Pigs
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Dietary fibre is an important animal feed ingredient
because many different fractions of fibre components have a positive effect on
the digestive process. Lignocellulose made from fresh wood is a relatively new
addit ion to the dietary fibre group...
01 apr 2008
To enable pig and poultry producers to continually
improve production efficiency, Danish company Danisco developed a new generation
phytase by using Thermo Protective Technology (TPT). Dr Ceinwen Gilbert explains
the benefits.
31 mar 2007
Although probiotics do not act as an alternative to
antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs), they do have the potential to reduce the
incidence of post-weaning diarrhea and the load of pathogenic bacteria in pigs.
In this article, Ortwin Simon, Wilfrie...
31 jan 2007
The need for feed additives is related to animal feed production. The consistent demand for meat and dairy products is expected to drive growth of this market in Australia and New Zealand. Despite challenges in this market, such as stringent reg...
16 dec 2006
Phosphorus is a basic ingredient for life.
But when excess phosphorus loads are allowed to drain from the land, they can
tilt the fragile balance of life in rivers and oceans, causing numbers of some
marine species to rocket and others to crash. So t...
01 sep 2006
As the use
of organic acids is becoming more widely accepted by feed Manufacturers, animal
producers and the public, there is a developing interest in using them as
substitutes for antibiotic growth promoters. However, the mode of action of
organic ...
01 aug 2006
Enzymes are vital for life and the use of these
natural catalysts to speed up biochemical reactions in animals is an ongoing
area of research. Some of the recent studies in poultry and pigs are listed
here.
01 apr 2006
Betaine has been on the market for quite a
while with many positive results. But why is supplementation of this nutrient
so important in animal diets? Feed Tech delved into the fundamentals of this
natural feed additive and its recent application in ...
01 apr 2006
Adding undigestible sugars such as inulin
and oligofructose has been shown to be very beneficial in human diets. Animals
can also profit from this authentic ingredient and over the years more evidence
has been gained on using inulin as a prebiotic in...
01 dec 2005
The anti-microbial activity of organic
acids is thought to be the main reason for the positive responses in nursery
and finisher pigs. The increasing interest in the use of organic acids made
companies search for acids that are easier to handle than ...
01 dec 2005
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