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Feed Additives

Mushrooms show promise to improve feed efficiency in pigs

Dublin researcher believes mushrooms could prove more effective than seaweeds in replacing antibiotics after experiments with pig feed.

June 15, 2022

Animal Nutrition

Specialty corn could help prevent necrotic enteritis

A new corn variety developed by Penn State researchers could reduce the incidence of necrotic enteritis and cut deaths by almost one-fourth.

May 10, 2022

Animal Health & Veterinary

Researchers look to the past for antibiotic alternatives

Naturally occurring enzymes could serve as alternatives to antibiotics — if scientists can find a way to mass produce them.

May 4, 2022

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Fighting mycotoxins with lactic acid bacteria?

Inoculation with lactic acid bacteria may prevent mycotoxins from contaminating silage, but research findings are mixed.

March 22, 2022

African Swine Fever

Purdue awarded $1 million to develop ASF rapid test

Professor who helped develop a COVID-19 rapid test now hopes to use the same paper-based kits to detect the spread of ASF.

March 17, 2022

African Swine Fever

Researchers detect new ASF variants spreading in China

Though not as deadly, researchers say the ASF variants that were recently discovered in China could spread more easily.

November 8, 2021

African Swine Fever

US biosecurity greatly improved by attention to ASF

Pork Checkoff study finds no major gaps in U.S. defenses against African swine fever, but animal feed remains a potential biosecurity risk.

September 30, 2021

Feed Additives

Trace amounts of antibiotics might worsen pig health

Pilot study suggests feed, water or soil contaminated with trace amounts of antibiotics might damage gut health and prolong infectious disease in pigs.

September 20, 2021

Animal Health & Veterinary

Arginine, other amino acids might help fight heat stress

Arginine — and potentially other amino acids — may be able to prevent lasting intestinal damage caused by heat stress.

September 8, 2021

Latest News

Extreme rain may cause mineral losses in animal feed

After extreme rain and flooding events, producers should watch for signs of mycotoxins and nutritional deficiencies from damaged animal feed.

August 18, 2021

African Swine Fever

Pirbright exploring new vaccine tech for PRRS, ASF

Two studies will evaluate how new technologies could contribute to more effective, safer vaccines against ASF and PRRS.

May 12, 2021

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

DON may primarily depress feed intake in growing pigs

A new study suggests the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol reduces growth in pigs primarily by reducing feed intake, but the effect is temporary, and recovery may be possible.

April 22, 2021