Feed Ingredient Insights: Page 8

Feed Ingredient Insights

Getting to know more about plant phytate in animal feeds

There are some points worth keeping in mind when dealing with ingredients rich or poor in this compound.

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Picking the right phytase when phosphate supply is low

The animal nutrition industry faces a scarcity of feed phosphates – such as mono- or dicalcium phosphates.

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European fruit byproducts can replace Ukrainian wheat

Fruit byproducts can be used to replace wheat as an alternative raw material in feeds for poultry and livestock species.

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Considerations for byproducts that can replace wheat

When it comes to using agro-industrial byproducts, the first two hurdles are local/seasonal availability and chemical/nutrient variability.

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Is corn gluten feed a good replacement for soybean meal?

Corn gluten feed cannot be used as a main protein source, but only as a secondary one, even with the addition of certain synthetic amino acids.

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Is sorghum suitable for broiler feeding?

Broilers can thrive equally when fed diets based on corn or sorghum, but sorghum has its own set of qualifications.

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Critical points for alternative protein sources in broilers

Alternative sources of protein are often sought out to replace soybean meal in animal diets.

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Critical points for using alternative cereals in broilers

When corn gets expensive, as it is now, interest grows in alternative cereals to replace it at a lower cost.

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Linseed oil requires extra antioxidant additions

Supra-nutritional levels of vitamin E will be beneficial in diets fortified with any source of omega-3 fatty acids.

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Feeding sorghum as an alternative to corn

Sorghum is an alternative cereal for corn in many countries worldwide as it is a commodity exported mainly from the U.S. and Latin America.

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Dry roasting soybeans an inexpensive farm processing method

Dry roasting is an inexpensive on-farm heat treatment of whole (full-fat) soybeans that can be employed in small to medium operations that cannot afford buying an extruder.

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How much more soybean meal can be used in commercial feeds?

Soy exports from the U.S. are facing problems due to trade wars, and imported amino acids may become scarce and expensive due to supply tightening – as is already happening with threonine.

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