Jackie LindenJackie Linden is a freelance journalist based in the United Kingdom.From the Author - Page 71Feed AdditivesStudy shows how to reduce methane emission from ruminantsAn international team of researchers has explained how a new compound works to reduce the environmental impact of ruminant animals by cutting the production of the greenhouse gas, methane.SwineVietnam tightens up on banned substances in animal feedA new joint program was recently signed in Hanoi to encourage 100,000 livestock farmers to commit to end the use of banned substances. In the spotlight are beta-agonists, including clenbuterol, salbutamol and ractopamine, fed to stimulate growth and make the animals lean.PoultryIndonesian animal feed production to rise in 2016Total animal feed production in Indonesia is forecast to increase this year, buoyed up strong demand for aquafeeds, while the poultry sector is struggling with oversupply in the market and the recent return of avian flu.Feed Production by RegionSri Lanka sees strong demand for compound feedEvidence shows that poultry farmers in Sri Lanka are shifting from feeding home-mixed diets to purchasing compound feed.Feed Production by RegionAquafeed demand for Chilean salmon market may declineAn algal bloom has caused losses in Chile’s salmon industry of 10 percent of annual production since the start of 2016, according to USDA Foreign Agricultural Service reports. Having faced previous challenges, Chile’s salmon industry appeared to be recovering in late 2015, as the balance between prices and input costs became more favorable, but the algal bloom in 2016 has caused additional problems.Dairy CattleHow feed efficient is your dairy cow?After years of research by Wageningen UR Livestock Research, Dutch dairy farmers can now find out the feed efficiency of the offspring of the country’s dairy bulls. This will help the farmer boost profitability from milk production, and contribute to more sustainable production of animal proteins to feed a growing world population.Feed Production by RegionEurope-China project aims to cut mycotoxin lossesMycotoxins cost the European agriculture industry EUR3 billion (US$3.4 billion) each year, presenting risks to human and animal health throughout the feed and food chain.Feed Production by RegionOlam invests $150M in Nigerian poultry, feed sectorsOlam International (also known as Olam Group) plans to invest NGN30 billion (US$150 million) in two state-of-the-art feed mills, poultry breeding farms and a hatchery to produce day-old chicks in Nigeria.Feed Production by RegionAller Aqua to build fish feed factory in ZambiaIn partnership with local aquaculture firm Yalelo, Aller Aqua has announced plans to build a fish feed mill on Lake Kariba in southern Zambia to help boost the region’s production of tilapia.Feed Production by RegionChina to allow market to set corn pricesAn end is in sight for Chinese government policy to support domestic corn production, which has subsidized farmers to produce excessive crops that linger in storage.Feed Production by RegionEuropean Parliament: Farms must fight antibiotic resistanceLate last week, the European Parliament announced that the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, in order to fight the growing resistance of bacteria to today’s antibiotics.Feed Production by RegionLack of quality feeds slows Russia’s aquaculture sectorLack of feed and raw materials is among the challenges facing the aquaculture sector in Russia, delegates to Aquaculture 2016, held in Moscow in February, learned, according to a report, “Development of Aquaculture Sector in Russia.”Previous PagePage 71 of 73Next Page
