Animal Nutrition

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.
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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.
Optimized phytase dosing: unlocking more value from feed phytate
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.
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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.
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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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Feed Ingredients
Application for FDA approval of hemp ruminant feed expected this year
The Hemp Feed Coalition has launched a research webinar series to promote the ingredient and raise funds for future ingredient applications.
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Animal Nutrition Views
The hidden cost of an overcomplicated feed additive portfolio
Poultry companies regularly evaluate new additives, but rarely review whether the products accumulated over time still create measurable value together.
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Aquaculture
ADM opens early nutrition aquafeed facility in Tianjin, China
Focused on hatchery and nursery stages, the facility connects local production in China with global aquaculture nutrition expertise and market needs across the Asia-Pacific region.
Aquaculture
Salmon don't retain PFAS 'forever chemicals' like other animals, study finds
Although marine ingredients frequently contain “forever chemicals," salmon do not readily absorb PFAS from their feed.
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Feed Ingredient Insights
Choline chloride quality begins with the carrier
Choline chloride is nutritionally important in poultry feeds, but concentration, carrier quality, storage behavior and dosing accuracy determine how much reaches the bird.
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Animal Nutrition Views
When least-cost feed becomes highest-cost production
Reducing feed cost per ton creates little value when the resulting diet increases feed conversion, growing time, flock variation or processing losses.
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Aquaculture
Texas aquaculture not slowed by summer drought
Heat, dry temperature challenged operations, but production remained normal.
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Poultry
Postbiotic-essential oil blend could aid broiler gut health
Peer-reviewed study found the combination supported improved gut health and performance in broilers.
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