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Choices, choices: Making the most of available by-products in animal feed

Over the past couple of years, the availability of novel by-products for animal feed has increased, notably with the increased availability of waste materials from the biofuel industry such as distillers dried grains and soluble (DDGS). The usefulness and affordability of ethanol by-products for the feed and animal production industry is now familiar, especially where the economic situation in some countries means increased pressure on feed and production prices for animal products.
By Dr Jules Taylor-Pickard, global Mycosorb manager, Alltech Global Headquarters, Kentucky, USA   DDGS is a major by-product from the processing of plant material to yield ethanol.... read more »

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Vinasse in feed: Good for animal and environment

Vinasse, a by-product of ethanol production from sugar cane, is abundantly available in Cuba. Its nutritional value can be used as anadditive to animal feed. At the Institute of Animal Science in Cuba trials have shown that (concentrated) vinasse has several functional properties in improving animal performance. read more >

New challenges for by-product preservation

Wet by-products from the bio fuel industry are susceptible to mould, yeast and bacterial growth. Preservation by adding mixtures of organic acids and their salts is therefore essential. read more >

Hydrolysed byproducts in shrimp feed

Trials with hydrolysed poultry protein concentrate (HPPC) in shrimp feed not only showed an increase in performance but also better water durability of the feed pellets. Furthermore, the protein concentrate adds important chemo-attractants to the feed. Joachim Hertrampf has some interesting trial results on this subject. read more >