Oils and fats are essential ingredients in feed formulations used in the poultry, pig and aquaculture industry. A wide variety of different lipid sources are used in agrifoods applications, including vegetable oils. But what about their quality? Read more >

As the pressure on fish stocks is continuing, companies become more innovative to find alternative ingredients to feed our fish. One of these innovators is Topsy Baits, a Dutch company specialised in turning ragworms into a valuable fish diet. Read more >

A decline in the world’s fish stocks has led to an increasing demand for food from fish farming. Aquaculture is now a substantial global industry supplying a significant proportion of the fish and shellfish consumed. However, as with other forms of intensive farming there are environmental... Read more >

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 attendees. Emmy Koeleman visited the conference... Read more >

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 could have a bigger role, according to immediate... Read more >

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 good-size fish, although they can pose some... Read more >

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 components. Dr. Joachim Hertrampf explains how... Read more >

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 Sauber, means that nutrient profiles can be... Read more >

'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 Barletta is in an ideal position to explain the real... Read more >

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. Read more >