Feed and nutrition

Evonik opens second world-scale plant for MetAMINO® production for its Asia growth market

Today Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer, unveiled its new global vision and logo to align the company strategically for 2042 and beyond.

An alternative technique to physical castration could offer US hog producers a host of financial and management benefits - provided producers take simple steps to optimise nutrition and marketing timing.…

Ÿnsect announced the official launch of the first fully automated industrial facility to produce premium insect protein.

The paper was presented by Dr Melanie Le Bon, of Nottingham Trent University, at the 75th annual British Society of Animal Science conference.

Do you floor-feed? Do you use individual feeding stalls? And what exactly are the welfare implications of adopting different feeding systems?

Executives and producers from Latin America met in the US to hear the success story of liquid methionine and its results on farms.

US grain futures prices were mixed to weaker in overnight trading, on corrective pullbacks from recent solid gains that pushed corn and wheat markets to three-month highs earlier this week.

Compound feed market size to reach USD$539.9 billion by 2023 at 4.02 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), predicts Market Research Future.

A swine nutritionist with the University of Saskatchewan says, when considering the inclusion of alternative feed ingredients into swine rations, pork producers need to factor in costs other than the price of the ingredients.…

With research confirming that swine viruses can be transmitted through feed and feedstuffs, new studies are looking at how to prevent the spread of foreign animal diseases via these vehicles.

James Cook University researchers have developed a diet to help prevent damage of sperm in boars reared in hot conditions.

Is it possible to devise a sustainable system for pig production that is profitable and can apply at every scale of production? Farming methods that combine rearing livestock with growing crops or forest management might offer a solution.…

What are the possible risks of importing ASF through feed ingredients – including medicated feed additives used for managing swine disease?

A new guide has been created to help alleviate livestock stress and keep them safe if farm water supplies are interrupted.

As part of a trade deal with the US, China may lift the ban on US poultry and buy more pork to meet the growing supply deficit.

A Veterinarian with Goshen Ridge Veterinary Services says pork producers can speed up the recovery of piglets affected by diarrhoea by rehydrating and replacing the body salts they are losing.

The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China announced anti-dumping investigations concerning the import of the essential amino acid and feed additive methionine from Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.…

Swine nutritionist says the use of alternative feed ingredients can help pork producers reduce their feed costs while maintaining animal performance and meat quality.

A veterinarian with Demeter Veterinary Services says providing fresh feed and stimulating feed intake will help maximise the growth of nursery and finisher pigs.