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Feed Ingredient Insights
Calcium source solubility for laying hens
Calcium concentration tells how much enters the feed. Solubility and particle size help determine when that calcium becomes available during eggshell formation.
Brand Insights
Optimized phytase dosing: unlocking more value from feed phytate
IFF Animal Nutrition & Health
Learn how optimized phytase dosing with Axtra® PHY GOLD can improve nutrient release, reduce feed costs and maximize feed phytate value in poultry and swine diets.
Animal Nutrition Views
Fixed feeding phases may be costing broiler integrators money
Calendar-based feed changes simplify operations, but they do not always deliver nutrients at the biological point when broilers need them.
Aquaculture
NAA calls for greater recognition, expansion of responsible American aquaculture
In response to recent reporting on environmental and labor concerns associated with international fish farming and seafood supply chains overseas, the National Aquaculture Association is emphasizing the importance of expanding responsible, well-regulated aquaculture production in the United States.
Business & Markets
Vetagro opens its first US manufacturing facility in Easton, Maryland
The new plant will expand Vetagro’s production capacity and bring its supply chain closer to North American customers, while also supporting exports to international markets.
Animal Feed Manufacturing
BioMar launches new approach to feed formulation with BioRetain
The new formulation concept is designed to improve nutrient utilization while giving greater flexibility in the raw materials used to deliver high-performing feed solutions.
Animal Nutrition Views
External and in-house nutritionists solve different problems
The in-house nutritionist manages the feeding program every day. An external consultant should help senior management determine whether the entire nutrition system is delivering the expected commercial result.
Aquaculture
Study: Raising leaner salmon cut feed costs by $100 million per year
Selective breeding for lower body fat could improve salmon feed efficiency, potentially saving Norway’s salmon industry about US$118 million annually.
Animal Nutrition Views
When should a poultry company independently review its nutrition program?
An external review is most valuable before performance collapses — when costs, specifications, additives and operating practices have gradually stopped working as one system.
Animal Nutrition Views
When FCR is the wrong performance metric for a poultry integrator
Feed conversion measures biological efficiency, but it does not necessarily identify the flock producing the greatest quantity or value of saleable poultry meat.
Feed Ingredient Insights
Feed phosphates should be priced by digestible phosphorus
The phosphorus contribution of a feed ingredient depends on its origin, its availability to the bird and what the rest of the diet allows the bird to use.
Sustainability in Feed Production
Kenya seeks solutions to boost feed, milk supply resilience
A prolonged period of lower-than-average rainfall is driving the East African state’s growers and dairy farmers to explore alternative feeding strategies.
Sustainability in Feed Production
Philippines looks for ways to mitigate El Nino
With a particularly strong El Nino phenomenon in prospect, the nation’s agriculture ministry is investigating ways to ensure national food security.
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