Reducing the cost of pig feed (I)
We should focus on actions that are in our hands to try to improve the profitability of our farms.
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Impact of acetic acid concentration of fermented liquid feed on growth performance of piglets
High levels of acetic acid in fermented liquid feed can impair palatability of piglets.
France - Use of PAP in feed: ANSES considers that the conditions have not been fully satisfied
In an opinion and a report published last week ANSES notes the progress made in organisation of the industries. It nevertheless considers that the conditions for safe use of processed animal proteins have not, to date, been fully satisfied.
Metabolic impact of zinc oxide on porcine intestinal cells and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88
The role of zinc oxide in improving piglet health is via a different mechanism to that previously proposed.
Estimating the substitution of distillers' grains for corn and soybean meal in the U.S. feed complex
The growth potential for U.S. feed consumption of DDGS is expected to follow a similar trend, with beef cattle consuming the majority of DDGS, followed by dairy cattle, swine, and poultry.
Dietary crude protein and phytase-xylanase supplementation of wheat grain based diets affect energy metabolism and enteric methane in growing finishing pigs
A combination of dietary crude protein and P reduction with added phytase is the key to optimize pig production efficiency, while minimizing their environmental impacts.
Dietary calcium level as calcium carbonate does not affect the apparent total tract digestibility of calcium, but reduces digestibility of phosphorus by growing pigs
The greatest values for apparent total tract digestibility of P are obtained when the dietary Ca to P ratio is around 1.1:1.
Member States endorse EU measures to better prevent dioxin contamination in food and feed
The protection of consumers and industry against a possible dioxin contamination will soon improve significantly thanks to a Commission proposal.
UK: new pre-requisite programmes from BSI set to minimise risks in the manufacture of animal food and feed
The British Standards Institution, BSI, launches a new Publically Available Specification (PAS) for animal food and feed to further reduce food safety risks along the food supply chain.
Growth performance, digestibility and faecal coliform bacteria in weaned piglets fed a diet including either chicory or ribwort
Chicory and ribwort can be included in diets as a fiber source, without negative effects on piglets’ performance.
Role of dietary fibre source and meal size on the ileal transit of digesta in growing pigs
Diet fibre content, but not feeding level, affects the rate of digesta passage in pigs.
Use of fermented wheat germ extract: effects on production parameters and immune status of growing pigs
Incorporation of fermented wheat germ extract into pig feeds may improve pig performance during the growing phase.
Marubeni participates in Vietnam's largest meat complex
Marubeni Corporation and Dong Nai Food Industrial Corporation (DOFICO), a company fully owned by the Dong Nai Province, situated adjacent to the east of Ho Chi Minh City, has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly operate its feed milling segment, and to establish an integrated food production and supply system centered in the distribution of meat products.
European Union - New regulation further strengthens feed safety through the improvement of feed information
Feed safety is further strengthened through the improvement of feed information brought about by a new regulation creating a new catalogue of feed materials.
European Union - The ban on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants could gradually be lifted
The sharp fall in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) cases in the EU must not lead to a slackening of surveillance, say MEPs in a resolution passed on Wednesday. Any change to BSE safety rules must maintain high animal and public health standards, but the ban on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants, such as pigs, could gradually be lifted if further safeguards are put in place, they add.
Germany - Early warning system
Following the recent Dioxin scandal at the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Agriculture has now legally established an early warning system for food products and feedstuff.