The conference Aquafeed Horizons Asia, organised at Victam Asia in Bangkok, March 6 provided a great update on the current issues in aqua feed ingredients and processing. The conference was organised by www.aquafeed.com and attracted around 90 att...

01 apr 2008

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing industry in the world increasing by nearly 9% annually in the last decade, and now worth us$60 billion globally. Maintaining this growth rate however requires alternative feed sources and grains coul...

01 oct 2006

The nile tilapia is by far the most commonly used species in fish farming. However farming of this species in ponds results commonly in early maturation as low as 70 g fish body weight only. Hormones can be used to control reproduction to produces g...

01 oct 2006

An improved quick method for analysing the crude fibre content in soybean meal and (de-oiled) rice bran gives satisfactory results compared with the classical standard assay. This makes it suitable for routine analysis of crude fibre in shrimp feed c...

01 mar 2006

The nutritional properties of maize, specifically its digestible energy content, can vary significantly. Recent research further demonstrates that this variation is influenced more by plant genetics than by growing environment. This, says Tom Saub...

01 feb 2005

'Sustainability' is a word much used these days across any number of industries, but what exactly does it mean to the agricultural industry, its suppliers and food production? As marketing manager at Danisco animal nutrition in the UK, Andrea Barlett...

01 feb 2005

Whether the result of climate change or just he global trade in feedstuffs, mycotoxins have become a serious threat to productivity. One of the major hurdles though, has been establishing rapid, reliable and sensitive testing methods.

01 dec 2004

Mineral nutrition contains all the classic elements for nutrition research- requirements may be increased or decreased on the basis of sound scientific knowledge, whilst in practice, legislation is ever tightening on use. This means that efficiency o...

01 oct 2004

At Tessenderlo's phosphate plant in Ham, in northern Belgium, phosphate rock is turned into a very pure dihydrated crystalline dicalcium phosphate. This isn't the only method the group uses to make feed phosphates. Intimate knowledge of all availabl...

01 dec 2003

How do you make the transition from sow's milk to solid feed not just less stressful, but a pleasant experience? High quality ingredients and piglet-directed flavourings make a balance and attractive package.

01 dec 2003