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Swine

Modern growth performance targets for piglets

The success or failure of any piglet nutrition program depends on the degree to which it reaches its targets in terms of growth performance, which often is used as an indicator of profitability under intensive production conditions.

April 1, 2019

Animal Nutrition

4 major additives that replace antibiotics with success

There is no additive, not of a medicinal nature, that can replace the role of antibiotics for therapeutic purposes. Sick animals requiring antibiotic treatment under veterinarian care should receive appropriate antibiotics at proper dosages to ensure their health and welfare. What happens to such animals raised under no-antibiotics-ever production is a matter that has to do with the marketing/commercial aspects of such business.

April 1, 2019

Feed Additives

Marketing nutrition from two different directions

There are two basic methods of marketing nutritional supplements. Successful marketeers combine the best of both worlds, either in a legitimate strategy or in a flawed stratagem. It is up to us to our customers to work with trustworthy and knowledgeable people, but hard and fast earning in this business usually impedes such efforts.

April 1, 2019

Animal Nutrition

How gut health affects animal performance in ABF production

The challenge of antibiotic-free production makes gut health even more important for animal performance. Maintaining a balanced and effective microbiome is essential for health. The relationship between it and the host is complex but there are novel opportunities for positive manipulation.

April 1, 2019

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Dust collection equipment to ensure feed mill safety

Product showcase of latest dust collection systems and environmental control equipment.

April 1, 2019

Animal Nutrition

Research reveals effects of feeding yucca to ruminants

Different findings regarding the effects of feeding yucca to ruminants may be explained by disparities between studies.

April 1, 2019

Antibiotic-free Production

EU animal feed stakeholders on the state of antibiotic-free production

Europe leads by example in its regulatory push away from antibiotic use in animal production, but success will rely on an integrated mindset change and continued innovation in the field.

April 1, 2019

Animal Nutrition

Future animal health applications for bacteriophages

Scientists believe that bacteriophage gene products could eventually be used to target bacterial pathogens, such as C. perfringens, in commercial livestock and poultry applications.

April 1, 2019

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Scottish livestock feed firm Norvite invests in mobile feed milling

Aiming to increase its output by 30 percent, Scottish livestock feed company Norvite has invested in a new mobile milling machine from Germany.

March 29, 2019

Feed Production by Region

Ghana’s aquaculture industry needs strategic thinking to grow

With a series of only partially successful past initiatives to expand fish farming in the Ghana, one stakeholder is calling for strategic thinking to promote aquaculture in the West African country.

March 29, 2019

African Swine Fever

Cargill could invest $1B in Latin America over 5 years

Cargill Inc. Chairman and CEO David MacLennan said the company could invest up to $1 billion in Latin America over the next five years, according to a Reuters report.

March 28, 2019

Latest News

Infographic and video: More protein, please

Consumers in the U.S. are looking for more nutrients in their diet, and what they want most is protein.

March 27, 2019