Ann ReusAnn Reus is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media who covers the animal feed and nutrition industries.From the AuthorDairy Cow Health & DiseaseNew theory on milk fever in cows may also benefit human healthProfessor Burim Ametaj, a nutritional immunobiologist in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta, has introduced a new perspective, which he calls the Calci-Inflammatory Network.Animal WelfareDemocratic senators urge ag committee to protect Proposition 12The move comes after the Trump administration sued California and Gov. Gavin Newsom over the state’s animal housing laws, claiming that they are contributing to high egg prices.BiosecurityNew NWS case halts planned reopening of southern ports to livestockDue to a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has ordered the closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border, nine days after announcing that some southern ports would reopen.Antibiotic-free ProductionUS poultry industry shows improvements in antibiotic stewardshipResearch supported by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) quantifies the U.S. poultry industry’s on-farm antibiotic use.Alternative ProteinInghams NZ partners on project to create feedstock from geothermal gasesInghams is partnering with Tauhara North No. 2 Trust and its delivery partner, geothermal consultancy Upflow in New Zealand, to support the decarbonization of the animal feed industry and reduce Inghams’ reliance on imported feed ingredients.Legal NewsSupreme Court declines to hear Proposition 12 challengeThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by the Iowa Pork Producers Association challenging California’s Proposition 12.Business & MarketsCargill to exit aquafeed business in VietnamCargill has exited the aquafeed business in Vietnam and will close two plants in the country.Consumer TrendsConsumer confidence in eggs, dairy strong despite H5N1 outbreaksU.S. consumer demand for eggs and milk remain strong, despite H5N1 outbreaks in poultry and dairy cattle.Regulatory UpdatesInnovative FEED Act introduced in US SenateCompanion bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in March with broad bipartisan support.Antibiotic-free ProductionExclusive interview: The state of worldwide antimicrobial resistanceDavid Nickell, vice president sustainability and business solutions at DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition and Health, offers his insight into how and why antimicrobial use in agriculture has declined.NewsfeedNew process uses cow dung to create cellulose materialsFor the first time, manufacturing-grade cellulose has been created by using animal waste as a raw material.Feed AdditivesGroups petition HHS secretary to reduce or eliminate ractopamine levelsMore than 50 groups, led by Friends of the Earth, have sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary asking the agency to reduce or eliminate allowable levels of ractopamine in farmed animals.Page 1 of 107Next Page
