DuPont extends fastest-acting phytase product line in Europe
Fastest-acting phytase activates earlier in the animal’s digestive tract, improving profitability and performance while reducing waste and improving environmental footprint.
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DuPont Brings Adaptive Animal Feed Solution to Swine Producers with Launch of Syncra® SWI
Syncra® SWI delivers unique energy and amino acid digestibility for pigs, powered by the probiotic’s agile enzyme-production, working in harmony with the protease.
Placing drinkers near hoppers doubles pigs’ feed intake
The 24-hour-a-day monitoring of feed and water consumption, which can be reviewed live on the farm office computer can pick up trends and has even been used to predict disease outbreaks.
Calcium research could transform the next generation of feed formulation
Trials in the initial phase indicated there are endogenous losses of Ca which must be taken into account by using STTD values, to avoid under-estimation of the STTD of Ca in ingredients and allow formulation of mixed diets.
Preparation of the post-ethoxyquin era: vitamin stability
The choice of trace minerals doses and sources interacts with oxidation kinetics in premixtures: some studies have shown that non water soluble sources of zinc and copper like HiZox® and CoRouge®, two products from Animine, can prevent vitamin degradation.
Nuscience group joins the International Feed Industry Federation
Nuscience Group, member of the Royal Agrifirm Group, has officially joined the International Feed Industry Federation, IFIF.
AB Vista reveals phytase superdosing strategies to help European producers maximise mineral release
Phytate is present in all plant-derived feedstuffs and binds with minerals such as zinc and copper, leaving them undigested by the animal and excreted into the environment.
Science to play key role in response to new challenges in mineral nutrition
The industry must adopt a science-based approach to re-evaluating nutrition strategies, particularly in light of proposed European Union limits on Zinc and Copper in animal feed, according to animal nutrition technology company, AB Vista.
EPA announces a new edition of the Jules Tournut Probiotics Prize
The European Probiotic Association (EPA) has the pleasure to announce the new edition of the Jules Tournut Probiotics Prize.
AB Neo Launches Axcelera-P, the World's first accelerator for pigs
Axcelera-P is AB Neo's first product in the new Accelerator category, proven to switch on lifetime performance in neonates.
Massive saving from small increases in feed conversion efficiency
A total of 2.463 million tonnes of feed. That’s the amazing estimated saving that could be made if the feed conversion of all the 246.3 million pigs finished in the EU was improved by just 0.1, reducing feed consumption by about 10 kg per pig. The value of this would be over 819 million Euros.
World Nutrition Forum: Dramatic change needed for sustainability
Top minds from academia, business and the NGO sectors gathered to discuss the future of animal production and sustain:ability at the BIOMIN-sponsored World Nutrition Forum 2014 in Munich.
Danisco Animal Nutrition achieves FDA agreement for highly cost effective phytase dose for swine
DuPont subsidiary Danisco Animal Nutrition has achieved FDA agreement for a highly cost-effective lower Axtra® PHY dose level for swine (250 FTU/kg feed).
Thompson’s tip: Feed conversion control is key to survival
Feed conversion rate (FCR) has a huge influence on financial efficiency.
Results from three piglet trials with HiZox® at the AAAP Conference
HiZox®, as a source of potentiated zinc oxide, was tested at low inclusion rate in comparison to the pharmacological dosage of the regular ZnO in piglet diets.
Four points on the future of the Chinese feed industry from Alltech
This week, keynote speaker Aidan Connolly, vice president of Alltech and associate professor of marketing at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Ireland, addressed more than 1,200 Chinese feed industry, academic and political leaders at the 9th China Animal Husbandry and Feed Technology Economic Forum, held in Beijing.