Feed

Adding phytase to the diet of broilers increases the jejunal villus height and apparent ileal digestibility of nutrients. Photo: Canva

27-10-2023 | Article

Dietary supplementation of phytase for piglets and broilers

The beef cattle sector is adapting to the situation through alternative feeds. Photo: Government of Saskatchewan

25-10-2023 | In-depth

Drought in Canadian Prairies urges beef farmers to seek feed alternatives

Amino acids’ market starts to cool down, vitamin B5 and B3 continue to decline

25-10-2023 | Analysis

Amino acids’ market starts to cool down, vitamin B5 and B3 continue to decline

Early-life nutrition has essential impacts on health, welfare, and production performance of dairy goats and their offspring. Photo: Canva

23-10-2023 | Article

Early-life nutrition for rearing young goats

Photo: Canva

23-10-2023 | News

Russia holds to minimum grain export price: Supply chain tensions rise

Supplementing additives such as functional amino acids, plant extracts, organic acids, prebiotics, probiotics, minerals, and vitamins can improve stress resistance in pigs. Photo: Ronald Hissink

20-10-2023 | Article

6 anti-stress additives in pig diets

Photo: Canva

19-10-2023 | News

Russian feed vitamins manufacturer makes first exports to Asia

Photo: Canva

16-10-2023 | News

UK: Rising levels of salmonella in raw meat-based pet food causes concern

Rye has been used sparingly as a feed as it has been prone to fungus like ergot and also contains more anti-nutritional factors than wheat and barley. Photo: Canva

16-10-2023 | Article

What’s holding up the inclusion of more rye in livestock feed?

In August 2023, a Russian government agency, Rosimushestvo, got Volzhsky Orgsintez under operational control after a regional court recognised the asset's privatisation in the 1990s as illegal. Photo: Canva

13-10-2023 | News

Russia’s nationalisation of feed methionine plant: Former owners warns of fallout

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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