China to revise rule to control animal feed quality
China will require tighter controls over animal feed and feed additives after widespread cases of illegal feed additives have led to human poisonings in the last few years.
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Thailand to see higher feed usage in 2010
The demand for animal feed raw materials in Thailand is forecast to be higher in 2010 in line with an expected rise in animal population.
Effect of salts and organic acids on metabolite production and microbial parameters of piglets' digestive tract
Twenty four pigs, weaned on the 28th day of life, were divided into4 groups. The control group was given feed without any acidifier preparation and the experimental groups were fed the same feed to which 10 g/kg of sodium formate, benzoic acid or fumaric acid was added.
The effect of adding water into the mixer on pelleting efficiency and pellet quality in diets for finishing pigs without and with use of an expander
Water addition into the mixer may improve pelleting performance and pellet quality
Acute phase response of piglets diets containing non-starch polysaccharide hydrolysis products and egg yolk antibodies following an oral challenge with Escherichia coli (K88)
The use of non-starch polysaccharides hydrolysis products in combination with egg yolk antibodies may reduce the effects of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88
AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Arrangement to Sell a Portion of Its Feed Business to the Public Through an IPO
AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, today announced the proposed sale of a maximum of 20% of its animal nutrients feed subsidiary via a listing and initial public offering of the subsidiary's common stock.
Novus International, Inc. Acquires the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. announced today they have completed the acquisition of the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories Inc, a company based in Clearfield, UT. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The effect of ractopamine supplementation at 5 ppm of swine finishing diets on growth performance, carcass composition and ultimate pork quality
The use of ractopamine in finishing diets may improve gain efficiency and carcass composition
Sources of fibre for gestating sows diets
Not all DF sources are equally suited to influence the provision of energy for the animals.
Effects of increasing feeding level during late gestation on sow and litter performance
Increase feeding level during late gestation does not improve sow or gilt performance
Effects of creep diet complexity on individual consumption characteristics and growth performance of neonatal and weanling pigs
The use of a complex creep diet may improve piglet performance during lactation and the number of pigs that consume creep feed
EU steps up border controls on imports of non-animal origin
All EU Member States will step up their border controls on a number of pre-listed products -ranging from peanuts to fruit and vegetables- originating from outside the EU in an effort to limit possible harm to human and animal health. These controls are foreseen in Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 which enters into application and provides, for the first time ever, for a set of common rules for official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin.
Establishment and maintenance of routine analysis of data from the Rapid Alert System on Food and Feed
The Emerging Risks Unit (EMRISK) was requested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to develop a system for the routine monitoring of data from the Rapid Alert System on Food and Feed (RASFF), with the main objective of describing potentially relevant patterns of notifications for the detection of emerging risks and a timely reporting.
Dietary conjugated linoleic acid changes belly and bacon quality from pigs fed varied lipid sources
Dietary CLA inclusion during the fattening period may improve bacon firmness and stability
Determining an optimum lysine:calorie ratio for barrows and gilts in a commercial finishing facility
The dietary lysine optimization may reduce feed cost per kilogram of gain in pigs during the growing-finishing phase
Management of dry-wet hoppers
Since concentrated feeds were first used it has been possible to see that mixing them with water has certain advantages. Probably the most important are a higher consumption and an improved exploitation.