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Glutamine must be considered in feed formulation

Glutamine of dietary origin remains the most important energy source for the epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract.

March 22, 2021

Animal Nutrition

Formulating beyond simple nutritional considerations

A feed formula often includes aspects that have little to do with nutrition, at least as nutrition is taught at graduate school.

January 4, 2021

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Researchers explore physical performance of novel feed

Researchers test performance and formulas for use of novel ingredients in animal feed, exploring whether their inclusion is practical.

December 17, 2020

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Formulating feed using the Pearson Square method

An old feed formulation method, the Pearson Square, is a valuable tool to use in some commercial situations.

November 17, 2020

Animal Nutrition

How to formulate animal feed with alternative ingredients

There is a need to know how to formulate standard animal diets with different ingredients.

October 7, 2020

Animal Nutrition

How to calculate a simple feed formulation by hand

I have prepared a very quick outline on how to create a simple broiler feed using the very basic feed ingredients needed.

September 21, 2020

Animal Nutrition

Personal journey from IBM to ALLIX

I scripted my first code in 1989 as a freshman. Although I was in animal science, I loved computers and programming.

July 14, 2020

Animal Nutrition

Feed formulation checkpoints for feasible results

Now that the feed formulation system is ready to produce its first formula, let us click on the “solve” button to receive it.

June 8, 2020

Animal Nutrition

2 rounding options for feed formulations

There are different rounding options in feed formulation, but it is up to each individual feed professional to decide how to arrive at the outcome – the production formula.

May 18, 2020

Animal Nutrition

Feed formulation ingredient maximum-minimum constraints

The ingredient database is complete with all relevant nutrient values, and the nutrient specifications for the feed to be formulated are decided and have been entered.

April 22, 2020

Animal Feed Manufacturers

UK gov’t issues animal feed reformulation guidelines

The U.K.’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued clarification to animal feed businesses on reformulations and labeling of animal feed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

April 17, 2020

Animal Nutrition

Trustworthy dietary specifications for feed formulation

Finding a source of trustworthy feed nutrient specifications is a hurdle that needs to be addressed early on in the feed formulation process.

March 17, 2020