed in the presence of the President and the U.S. trade representative a deep concern that the negotiations take place with the full understanding that agriculture’s got to be on the table," said Vilsack.

Choosing immunoglobulins for piglet feed: milk, plasma or eggs

Immunoglobulins are anexciting, powerful, yet little acknowledged, component in modern piglet diets. Usingthem at the right amount and form can create the most competitive pigletformulas in terms of cost and animal performance.

Food, beverage industry survey offers economic outlook for BRIC nations

“Global food and beverage Industry Survey 2013: Economic Outlook in BRIC” is a new report that provides an extensive and authoritative analysis of the economic outlook of Brazil, Russia, India and China for 2013.

Poultry market conditions improving, Rabobank reports

The global poultry industry continues to operate in a challenging market place, but conditions for 2013 are improving; a reduction in corn prices in recent months has been a welcome break for an industry that saw margins shrink in many parts of the world throughout 2012.

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Iowa cattle farmer converting sawdust into feed

An Iowa cattle farmer is converting sawdust from his lumber mill into feed for his cattle, creating a 70 percent sawdust ration that he says is nutritious, economical and green. While animals can barely digest untreated sawdust, which consists of more than 50 percent cellulose and roughly 30 percent lignin, instituting a process to free up the cellulose provides access to the nutrients.

Snow storms help animal feed producers, but won’t end drought

A pair of February snow storms brought some drought relief to animal feed grain producing states, but weather experts say it will not be enough to replenish the water supply to its needed levels.

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Missouri Senate passes bill to allow kids to work on farm

Children younger than 16 would be able to avoid future federal regulation and keep working on their parents' farms under legislation passed by Missouri's Senate.

Agriculture secretary names ten to advisory board

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the appointment of 10 members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board. The Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 authorized the creation of the board, which is composed of 25 members and operates under the auspices of the USDA Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area.

USDA economist says broiler production will drop if drought persists

USDA Chief Economist Joesph Glauber is expecting 2013 to be a near-record year for both corn and soybean production, but he adds that if the drought persists and his projection is wrong, broiler production will likely drop. “Another year of below trend yields and high prices would likely result in further liquidation of broiler numbers,” Glauber said during the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum 2013 on February 21.

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