The application of fibres in diets for broilers, piglets and breeding sows is more about the physical properties of the fibre than any nutritional value they may have. Raw fibre concentrates maintain their most valuable properties whilst eliminating ...

01 apr 2003

The old "one-acid-fits all" strategy has been replaced by an optimisation approach, taking into consideration animal requirements, acid properties and safe handling.

01 feb 2003

A deeper understanding of the localised intestinal immune response to a variety of pathogens has led to the development of specific antibodies for feed applications. Of these, hyper-immunised eggs have emerged as the most successful, not least bec...

01 feb 2003

Plants have evolved with effective antimicrobial and antifungal defence systems. Combining their strengths with an effective promoter of beneficial gut bacteria gives us a double-barrelled weapon in the fight against bacteria--caused production losse...

01 dec 2002

When all AGP's are banned by the EU in 2006, many other countries are expected to follow. This will take away one weapon from the feed formulators to fight microbial imbalances in young animals. However, more strategies are being evaluated and in th...

01 dec 2002

In vitro work confirms the antimicrobial properties of medium chain fatty acids. Their differential mode of action compared to the better known short chain fatty acids might explain the fact that piglet trials have repeatedly shown synergistic effect...

01 dec 2002

There are four main strategies in tackling the problem of phytate in cereal grains. To date, only phytase addition to feed has attained serious commercial success. Two have focused on the development of phytase-containing or low-phytate seeds. One no...

01 oct 2002

Phytase is a long established feed enzyme and no one would doubt its efficacy in increasing the availability of phosphorus in plant materials. Thorough knowledge of phytic acid and phytate chemistry, particularly in feed formulations and in intestina...

01 oct 2002

The swine nutrition group at Texas Tech University is conducting research to characterize the benefits of dietary supplementation of exogenous enzymes targeting flatulence-producing factors in soybean meal. ADG, gain/feed ratio, villus height in the ...

01 oct 2002

A non-antibiotic growth promoter suitable for organic feed production- is it possible? One Brazilian company believes so, and has put a common local resource- citrus fruit- to good use, and has found synergistic effects between citrus extract’s two m...

01 aug 2002