Emma PenrodEmma Penrod has covered science and business, with an emphasis on health, the environment and agriculture, for more than a decade. Penrod covers the animal feed industry for WATTAgNet.com and can be contacted at [email protected].From the AuthorAntibiotic-free Production3-year project to screen plant extracts for possible antibiotic effectsThe project aims to expand the limited number of approved antibiotics and alternatives available in aquaculture.Feed Mill of the FutureAre phages ready to emerge from their 'disillusionment' phase?Funding gaps may have quieted headlines about phages, but industry experts say the work has continued behind the scenes and has yielded promising results.Regulatory UpdatesEPA, under Trump, moves forward with stricter regulation of PFASPFAS 'forever' chemicals have contaminated water, marine and other feed ingredients around the globe and could impact feed mills, AFIA says.Animal Feed Regulations & SafetyCongress mulling bill opponents say would ban hemp in the USLanguage inserted in a spending bill before the government shutdown would narrow the types of hemp produced and sold in the U.S.AquacultureInsect meal startup on path to rapid expansion after pivot, founder saysAs other high-profile insect startups fold, Full Circle Biotechnology has found success in selling finished feed directly to fish farmers, company founder says.PoultryHawaiian producers try island-grown taro in poultry feedThe root vegetable could help reduce the cost of poultry feed, most of which must be imported, extension agents say.Animal NutritionCereal grain type may influence performance of low-protein broiler dietsBut changing cereal grain doesn't appear to degrade the environmental benefits of a low-protein diet, researcher says.African Swine FeverASF vaccine can't protect against all viral strains: researchBut existing vaccines protect against a larger number of African swine fever virus strains than expected, researcher says.CommoditiesRecord corn, soybean crops to keep feed prices low despite trade tensionsInternational demand for U.S. corn remains strong, raising prices ahead of the fall harvest.PoultryPopular edible mushroom improves digestibility of indigestible fiberOyster mushrooms outperformed other fungal strains used in a South African poultry feed trial.African Swine FeverNew rapid test for ASF in development in JapanResearchers in Japan say they have improved the reliability of oral fluid-based tests for ASF with a new method for concentrating samples.Pig Health & DiseaseStudy links manure pumping to outbreaks of PRRSPig lots were significantly more likely to experience outbreaks of PRRS when a nearby field received pumped manure from an PRRS-positive pig farm.Page 1 of 47Next Page
