Research: Rapeseed protein to substitute fish meal
15 May 2012 - Researchers in Germany evaluated the nutritional effect of rapeseed protein isolate as fish meal substitute for juvenile turbot (Psetta maxima L.) - Impact on growth performance, body composition, nutrient digestibility and blood physiology.
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Research: Pomegranate extract and dairy cow performance
14 May 2012 - Israeli researchers investigated the effects of adding a concentrated pomegranate extract to the ration of lactating cows on performance and udder health parameters. Read more >>
Research: Synbiotic to control campylobacter in poultry
08 May 2012 - Italian research investigated the use of a Bifidobacterium-based synbiotic product to reduce the transmission of C. jejuni along the poultry food chain. Read more >>
Top five pig research projects that could boost business
01 May 2012 - There's a lot of practical research that can make a difference to your pig business. Farmers Weekly reported the top five highlights from the British Society of Animal Science conference.
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Dairy Campus and ForFarmers start research on pH-bolus
25 Apr 2012 - Recently, Dairy Campus (part of Wageningen UR Livestock Research) and compound feed manufacturer ForFarmers launched an investigation into the relationship between the structure of the ration, the behaviour of cows and the pH in the rumen. Read more >>
Research: Selective breeding in aquaculture
24 Apr 2012 - Researchers from Akvafors and Nofima in Norway reviewed the importance of selective breeding in aquaculture to meet future demands for animal protein. Read more >>
Some Salmonella types are more susceptible to becoming hypervirulent
19 Apr 2012 - A group of researchers from the Universities of California, USA and of Sydney Australia have published a study on the ability of certain Salmonella subspecies to become hypervirulent after passing through an animal, in PLoS Pathogen. Read more >>
Elsevier launches new journal Algal Research
18 Apr 2012 - Algal Research invites the international algal scientific community to publish papers in the areas of microalgae, macroalgae and cyanobacteria research, and their applications. Read more >>
Reduced-oil DDGS worries nutritionists
12 Apr 2012 - Ethanol producers now also extract oil from corn before making DDGS, which lowers the energy value of the ethanol co-product, but how much? University of Minnesota extension service teamed up with USDA-ARS to develop a tool for energy prediction in DDGS.
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Research: Lentil in feeds for starter pigs
11 Apr 2012 - Canadian research focused on the effect of feeding lentil on growth performance and diet nutrient digestibility in starter pigs.
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French project to bring vegetable proteins to higher level
04 Apr 2012 - Tereos Syral launched the Improve-project during 2011 to exploit the full potential of vegetable proteins through future-oriented investments. This project has now been voted as the winner of the call for Shared Innovation Platform projects run by the Deposit and Consignment Fund (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations). Read more >>
Research: Mycotoxins in Argentinean maize
03 Apr 2012 - A survey was carried out to quantify mycotoxins occurrence in Argentina’s maize (Zea mays L), from 1999 to 2010. Read more >>
Research: Influence of diet on rumen Ochratoxin A degradation.
03 Apr 2012 - German research (University Bonn and Kiel) looked at ruminal Ochratoxin A degradation—Contribution of the different microbial populations and influence of diet.
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Fighting sudden death in cattle
03 Apr 2012 - Vi-COR and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research shed new light on fighting sudden death in dairy cattle.
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Research: Oestrogenic effect of zearalenone in gilts
03 Apr 2012 - US research found that Zearalenone enhances reproductive tract development, but does not alter skeletal muscle signalling in prepubertal gilts. Read more >>
Research: Live yeast in rabbit diets
29 Mar 2012 - French researchers investigated the effect of live yeast stability in rabbit digestive tract, specifically looking at the consequences on the caecal ecosystem, digestion, growth and digestive health.
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University receives £300,000 research grants
27 Mar 2012 - Harper Adams University College in the UK has secured around £300,000 in grants to support a series of new research projects and a scholarship scheme in the agriculture field.
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Research: Processing effects of pig diets
14 Mar 2012 - A combined study of Norwegian Felleskjøpet Fôrutvikling and Kansas State University investigated the ileal digestibility of crude protein, amino acids, dry matter and phosphorous in pigs fed diets steam conditioned at low and high temperature, expander conditioned or extruder processed.
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Research: Phytase effect on trypsin in sorghum diets in pigs
12 Mar 2012 - Mexican/Canadian researchers studied the apparent ileal amino acid digestibility and activities of trypsin and chymotrypsin in pigs fed sorghum-soybean meal diets supplemented with a microbial phytase.
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Argentine farmers JV aim at breaking soy market
06 Mar 2012 - Argentine biotech firm Bioceres is teaming up with US-based Arcadia Biosciences to bring a host of new transgenic soybean seeds in an effort to break the Monsanto market dominance.
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