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Alternative Feed Ingredients

Brazil’s Aurora ranked best in poultry and pig sector

Santa Catarina based Cooperativa Central Aurora Alimentos has been judged the best company in the pig and poultry sector in the annual publication Melhores & Melhores. Published by Editora Abril, “Biggest and Best” ranks the 100 largest companies in Brazil each year, based on their performance during the previous year.

Brand Insights

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

ADM Animal Nutrition

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum helps improve energy efficiency in dairy cows, supporting milk production and resource-efficient dairy nutrition.

Poultry

Feeding whole grains to broilers: A review

The interest for feeding whole grains to broilers remains strong, especially as cereal prices remain high, and skipping grinding cost is considered a viable way of reducing production cost. In addition, feeding whole grain has been reported to confer positive effects on digestive function and health, especially in preventing the enlargement of proventriculus and atrophy of gizzard with pelleted diets.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Petersime opens subsidiary office in China

Belgium-based Petersime,a global supplier of incubators and hatcheries, has opened a representativeoffice in Tianjin, Heping District, China. The Tianjin office is Petersime’sthird subsidiary, joining Petersime do Brasil and Petersime OOO in Moscow.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Sunflower ingredients in pig feeds

Sunflower by-products are a viable alternative to soybean meal, especially in countries with a colder climate. Pigs will readily consume diets based on sunflower meal, assuming upper crude fiber limits are not exceeded.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Ola de frío provoca mortandad de pollos en Bolivia

En los últimos días de mayo, el precio del kilo de carne de pollo en La Paz, la capital boliviana, subió de 11 a 15 bolivianos (de 1.59 a 2.17 dólares estadounidenses), la cotización máxima acordada por el gobierno nacional con los avicultores en este país andino.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Italy found guilty of non-compliance with cage ban

Italy has been found guilty by the European Court of Justice of failing to comply with the EU ban on battery cages, which came into force on January 1, 2012. During lengthy proceedings, the Italian authorities claimed they did not have sufficient time to make sure all farms were compliant by the deadline.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Ex-egg producers Jack and Peter DeCoster face federal charges

Former egg industryexecutive Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster were charged May 21with selling the eggs responsible for a 2010 Salmonella outbreak that causedthousands of people to become ill and led to the recall of 550 million eggs.The DeCosters were charged with introducing adulterated food into interstatecommerce, a misdemeanor that carries a minimum sentence of one year in jail.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Is on-farm spent hen composting a viable option?

Composting has long been used as a suitable management tool for handling the solid wastes produced in layer hen facilities and is now becoming a more common practice for managing spent hens and mortalities.Spent hens have traditionally been removed from farm and converted to human and animal food at processing facilities.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Wheat as a pig feed ingredient

Wheat is the main staple in pig diets in several parts of the world (usually in wheat-producing areas), but it remains a mystery for many who do not use it regularly. To this end, some knowledge is required before formulation with wheat can commence.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Desinfección seca por ultradifusión para optimizar la inocuidad alimentaria en producción avícola

Hace años que autoridades, veterinarios y técnicos de la industria proponen ciertas prácticas de manejo de producción y de control de contaminación internas y externas. Los desinfectantes secos actúan por difusión de humo en el ambiente de una sala cerrada.

Ingredients

Xylamax enzyme solution

BioResource International

BioResource International Xylamax enzyme solution offers meat producers the ability to economically deliver more meat in a safe and sustainable way. It is an intrinsically thermo-stable 1,4-beta-xylanase enzyme that delivers consistently high levels of energy release and improved digestibility in animal feed.

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Provisur Technologies Weiler VersaGrind pump grinding system

Provisur Technologies Inc

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