Feed and nutrition

A Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says, as disease profiles have become more complex, the level of interest in the role of the gut microbiome in improving health has increased.

Leading animal nutrition company BIOMIN has recently unveiled a new China-Austria Joint Laboratory of Animal Nutrition in Beijing in cooperation with the Institute of Animal Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences…

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Reuters reports that China's soybean imports in December surged 67 percent from a year earlier to a 19-month-high as a flurry of US and Brazilian cargoes cleared customs.

A microbiology professor with the University of Guelph says many of the discoveries related to the gut microbiome of humans can be applied to benefit the health of pigs.

Indonesian authorities have banned the feeding of leftover airline food to pigs in Bali in order to prevent the spread of African swine fever into un-affected herds.

China's agriculture ministry said on Monday it plans to issue biosafety certificates to a domestically grown, genetically modified (GM) soybean crop and two corn crops, in a move towards commercialising GM grain production in the world's top market.…

A Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests, when using antibiotics to treat disease, one of the factors to keep in mind is the affect of those compounds on the gut microbiome.

After a French farrow-to-finish farm reported unusually high piglet mortality and issues with sows’ lactation, researchers identified contamination from ergot alkaloids, a type of mycotoxin, as the culprit.

Premier Nutrition discusses the role of amino acids in diet formulation and improving sustainability throughout 2020.

The development of L-Lys sulfate has given pork producers and swine nutritionists an alternative to L-Lys HCl as a source for supplementing dietary lysine – typically the first limiting amino acid in diets for swine.

The European research programme Feed-a-Gene has launched a 2020 meeting where key industry players will discuss sustainable solutions for pig, poultry and rabbit production.

A Microbiology Professor with the University of Guelph says the greater the diversity of microbes that inhabit the microbiome, the greater its ability to do its work.

Advanced planning and simple husbandry steps can help keepers transition their herds to indoor environments over winter.

Animal nutrition firm BIOMIN is proud to announce that Research & Development Director Dr Gerd Schatzmayr has been named a Highly Cited Researcher, according to the 2019 list from the Web of Science Group.

Danish farmer Jeppe Bloch from Vejen, 100 kilometres north of the German border, recently expanded his sow house to add 850 places.

Michaela Giles continues her series of insights for small-scale pig producers, this time investigating the use of alternative natural feedstuffs.

Keeping pigs hydrated over winter can be a tricky prospect but maintaining good husbandry and winterising water systems will keep your herd healthy and productive.

Piglets experience significant stress when they are weaned from the sow and change diet, making them susceptible to gastrointestinal disorders.

The governor of Nueva Vizcaya discusses upgrading free-range pig farming and "letting pigs be pigs" in the Northern Philippines.