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Poultry

Highly digestible prestarters for antibiotic-free broilers

Broilers always benefit from a better diet offered early in life, and more so when their feed is free of growth-promoting antibiotics. This special case enhances the need for a more digestible, better balanced diet that is supplemented with specialty ingredients.

November 16, 2015

Latest News

Global Animal Nutrition Programme launches pilot in Nigeria

The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) is pleased to announce the launch of the IFIF Global Animal Nutrition Programme “Train the Trainer” pilot in Nigeria.

November 15, 2015

Animal Nutrition Views

Can handling cause animal feed to separate?

Feed separation is a frequent question and concern among those producers who mix their own feed.

November 10, 2015

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Why do we waste nutrients in animal feeds?

Over-fortification in animal feed formulation is common, and it always causes feed cost to rise. Why do we need to continue with this practice, and how can we possibly control it?

November 4, 2015

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4 premier pig scientific events for 2015, 2016

If I wanted to attend a scientific event where top-class scientists present the most recent advances in pig production, where would I go? Let’s take it by continents.

November 3, 2015

Swine

Can organic trace minerals optimize swine performance?

Metal methionine hydroxy analogue chelates (MMHAC) create opportunities for producers to reach optimum production performance in swine operations. This is the fourth installment of a four-part series provided by Novus International.

October 30, 2015

Poultry

Alternatives to soybean meal for laying hens

There is plethora of alternative ingredients that could be used in layer diets, but lack of knowledge often causes an opportunity to be lost. This article provides a roadmap on how to incorporate such ingredients in layer diets.

October 29, 2015

Poultry

Making pig, poultry feed more efficient, sustainable

More efficient and environmentally friendly ways of feeding pigs, poultry and rabbits are the focus of a new European research project that will not only make livestock production more sustainable, but will help to reduce Europe’s import of feedstuffs.

October 29, 2015

Dairy Cattle

Evonik begins methionine production at Alabama site

Evonik has started Mepron production at its Mobile, Alabama, site in the U.S. Thus, the plant goes into service after 15 months, according to plan. Mepron is a formulation of the amino acid methionine specially developed for dairy cows by Evonik’s animal nutrition business line.

October 26, 2015

Feed Production by Region

Lallemand Animal Nutrition reinforces presence in Germany

Lallemand Animal Nutrition is strengthening its sales and management human resources in Germany to better support its direct business activities. As of October 1, 2015, Dr. Christian Scheidemann has joined the team as country business manager to manage and drive Lallemand Animal Nutrition direct business in Germany.

October 23, 2015

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Does it matter which whey to use in piglet feeds?

One of the first things I learned when I started as a nutritionist in a brand that specialized in piglet feeds was that quality of raw materials is king. And, among them, it is whey that can make or break any piglet feed.

October 20, 2015

Poultry

Yeast cell wall derivatives improve broiler gut health

Yeast cell wall derivatives can reduce antibiotics in poultry animal production, as well as functional feed components, such as MOS and MRF.

October 15, 2015