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European Union: Progress on two proposals considered as a package on "Animal medicines"

The Presidency reported to the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on the progress achieved during the second half of 2015 on two proposals considered as a package on 'Animal medicines'.

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Need for developing country to strengthen quality control systems in feed analysis laboratories

According to Harinder Makkar of FAO who coordinated this study, “the results illustrate higher need for developing country feed analysis laboratories to improve the quality of data being generated.”

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EFSA cannot conclude on the safety of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for any target animals

No conclusion on potential safe levels for other poultry, pigs, ruminants, fish and cats is possible.

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Weaned pigs with diarrhoea, showing varying degrees of weight loss and dehydration

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Differential diagnosis of post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs

An accurate diagnosis is sometimes difficult because of the common occurrence of mixed infections, the compounding effects of environment and nutrition and the difficulties experienced in isolating and identifying all the possible pathogenic agents involved.

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Requirement of standardized ileal digestible valine to lysine ratio for 8- to 14-kg pigs

In conclusion, 0.70 SID Val : Lys is suggested as the Val requirement for 8 to 14 kg individually housed pigs.

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China will increase its cereal and oilseed imports

It is expected that the cereal and oilseed demand in China will increase from 600 million tonnes in 2014 to 700 million tonnes in 2020.

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Nutrient and energy digestibility of wheat bran at high inclusion levels

Wheat bran inclusion increases hindgut fermentation ileal and faecal digestibility and weight gain in growing pigs.

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Effects of sex and dietary lysine on performances and serum and meat traits in finisher pigs

Dietary Lys restriction during finisher period in pigs impaired growth performances and was not successful to increase the carcass fat deposition, although it could have positive effects on the intramuscular fat proportion of pork.

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Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers II

By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.

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FDA issues revised Guidance on Veterinary Feed Directive Regulation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued revised Guidance for Industry (GFI) #120, “Veterinary Feed Directive Regulation Questions and Answers.”

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Cheap feed, cheap gas, lots of pork

US pork industry is enjoying the lowest feed costs in quite some time. A significant number of new hogs to be raised in the U.S. is expected. Will the production arrive ahead of the new slaughter capacity?

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Improving nutritional value of pig diets by fermentation and enzyme addition

The overall conclusion is that the nutritional value of alternative diets with NSP-rich ingredients can be improved by fermentation and concurrent addition of NSP–degrading enzymes.

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NIRS technology can be used as a quick tool to evaluate digestibility

Prediction of dietary nutrient digestibility in pigs by NIRS analysis of fecal content could be used as a suitable tool for swine nutrition.

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We move a plastic ring along the water drainpipe, leaving it at a series of pre-established marks.

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Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers

We move a plastic ring along the water drainpipe, leaving it at a series of pre-established marks.

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An evaluation of PEDv survival in individual feed ingredients in the presence or absence of a liquid antimicrobial

Under the conditions of this study, PEDV viability in feed was influenced by ingredient with extended survival in SBM. Furthermore, LA treatment rendered virus inactive, independent of ingredient type.

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Rabobank: global demand for meat, fish and dairy grows, so too does demand for animal feed

The demand for vegetable protein meals for use in animal feed has increased, and this trend is likely to continue over the coming decade.