Tag: Nutritional science/management: Page 42

Animal Nutrition Views

Liquid nutrition as a management tool

Water can be a useful medium in administering medicinal compounds and several nutrients that can sustain and promote animal health and wellbeing.

April 1, 2015

Swine

Guanglian Group feed facility online in China

A 300,000-metric-ton feedproduction facility came online on March 16 in the Chinese Cityof Xingyang.

March 25, 2015

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How many diet changes are enough?

The correct number of feed changes should be determined not only on pig age or weight, but also on logistics that are very different from farm to farm.

March 25, 2015

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How long does feed stay fresh?

Nothing beats a freshly cooked meal, and this holds true not only for humans, but for animals, too. So, how long does feed remain fresh?

March 17, 2015

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My favorite feed formulation program

Here’s my“shopping” list to buy a new feed formulation program, based on a small tomedium category market with a restricted budget and an unlimited “needs” list.

February 19, 2015

Animal Nutrition

The impact of nutrient variability in feedstuffs

The exact reduction or increase percentage of the nutrient supply depends on the standard deviation of each ingredient and its inclusion rate.

February 11, 2015

Swine

US bumper crops affect enzymes, amino acids

The U.S. bumper crops of corn and soybeans are threatening the use of enzymes and amino acids in pig feed.

February 3, 2015

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Using local ingredients to break tradition in feed formulation

Nothing beats a maize-soy diet. That’swhat they teach you at graduate school, and they are right for places wheremaize and soybeans abound. But, what about places where these ingredients areimported?

February 3, 2015

Feed Additives

BASF increases capacity for vitamin A by 25 percent

BASF has increased its production capacities for vitamin A by 25 percent.

February 2, 2015

Animal Nutrition

Calcium: an important but forgotten mineral

Calcium is an important mineral in swine diets, but problems can occur if too much or too little is included in feed formulations.

January 30, 2015

Poultry

Camelina approved for broiler chicken meal in Canada

Camelina meal has beenapproved for the first time in Canada for use in broiler chickenfeed.

January 16, 2015

Feed Ingredients

Six feed ingredients on my 2015 agenda

For 2015, I will focus on the following ingredients, which Ibelieve represent innovative developments or solutions forthe global feed industry.

January 14, 2015