Prospects for global cereal markets are favourable
Early prospects for global cereal markets in the year ahead are favourable, despite a forecasted decline, according to FAO's new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief.
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Impact of feeding corn distillers dried grains with solubles on pork fat quality
Feeding corn DDGS diets to growing-finishing pigs can substantially reduce feed cost while maintaining growth performance, but it reduces carcass pork fat firmness. How to solve it?
Fermented corn probiotic from early post-weaning to grower-finisher
The use of microbes isolated from the host as probiotic may be an appropriate way to modulate intestinal microbiota promoting good health status and performance in growing pigs.
An update on sow amino acid research
Sow nutrition research has historically been only about 2% of the swine scientific literature, but new commercial facilities are changing this.
Reduced crude protein and different net energy levels for heavy pigs
In low crude protein diets, net energy levels may affect performance and feeding behavior in heavy pigs.
Survival of viral pathogens in animal feed ingredients under transboundary shipping models
Results provide further evidence that contaminated feed ingredients may represent a risk for transport of pathogens at domestic and global levels.
EU: valorisation of food no longer intended for human consumption as animal feed
EU action against food waste: Commission publishes guidelines to facilitate valorisation of food no longer intended for human consumption as animal feed.
Poland modifies the law on the use of GMO in feed
Its entry into force as of January 1st, 2019 would have contributed to the damage of the competitiveness of animal production.
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) as crude protein source for weaned piglets
Nutritional value and antimicrobial effects of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) meal indicates that would be a suitable alternative source of crude protein for weaned piglets.
EU: Production of protein crops set for a new record high in 2017/2018
The EU production of field peas and broad beans is well above the last 5 - year average.
FAO: Restrained prospects for cereal production
FAO's anticipates this year's world maize and wheat production to decline based on early forecasts.
Feed flavour to increase feed intake in lactation under tropical conditions
Flavour supplementation during lactation may improve sow feed intake promoting higher milk yield in climate challenging conditions.
Perstorp now to offer advanced dosing equipment with acid portfolio
Perstorp offers a new solution where a broad range of organic acid based additives can be combined with highly accurate dosing equipment.
Dietary supplementation of benzoic acid to nursery and grower-finisher pigs
Benzoic acid supplementation in weanling diets linearly increase performance up to 0.5% while for growing pigs the optimum inclusion level is estimated at 0.36%
Amino acid restriction and flaxseed oil supplementation on the performance, carcass traits and meat quality of pigs
Amino acid restrictions for the growing period does not affect growth performance but improves overall efficiency of AA and energy while affects meat quality.