Feed

Diane Wray-Cahen: "One huge benefit for both the plant and animal agricultural industries is that genome editing can be used to reduce the time it takes to create new varieties of plants and to introduce new traits into livestock, as well as to introduce some traits that may not be available in the breeding pool, such as pest or disease resistance." Photo: USDA

10-04-2020 | Article

Genome editing can reshape agriculture

ADY products containing either SC or SCB have the potential to become recognised as a suitable feed additive for calves.

10-04-2020 | Article

Yeast as a direct-fed microbial for neonatal calves

Photo: Emmy Koeleman

08-04-2020 | News

Covid-19: Feed classified as ‘essential goods’ in EU

The impact of viral diseases however is immense. We see that now with ASF, and also with avian flu and of course with all measures regarding the coronavirus. Photo: Henk Riswick

06-04-2020 | Expert opinion

Taking responsibility for biosafety

And whilst the possible effects of Covid-19 on supply chains will not be related to pig biosecurity, we simply don t know what we don t know, says Duncan Rowland, executive officer at the Stock Feed Manufacturers Council of Australia. Photo: Hans Prinsen

06-04-2020 | Article

Covid-19 impact: Pig feed industry learning from ASF

Conditioned mash is a form of feed that is influenced by hydrothermal-mechanical alterations while is not shaped as the pellet. Photo: Henk Riswick

03-04-2020 | Article

Conditioned mash: An overlooked feed form for livestock

Wood is a natural source of lignocellulose. Photo: Agromed/iStock

01-04-2020 | Article

Lignocellulose helps to shorten farrowing time

The covid-19 pandemic has not disturbed the Iran feed industry, yet, however the longterm effect is uncertain according to Dr Majid Movafegh Ghadirly, Chairman of the Iran Feed Industry Association.Photo: IFIA

30-03-2020 | News

Iran: Feed industry not yet hit by covid-19

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is in the process of easing some regulatory restrictions on feed ingredients. Photo: Bart Nijs

26-03-2020 | Article

Pig feed formulations for antibiotic-free production

Indian poultry sector employs more than 1 million farmers and contributes US$ 16.18 billion (INR 1.2 lakh crore) to the country s GDP directly. Photo: Sam Panthaky

25-03-2020 | News

India: Social media rumours impact poultry and feed sectors

Gut Health - special focus

An important thought behind fibre rich feed is that piglets are born faster, and that milk starts flowing swiftly. Photo: Ruud Ploeg

07-12-2020 | Article

Top producing sows need extra fibre

The newly weaned piglets have a feeder in the pen to offer the animals dry food in addition to liquid feed. Photo: Henk Riswick

07-12-2020 | Article

Health and well-being paramount on Finnish pig farm

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