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Precision formulation with lentils

Off-quality lentils occasionally become available as animal feed. With 25 percent crude protein and approximately 40 percent starch, they are a very interesting, albeit scarcely known, ingredient, suitable for all monogastric species.

January 21, 2014

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Bringing down protein cost in four steps

Corn being relatively cheaper than soybeans has always been the norm; only during these last years the balance was upset, but cereal prices have started dropping, although there is a long way before we get back to old times. Focus this year is shifting toward ways of checking protein cost in feeds, and this could be done in four ways, not all of them applicable in each case, but worth considering.

January 17, 2014

Feed Mill Management

Quality issues with bakery meal

Bakery meal can originate from one single industry or be a mix of by-products from many different industries. If the number of raw materials is large enough to ensure not a single ingredient dominates the mix, then careful mixing can provide a fairly stable nutrient composition.

January 6, 2014

Poultry Health & Disease

Combined enzyme & probiotic solution unlocks full feed potential

With a growing global population, the ability to achieve a better value from feed to deliver high-quality protein is the biggest single challenge will producers face in the future. New generations of healthy nutrition solutions, including combinations of feed technologies, will need to deliver sustained or increased levels of profitability through enhanced animal performance and livability to ensure a consistent supply of protein at an affordable cost. This article explores the methods poultry producers can use to achieve these goals.

December 27, 2013

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Digestibility of phosphorus and calcium in meat, bone meal

Meat and bone meal (MBM) is a by-product of the meat industry providing for a disposal venue to unmarketable animal parts. Apart from its high protein content, MBM contains high levels of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P), the latter being the third most expensive nutrient in most diets.

December 23, 2013

Commodities

How to predict the response of NSP enzymes in wheat-based diets

Wheat is a major staple in most poultry and pig diets, surpassed only by corn, worldwide. Yet, unlike corn, wheat is rather rich in non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) that are quite difficult, if not impossible, for monogastric animals (poultry and pigs) to digest efficiently.

December 23, 2013

Pig Health & Disease

Reduced antibiotic consumption in Danish pig production yields positive results

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, when pig production started to intensify, producers in many countries used the easy way out to control disease problems in their pigs, by simply medicating feed with cocktails of various antibiotics. The Danes have always had a responsible attitude to pig production and, with respect to medication, were even very careful about what went into their pig feeds 50 years ago. Furthermore, researchers wishing to medicate feeds had to have their protocols cleared at the highest level.

December 15, 2013

Feed Additives

How to select the best phytase for your feed formulation

In recent years a better understanding of the phytate molecule has lead to the realization that novel phytases have benefits beyond phosphorus release. Phytases have been shown to reduce the anti-nutrient effects of phytate in animal diets by degrading it, thereby, increasing the availability of energy and amino acids and providing the potential for phytases to further reduce the cost of feed.

December 2, 2013

Poultry

Adding rye to poultry, pig feeds

The majority of poultry and pigs are fed diets based on wheat, barley, and corn. Other cereals imported or locally produced, usually are cost prohibitive or simply unknown. Quite often, minor cereals, such as rye can be available at competitive prices or is the only cereal available locally.

November 15, 2013

Feed Additives

Six questions concerning organic acids

Organic acids have been used extensively for the last decade as a viable alternative to antimicrobial agents now banned in Europe and the rest of the world. Still, despite their widespread use, there are six important questions that many livestock producers continue to pose to technical personnel.

November 14, 2013

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Eliminating cobalt in pig, poultry feeds

It was a real surprise, at least to me, when I was informed thatthe European Union is banning the inclusion of cobalt in pig and poultry feeds,concentrates, and premixes, starting in 2014!

November 8, 2013

Feed Additives

Benefits of rapeseed meal drive increased usage in feed production

Containing more than 30 percent protein, rapeseed meal (or canola meal) is increasingly being used in feed for ruminants, pigs and poultry. Its high protein content makes it an attractive substitute for soybean meal. The secret to its recent success in the French feed industry is that the nutritional value of the byproduct is linked to changes in the crop and its processing.

October 29, 2013