Feed Ingredient Insights: Page 2

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Feed Ingredient Insights
Making a case for feed-optimized crop genetics
What if we intentionally bred crops with poultry nutrition in mind?
Agricultural field with tall corn stalks bordering green soybean crops under blue sky
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Feed Ingredient Insights
Hidden variability in poultry feeds from saved hybrid seed
Saving grain seed from a previous harvest is sometimes viewed as a reasonable response to economic pressure, but this choice introduces variability that deserves careful consideration.
Golden yellow corn kernels tightly clustered together
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Discounted grains, hidden costs: the risk of damaged kernels
Kernel damage fundamentally changes grain behavior in storage — and the associated risks are often underestimated.
Golden yellow corn kernels tightly clustered together
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How to recognize cereal mycotoxins in storage
Recognizing early warning signs in stored cereals can help limit exposure, prevent further toxin development and support effective risk management.
Microscopic view of elongated red and cream-colored biological structures
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The bird’s gut only reacts to nutrients, not names on ingredient labels
Formulating by nutrient function — not ingredient identity — reduces cost, variability and risk.
Reddish-brown chicken with bright pink comb looking down at feed trough
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Linseed in piglet nutrition: a gentle start with omega power
For piglets, a touch of linseed can mean smoother digestion, calmer weaning and healthier growth.
Brown flaxseeds in wooden spoon with golden oil in glass bowl on wooden surface
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Linseed in poultry feeds for health and performance
While it brings nutritional advantages, linseed also presents formulation and handling challenges that limit how far it can go in commercial rations.
Pile of brown flaxseeds on white background
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Soybean hulls a useful tool in broiler and layer feeds
As feed costs rise and producers look for sustainable fiber sources, soy hulls offer a way to fine-tune gut function, feed efficiency and even litter quality.
Yellow soybeans tightly clustered, showing varied textures and natural variations
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Pectin a valuable tool to optimize performance in ruminant nutrition
By providing stable energy release, enhancing milk fat synthesis and supporting rumen health, pectin is an often overlooked but valuable tool for optimizing dairy performance and animal well-being.
Assorted citrus fruits: orange, lemon, lime, and peeled mandarin with green leaf
Feed Ingredient Insights
Oat hulls and bran: from ruminant TMRs to premixes
Oats have long been valued in animal nutrition, not only for their grain but also for their co-products — hulls and bran.
Pile of golden wheat or grain kernels on white background
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Intrinsic phytase and the limits of available phosphorus values for poultry
Intrinsic phytase partly explains why available phosphorus values differ among cereals, and why those values can collapse after heat treatment.
Pile of golden-brown pellets or granules on white background
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Lupin as a sustainable protein-rich legume for animal feeds
Lupin, with its combination of high protein content, soil adaptability and multi-species feed application, can replace other protein sources for ruminants, pigs, poultry, rabbits and even fish.
Blue and white lupine flowers blooming in a lush green forest meadow
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