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Biomin World Nutrition Forum: Animal agriculture producers must make efficient use of resources

In excess of 770 attendees made their way to Singapore for the World Nutrition Forum, hosted by Biomin. Held outside of Europe for the first time, Biomin brought delegates together to examine the theme of "Nutrieconomics – Balancing Global Nutrition and Productivity as People, Performance, Profit, Planet," working together to improve food and nutrition for all, based on science, rather than public opinion.

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New products show pig industry is looking to the future

The range of new pig products and innovations in equipment, production systems and techniques to improve health, welfare and general efficiency revealed at EuroTier and SPACE indicate that the international pig industry has its sights firmly fixed on the future.

Feeding to meet the genetic potential of poultry

There remains a gap between birds reaching their genetic potential and feeding practices in poultry production. However, with new feeding techniques, producers may be able to get more than they realize from their flocks.

Reconsidering betaine in poultry feed from a cost perspective

Betaine, a nutrient in broiler nutrition was mainly used inpoultry feed, but now is available as betaine hydrochloride, which issynthetically produced.

The companies at the top of the poultry industry

Welcome to the October edition of Poultry International, which is our regular look at the World’s Top Poultry Companies. The industry continues to evolve and so have we, and we hope that you will find our new format easier to use and more informative.

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New Zealand’s Tegel Poultry achieves world’s best feed conversion

Tegel Poultry focuses on the five pillars of agricultureperformance to achieve the world’s best broiler feed conversion ratio of 155.

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Proper nutrition essential for long-term sow profitability

The stress of a gilt’s first litter can result in under-conditioning, which can affect the length of time it takes for the sow to return to estrus, and proper nutrition strategies are essential to prevent this lag time or a slump in future production, according to Mike Hemann, Great Lakes Region swine nutritionist for Purina Animal Nutrition LLC. Proper nutrition can also help to keep young sows in the herd longer.

Pig producers can improve feed conversion to cut costs

Pig producers could save nearly £9 per pig by improving their finishers' feed efficiency by 0.54, according to Matthew Curtis, managing director of Yorkshire-based pig breeding company ACMC Ltd. The British Pig Executive's Pig Yearbook 2012 shows that while the feed conversion for ‘average’ feeding herds is 2.82, the top 10 percent manage 2.28.

Sow feed efficiency drives economics on operations

Economics on sow operations are driven by feed efficiency, especially during times of high-priced inputs, according to Dan McManus, DVM, swine nutrition specialist for Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC. As input costs continue to rise, small changes in ration formulations and management can have financial impacts.

Sick pigs may benefit from soybean meal in feed

Adding soybean meal to pig feed may offer advantages compared to synthetic amino acids when dealing with disease, according to research conducted by the University of Illinois and funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff. The study was designed to investigate industry observations that pigs eating soybean meal instead of crystalline amino acids responded better when sick.

Pig low-protein diets could reduce nitrogen excretion

Feeding low-protein diets to pigs can reduce nitrogen excretion, according to research conducted by the University of Bristol and Scottish Agricultural College. Three different diets were fed to finisher pigs of a lean genotype, between 40kg and 115kg, and pig growth and carcass quality were measured.

VIV Russia 2013 to highlight latest in animal protein industry

VNU Exhibitions Europe, together with ASTI Group, will organize VIV Russia 2013, a platform representing all parts of the feed to meat market for pigs and poultry. VIV Russia, which will be held May 22–24, 2013, at the International Crocus Exhibition Center in Moscow, will showcase new products and services, state-of-the art technologies and the latest trends in the animal protein industry.

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