Tag: Nutritional science/management: Page 35

Poultry

Nutreco to acquire Micronutrients

Nutreco has entered into an agreement with The Heritage Group, owners of Micronutrients, to acquire this global leader in hydroxy-based trace minerals.

December 7, 2015

Poultry

Understanding daily calcium cycle in layer hens

Examining the daily intake and output of calcium in layer hens can aid us in designing a better feeding program that will prolong the egg production cycle while maintaining eggshell quality.

December 2, 2015

Feed Mill Management

The future of feed: An industry in transition

Alltech management looks ahead – linking affordable animal feed, technology as key elements to providing an adequate food supply in the future.

December 2, 2015

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Feeding fiber to counter protein-fueled piglet diarrhea

There are some indications that adding extra fiber might cause enough growth of beneficial bacteria that will counterbalance the growth of pathogenic ones.

December 1, 2015

Feed Production by Region

SFIS Consortium finalizes product category rules

The Specialty Feed Ingredients Sustainability (SFIS) Project Consortium, dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of livestock production through innovative specialty feed ingredients, has announced the finalization of product category rules (PCRs) for the evaluation of the environmental footprint of animal production, when using specialty feed ingredients (SFIs) in feed.

November 25, 2015

Animal Feed Manufacturing

USDA grant awarded to KSU Grain Science faculty

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $1,993,000 grant to the Kansas State Grain Science faculty in partnership with the World Ini¬tiative in Soybean for Human Health, other universities and local entities to help re-develop the poultry industry in Ghana through the USDA’s Food for Progress Program.

November 25, 2015

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Feed antioxidant safety questions raised in Europe

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says it is unable to draw a firm conclusion on the safety of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for any target animals, its safety for consumers or the environment.

November 24, 2015

Dairy Cattle

5 steps to increase dairy cow dry matter intake

Increasing dry matter intake in milk cows is a measure of success for any dairy nutritionist, and this five-step program provides a basic guideline towards this goal.

November 24, 2015

Animal Nutrition Views

Poultry nutrition conference proceedings available for download

The Poultry Federation offers years of poultry nutrition proceedings and technical and trade information from its annual Arkansas Nutrition Conference.

November 24, 2015

Poultry

Limits of cottonseed meal in layer feeds

Cottonseed meal could be a less expensive alternative to soybean meal in layer diets if it was not for its main disadvantage: yolk discoloration caused by high gossypol content. It is also quite high in fiber (7 to 20 percent) and rather low in energy content (7 to 8.6 MJ/kg AMEn). Its high protein concentration, however, requires a second look at this interesting alternative ingredient.

November 20, 2015

Animal Nutrition Views

What’s the problem feeding whole or cracked cereals to broilers?

There is considerable research done and a real interest from broiler producers when it comes to feeding whole wheat or cracked maize.

November 19, 2015

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Similar animal nutrition problems require scale-adapted solutions

I use two extreme cases to illustrate a point that is very clear to those working on an international scale: All producers face similar problems.

November 17, 2015