At the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit, experts shared how advancements in AI and regulatory progress could accelerate the integration of phages in animal health practices and help tackle AMR.
BASF has announced a further delay to the resumption of vitamin and carotenoid production following the incident earlier this year at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany.
New research is focused on how animal nutrition strategies can enhance immune response, reduce pathogens, boost productivity, and minimize antimicrobial use in chickens, when combined with sound farm management and biosecurity practices.
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is weighing a proposal from Kansas State University’s K-State Olathe Innovation Campus to lead the scientific review for a new feed ingredient submission pathway.
Researchers from the University of Nottingham are part of a team that have been awarded £2.2m (US$2.87m) to evaluate the use and potential of precision-bred crops for UK food and farming.
At the 79th UN General Assembly (UNGA) this week, global leaders endorsed a new political declaration to combat what they see as the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The FDA warns that samples of five of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw cat and dog food tested positive for Salmonella and a sixth sample tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono).
The addition of a water-soluble metallo-antimicrobial supplement significantly improved broiler chicken performance, even under heat stress conditions, according to a newly published study.
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed risk evaluation for formaldehyde has ignited widespread concern among industry stakeholders, especially the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
Finally, after years of work by US hemp organizations such as the Hemp Feed Coalition, a hemp ingredient has been green lit for use in commerical laying hen feed in the US.
BASF has declared force majeure on the supply of some vitamin A and E and carotenoid products, with certain aroma ingredients impacted as well, following a fire at a plant at its Ludwigshafen site.
BASF has provided an update following an incident at one of its plants last week, indicating potential delays or disruptions in the supply of products from the vitamin E and vitamin A value chain and related carotenoids.
Several significant milestones have been reached in the regulation and in the research and development of cultured meat for pet food in the EU, UK, and US.
A leak of an organic solvent led to an explosion and subsequent fire yesterday in the southern part of the BASF site in Ludwigshafen in Germany, reported the company.
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside North America, has completed its acquisition of Elanco's aqua business, a deal it claims will bolster its leadership within that sector.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has released guidance on maximum PFAS concentration values in complete feed for various livestock.
As climate change alters environmental conditions, the prevalence and severity of mycotoxin contamination are expected to increase, making effective management more crucial than ever, finds a new report.
Selko, the feed additives brand of Nutreco, reports research findings confirming the antifungal mode of action in a synergistic blend used for grain and animal feed preservation.
The US Supreme Court has made it much easier for major corporations, like Big Oil, to weaken environmental and public health laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Air Act, according to the NRDC.
A consortium led by the Roslin Institute has been awarded £1.1m (US$1.39m) by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to study the effects of the ban on zinc oxide in UK pig diets, focusing on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
A study examining the effects of single and twin thermal screw extrusion on the protein quality of grain-free pet foods including animal- or plant-based protein ingredients found that amino acid digestibility increases after extrusion compared to raw...
As a second US farmworker is diagnosed with influenza A, questions about transmissibility and preparedness mount. But there’s hope that a spell of hot weather may slow the spread.
In a move to combat the escalating threat of AMR, seven organizations have joined forces to support the IPC's antimicrobial use stewardship principles in poultry production.
FoodChain ID reports a significant milestone in relation to its certification services aimed at enhancing the safety of feed production, distribution, and the subsequent food supply chain.
Some media reports have implied poultry litter as a potential cause for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus spread in US dairy cattle, but it's unlikely the illness originated from animal feed, says AAFCO.
PitchBook’s latest Q1 2024 Agtech Report indicates a market undergoing a correction, with the wheat being separated from the chaff. Some sectors are hotter than others, meanwhile.
The EU is intensifying efforts to develop enforceable limits on Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in animal feed, building upon last year's regulation targeting PFAS levels in food.
WHO’s chief scientist has called for increased monitoring and preparedness as he warns the bird flu virus that's now affecting US dairy cows could start spreading ‘in different ways’.
Japan is a pioneer in the food waste to animal feed production process, says Dr Jerry Shurson, an animal science professor at the University of Minnesota.
Producers have been told to improve biosecurity measures to protect herds and workers, with entry permits, quarantine measures and PPE use becoming hot topics.
