Tweaking swine diets may alter GHG emissions
Altering dietary protein and fiber levels could play a role in changing emissions of methane and ammonia from swine and excreta when using intensive production systems, say researchers.
Archives for October 15, 2018
Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
'Will Africa produce the food or will feeding Africa become a global challenge?'
Africa will be home to 25% of the global population in 2050, and the demand for animal-sourced food is projected to be extraordinarily high on that continent in the coming decades, but production will be challenged to keep pace with consumption, says an...
Antibiotic alternatives, science platforms the focus in new feed additive tech tool
Canadian Bio-Systems is focusing on supporting producers through production challenges and legislative change on antibiotics use in animal production with new feed science platforms and upcoming diagnostic technology.
Swine groups look to shut any possible window of opportunity for ASF entry into the US
US pork producers and feed suppliers are increasingly worried about feed safety due to the discovery and spread of African swine fever (ASF) in China where some feed ingredients, including soy bean meal, dried distillers grains and solubles (DDGS), amino...