News & Analysis on the Global Animal Feed and Pet Food Industries
Reports from EuroTier 2018
Dutch feed and agribusiness group, Agrifirm, and insect protein and oils producer, Protix, have announced that they will be collaborating on a range of new initiatives using insect-based ingredients in products for the broiler, layer and pig sectors in...
Chinese animal feed maker, Tangrenshen Group, confirmed on Tuesday this week that independent analysis of feed made by one of its units had ruled out the presence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, according to Reuters.
Agrivida, the Massachusetts-based biotechnology startup, announced last week that it was making its enzyme-expressing corn feed ingredient, Grainzyme Phytase, available to the US poultry market.
Blended functional oils boost milk fat production, support dairy cow production during heat stress and could provide producers an alternative to ionophore use in diets, say researchers.
Colonization of gut microbiota in mammals during early life is vital to host health. Further understanding of the dynamics of intestinal microbial colonization in piglets via dietary interventions may possibly contribute to better piglet performance.