When it comes to controlling microbial growth, Selko have years of experience.
Well known for acidifiers for water, they have turned their attention to
inclusion in feed and found one type of acidifier exerts a familiar activity.
Heat stress and age are common causes of
reduced egg shell quality and incur large economic losses in the Indian poultry
industry. A number of plants are known to contain high levels of metabolically
active vitamin D3. Studies have shown that under adverse conditions, these can
be useful in reducing the egg shell quality problems associated with age.
As our weapons in the fight against
mycotoxins become more sophisticated, so must the methods
we use to test their efficacy. Simulating intestinal conditions and novel
"stress gene" technology can help develop more effective elimination
strategies.
Nutrient synchrony (or the distribution of nutrients within a day) affects
protein, glucose and fat metabolism and can ultimately impact on the utilization
of nutrients in preruminant calves, concludes PhD student Joost van den Borne at
Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded
CAN$22 million (US$19.4m) for four major projects at the University of
Saskatchewan to advance research into the health of agricultural workers and
high-value feed products, metals in the brain, and toxins in
water.
DSM is publishing a paper in the February 2007 issue of the renowned
scientific journal "Nature Biotechnology" announcing the release of the DNA
sequence of the fungus Aspergillus niger. The article - which has 69 co-authors
- is the result of a research project carried out by DSM in which twenty-nine
international research groups participated.
The $1.5 million feed mill from the National Centre for Livestock and the
Environment’s (NCLE) located at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research
Station, was officially opened last summer.
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) in Peoria, Illinois, are excited about the latest member to join their
team: a one-armed robot.