Data sheets: Fish meal
Data sheet with nutritional values (table comparison), production, and most recent studies about fish meal.
Page 4 of articles about protein
Reducing N excretion through lower dietary crude protein content in grower-finisher pigs
Lowering dietary CP reduces N excretion while maintaining pig performance and carcass composition.
Updated EU feed protein supply
The drought observed in 2018 in Europe had a significant impact on the overall feed supply for 2018/19.
Replacing dietary protein sources with different levels of Candida utilis in weaned piglets
C. utilis can replace up to a 40% of CP while maintaining growth and improving digestive function.
Data sheets: Animal plasma
Data sheet with nutritional value (table comparison), production, trade, and most recent studies about animal plasma.
Antinutritional factors in a range of faba bean cultivars and its effects on the growth performance of weaner pigs
Faba beans can a suitable proteins source for weanling diets, with a potential inclusion level up to a 20% in diets for young pigs.
Evaluating the effect of higher protein and lysine and lower fat and fiber dietary contents on pork quality
High protein and lysine and low fat and fiber diets for growing-finishing pigs may promote higher valuable carcass and meat than commercial pig feeds.
Drought conditions that affected crop growing season could become the norm
A recent JRC article warns that the extreme drought conditions that affected central and northern Europe's 2018 spring/summer growing season could become the norm within 25 years, and calls for innovative adaptation measures to deal with extremes
Impacts of African Swine Fever on China's feed industry and soy demand
Rabobank expects China’s total feed/soybean demand to decline in 2019 – albeit significantly less than the decline in pork production – followed by a slight recovery in 2020. African swine fever will act as a catalyst to speed up feed industry upgrades – including, but not limited to, a diversified product mix, the higher adoption of commercial compound feed, and ongoing industry consolidation.
United States is Europe's main soya beans supplier
Imports of U.S. soya beans by the European Union increased by 121% over the current market year (July 2018 to mid-April 2019), compared to the same period in the previous year.
New opportunities for the EU plant protein market
The study suggested that EU efforts to promote the production of European plant proteins should instead focus their efforts on innovation and the provision of the infrastructure.
Commission presents the EU plant proteins plan
The development of plant proteins in Europe is one of the priorities of the Romanian presidency.
Commission reports on development of plant proteins in the EU
Report finds growth potential for EU plant proteins in premium feed and food sectors, driven by consumer demand.
Assessing the performance of lactating sows fed with two different organic diets
Low-protein organic diets can achieve performance standards in lactating sows with small litters but not in large litter.
China bets on reducing the use of protein in feed
It is expected that the annual consumption of soybean meal for the production of feed drops by some 11 million tonnes.
Effects of feeding different protein levels on meat quality in growing-finishing pigs
Low-protein diets may improve meat quality traits in growing-finishing pigs.