Tag: feed efficiency

Animal Health & Veterinary

Common bacteria may directly impact feed efficiency

Infection with Lawsonia damages cells responsible for nutrient capture, reducing feed efficiency by 25%, according to new research.

September 2, 2022

Feed Additives

PODCAST: How to identify, mitigate heat stress in poultry

Marcos Rostagno of Pytobiotics North America talks about how feed additives can be used to mitigate heat stress in poultry.

July 29, 2021

Feed Additives

Strategies to cope with high feed prices

A combination of tactics can be used to combat ongoing high prices for cereals, vegetable proteins and alternative ingredients.

May 20, 2021

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

DON may primarily depress feed intake in growing pigs

A new study suggests the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol reduces growth in pigs primarily by reducing feed intake, but the effect is temporary, and recovery may be possible.

April 22, 2021

Animal Nutrition Views

High feed cost versus feed efficiency improvement

We are faced with a new wave of high feed prices, and improving feed efficiency is perhaps the best solution to this problem.

March 2, 2021

Latest News

Feed efficiency part of Smithfield’s carbon negative goal

Smithfield Foods Inc. says it is committed to becoming carbon negative at all of its U.S. operations by 2030.

September 25, 2020

Feed Additives

Feed additives that will succeed in 2020 and beyond

The animal feed industry is changing, although the pace now is accelerating to the point that research and development can no longer keep pace.

November 5, 2019