Tag: feed formulation

Animal Nutrition

How nutritionists can find flexibility amid volatility [PODCAST]

Gerardo Santoma of Trouw Nutrition Spain talks about how feed formulators can find more flexibility in sourcing ingredients.

March 31, 2023

Animal Nutrition

What to consider in today’s feed formulation dilemma

Which feed ingredients are available to use, and do we need to adapt inclusion rates?

December 29, 2022

Animal Nutrition Views

Inflation will change the way we formulate animal feeds

Formulating feeds with increasing prices is not an easy task, especially when they are to be sold in the open market.

August 15, 2022

Feed Additives

Sustainable broiler nutrition formulation tips

The animal feed industry is taking a proactive stance when it comes to producing products more sustainably.

June 2, 2022

Animal Nutrition Views

Sunflower oil is another victim of the war in Ukraine

There are several options for nutritionists to use as an alternative to sunflower oil, as the ingredient has become limited.

May 16, 2022

Animal Nutrition

More broiler super pre-starter formulation secrets revealed

Update to a popular 2016 article based on additional knowledge and field experiences for feeding in the initial post-placement period.

March 23, 2022

Animal Nutrition Views

Sustainability starts with less waste in feed formulation

Reconsider every product used in your feed formulas and stop using anything that is not needed.

February 28, 2022

Feed Additives

Formulation tips for successful feed pelleting

Pelleting takes some formulation revision, good machinery and even better operators, but not all feeds can produce good quality pellets.

November 30, 2021

Feed Additives

With dry lysine shortage, don’t wait to reformulate feed

Pig producers who haven’t already made feed formulation adjustments because of the dry lysine shortage would be wise to do so before they no longer have a choice.

November 19, 2021

Animal Nutrition

Ideal fiber profile: A novel approach to pig nutrition

The removal of antibiotics from feeds has upgraded the role of fiber from unwanted to valuable nutrient that improves gut health.

August 10, 2021

Latest News

High grain prices alter feeding, trade patterns

US-based Perdue Farms is importing soybeans from Brazil while other countries switch up feeding strategies.

April 30, 2021

Animal Feed Manufacturing

China issues guidance on reducing corn, soy use in feed

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has published guidelines that recommend lowering the amount of corn and soybean meal in pig and poultry feed.

April 21, 2021