A Spanish study has shown that feed ingredients commonly used in pig diets - oats, rye, in particular their brans, along with wheat bran - can interfere with the ability of a pathogenic bacteria - (ETEC) K88 (F4) - to attach to the intestinal epithelial...
The use of feed ingredients with melanoidins may not have negative effects on the production of farmed rainbow trout and may support fish digestion and performance, say researchers.
Amino acid (AA) concentrations are highest in red, followed by green, and lowest in brown seaweeds, found Danish and Norwegian researchers looking at the potential of macroalgae as an alternative protein source in dairy cow diets.
The UK’s University of Nottingham says a new £6m (US $8.05m) facility will position it at the forefront of research into the health, nutrition and welfare of dairy cows.
Irish biotech company, MicroSynbiotiX Ltd, says it is making significant progress around proof of concept of its edible vaccine system, showing that it can use microalgae as an oral delivery platform to vaccinate farmed juvenile fish.
MiAlgae, a student-launched startup that is targeting the farmed fish and livestock sectors with microalgae made from the co-products of whisky, has received £500,000 (US $668,748) from investors.
Higher levels of phytase may support improved weight gain and feed conversion for broiler production, especially in the first 21 days, say researchers.
In an effort to expand its product market and feed production, Sunseo Omega 3 is working with the Nebraska Innovation Campus to establish a US headquarters.
Cargill is starting a three-year collaborative project with The Nature Conservancy and Nestle Purina to reduce the water used in feed crop production and improve the sustainability of cattle production in Nebraska.
As its poultry targeted probiotic, Alterion, it developed with Adisseo gets EU approval, we talk to a Novoyzmes executive about what is on the horizon in terms of its tie-up with the Chinese owned company.
A strain of seaweed is showing promise in reducing the amount of methane dairy cows produce when a small amount is added to their regular diet, says a researcher.
Researchers have found there is an interaction between the amount of moisture in a feed, the extrusion temperature, the resulting phytase activity and the mineral leaching of the feed.
Methods based on dietary adjustments, essential oils and vaccination may provide possible alternatives to the continued use of antibiotics to address liver abscesses in feedlot cattle, says expert.
Additional in-vivo animal trials have again confirmed the effectiveness of a natural feed additive – a carotenoid compound derived from a Deinococcus bacteria host strain, says French biotech company, Deinove.
Scientists from four UK institutions have developed tools that they say provide new insights into pig immunity that could help develop more effective vaccines in the fight against infections like the influenza virus in swine.
An upcoming set of large-scale feeding trials with Atlantic salmon is intended to provide more information about the use of Calysta’s novel protein ingredient as a functional feed, says senior director.
Canola meal may provide the main dietary protein for gestating and lactating sows while maintaining sow and piglet weight gain and development, say researchers.
The use of cheaper feed with specific carbon/nitrogen ratios may boost shrimp performance in biofloc production systems, says an international team of researchers from the US and China.
Cattle producers in parts of Oklahoma face more than $2.2m in costs for feed, and from damaged hay and forages following large wildfires that struck the state in April, says economist.
The South Dakota-based, Prairie Aquatech, is building a new facility to expand production capacity for its fermented, soybean-based protein meal, targeted at fish feed.
Experts from AB Agri, the University of Ghent in Belgium, and Wageningen in the Netherlands, along with an industry consultant form the panel in our live webinar on poultry gut health at the end of this month.
Mycotoxin mitigation, antibiotic reduction and improved feed crop production are some potential areas of interest for the biotech company as it considers work with companies in the agricultural sector.
Improving the relationship between pellet quality, nutritional availability and pathogen control in feed will be one research area for a new poultry research-focused feed mill at West Virginia University, says professor.
Supplementing cattle on pasture with a lipid source may improve omega-3 and omega-6 concentrations and fatty acid composition of the beef produced, say researchers.
A Korean study has found protected zinc oxide (ZnO) in lower doses could be used in weaned pig diets in substitution for the conventional high ZnO inclusion levels in pig feed.
Newly developed strains of the oilseed carinata may offer a high protein alternative feed ingredient to canola that also grows in an arid climate, says researcher.
The Feed Adviser Register (FAR) run by the UK’s Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has launched its latest training session aimed at helping feed and farming stakeholders to mitigate the environmental impact of ruminant and monogastric production.
The use of brewer’s yeast hydrolysate as a feed additive may reduce the amount of harmful bacteria found in the intestine while supporting the growth of beneficial strains, say researchers.
A dairy nutrition researcher is seeking to design more efficient dairy diets to reduce the amounts of crude protein needed and nitrogen lost while supporting production.
XpertSea, a Canadian, female-led technology company with an IoT device for tracking and managing aquatic populations in warm water farmed fish production has raised $10m CAD in Series A financing.
On a global level, farm animals are 30 to 40% below their genetic potential due to suboptimal farm conditions and health status; a tremendous opportunity exists to improve poultry performance, says Leo den Hartog, director of R&D at Trouw Nutrition...
Feed and feed ingredients traveling across Atlantic or Pacific trade routes may have the ability to carry unwanted swine diseases, including the African Swine Fever Virus, say researchers.
Use of flaxseed oil to add omega-3 fatty acids to eggs may be more efficient and better support bird performance than use of milled flaxseed, says technical manager.
