Feed Ingredient Insights: Page 7

Feed Ingredient Insights

What natural ingredients are rich in valine?

Valine exists as a feed-grade free amino acid, but it is neither inexpensive nor available everywhere.

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Glutamine a semi-essential amino acid in feed formulation

Supplementary glutamine has been found to enhance gut health, leading to increased feed intake and improved growth performance post-weaning.

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Cracked corn for broilers to reduce feed mill energy cost

There is an increasing interest in feeding cracked corn to broilers, as a measure of reducing grinding electricity expenditure.

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Status of tannins in animal feeds

Learn more about the three types of tannins that exist in nature and how they can affect animal nutrition.

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The true cost of cereal grains in animal feeds

Ideally, best prices should be ensured for corn and soybean meal, but a 10% better price on corn will bring back better profits.

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Post-harvest preservation of quality in grains

There are three factors that determine the preservation of quality in cereal grains: moisture, temperature and time of storage.

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Alternative cereals may require more carbohydrases

Carbohydrases attack fiber carbohydrates, releasing energy that would be otherwise lost for the animal.

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Rye as an alternative cereal for animal feeds

Rye can be considered a cousin to wheat, and is cultivated where other such cereals cannot be grown.

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Bakery meal as a tasty proposal for animal feeds

Many animals love bakery products, which might be able to replace all or part of lactose and/or cooked cereals in diets for some species.

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Yesterday’s bread can make quality bread meal for feed

Bakery meal is an excellent product, but it might contain too much salt, sugar or oil, and any of these may cause problems if not controlled properly.

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Sugar beet pulp pellets palatable for dairy cows

Sugar beet pulp is suitable for cows that exhibit low feed intake or are prone to rumen acidosis due to high-grain rations being fed.

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Cottonseeds for dairy cows as a package full of nutrients

Cottonseeds are rich in oil, which is inexpensive and used to replace other more expensive or less readily available vegetable oils.

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