Archives for March 31, 2014

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Asia still fueling demand as feed phosphate capacity set to rocket by 2017

Global capacity in the inorganic feed phosphates (IFP) market is set to jump nearly 3.5 million tons in the next three years with the biggest demand coming from East Asia, said an analyst.

Rapeseed cake in ruminant diets could cut methane emissions

The use of rapeseed cake in the production of livestock feed cuts methane and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 13%, without affecting digestibility in vitro, according to the initial results of a EU-funded research project.

Iron sulphate gets backing from EFSA for use with all animals

EFSA has found that ferrous sulphate monohydrate is an effective source of iron for all animal species and categories but was unable to determine dietary intake levels for fish and horses.