News & Analysis on the Global Animal Feed and Pet Food Industries
As part of its ongoing exploration of the connection between sow and piglet health, Chr. Hansen has shown that administering probiotics to lactating sows positively impacts piglet gut microbiota and performance.
There is a new focus in poultry microbiome research, with specialists now looking more at function and metabolic pathways, rather than the conventional approach that placed emphasis on microbial composition, says DSM.
Limiting livestock numbers and eliminating cereals and oilseeds from animal diets are 'the wrong place to start' with rethinking the UK’s approach to feed, says the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC).