Tag: Nutritional science/management: Page 11

Poultry

4 things you may not know about phytase

Phytase is an enzyme that degrades phytate and increases the availability of phosphorus in animal diets.

October 3, 2018

Antibiotic-free Production

AVMA: Antibiotics policies should be based on evidence

The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Chief Economist Matthew J. Salois, PhD, presented to the New York Academy of Sciences on Sept. 28 on the implications of raising animals without antibiotics.

October 2, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Fake products, the bane of our industry

You can find expensive products that work and equally expensive products that don’t work, but dirt-cheap products that work like the good ones do simply don’t exist.

September 28, 2018

Feed Additives

3 things you didn’t know about yeast derivatives

According to an article in the journal Animal Feed Science and Technology, viable yeast products are added to animal feeds for their potential probiotic effects, with active dry yeast being the most common viable yeast used in the animal feed industry. Active dry yeast is also found in several direct-fed microbial feed additives.

September 26, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

The true commercial value of feed flavors

Flavors are a series of diverse compounds that aim to increase feed intake in sensitive animals, especially young ones.

September 25, 2018

Feed Additives

Nor-Feed, SONAS launch joint laboratory to study feed additives

Nor-Feed, a company that specializes in the development, production and sales of plant-based feed additives and the SONAS, a research unit of the Angers University, have teamed up to create a joint lab called FeedInTech.

September 24, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

What’s wrong with stale animal feed?

When feed becomes stale, lipids, which are composed of three fatty acids and glycerol, become rancid.

September 19, 2018

Poultry

3 ways algae can improve egg quality

The use of algae in layer diets can help improve egg quality in several ways: it can produce eggs that have better health benefits for people, it can contribute to better yolk pigments, and it can improve egg output by hens.

September 18, 2018

Dairy Cattle

Feeding seaweed may reduce cattle emissions

UC Davis researchers have found success in reducing dairy cattle emissions.

September 6, 2018

Feed Production by Region

Canada invests $12M to advance canola sector

Canada’s canola sector is strong and growing. In 2016, Canadian canola seed and oil exports accounted for almost 15 per cent of total agriculture and food exports, valued at $9.2 billion. Canola has also been the largest crop in Canada in terms of market receipts since 2010, and accounts for more than one-fifth of all Canadian cropland. The Government of Canada knows that research and innovation are vital to ensuring Canadian canola farmers have a sustainable and profitable future.

September 5, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Where are the online animal nutrition courses?

Last week, I received an email request from a nutrition professional asking if I was aware of any online (long-distance) animal nutrition courses.

September 4, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

How to design a low-cost animal feed

Most feed professionals would associate a low-cost feed with least-cost formulation, but this is more of a brainteaser than the absolute reality.

August 28, 2018