Re-evaluate nutritional principles in piglet feed formulation when a new major ingredient or additive is introduced. Ingredients and additives with similar roles or claims should be closely scrutinised and their inclusion be re-justified at appropria...

01 mar 2006

The literature strongly points towards the fact that antibiotics can have amino acid saving properties. So it seems that animals fed without antibiotics need more amino acids in the diet for optimal growth and performance. Trials at Schothorst feed r...

01 feb 2006

Soybean protein is a valuable resource, but it is not always used to best effect. Different processing methods produce varying quality products. Choice and assessment of soy proteins for feed applications are essential.

01 dec 2005

As one of the last bastions of the UK's agricultural research, Reading University's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development has had to move with the times, but it remains a thriving research community. Sarah Mellor visited professor Ian Givens'...

01 dec 2005

Of the major hurdles to successful integration into the EU will be the loss of two of the staples of eastern European animal production – meat and bone meal and antibiotic growth promoters. In the last issue, Feed Mix reported on the advice available...

01 apr 2004

How well do we understand protein nutrition? Research has led us a long way towards a full understanding of the mechanisms of digestion and absorption of proteins and amino acids, but the true value of specific intestinal transport molecules for smal...

01 jun 2003

So say Polish scientists, who are making good use of byproducts of the fish processing industry by processing them and feeding the final product to pigs. Not only does this compare well with meat meal and soybean meal, but carcass characteristics are...

01 jun 2003

The European pig sector depends largely on imports for its feed base and in particular on protein imports. Self-sufficiency for proteins is only in the 30-40% range. Fefana, the European Federation of Animal Feed Additive Manufacturers, hosted a wor...

01 may 2003

There is no such thing as an optimal amino acid pattern for pigs. Growth, reproduction and lactation are all states that have different requirements, as do different breeds. There are discrepancies in the recommendations from different sources that n...

01 aug 2002

Thanks to the meat and bone meal ban and the difficulty of distinguishing animal protein sources at the microscopic level, fishmeal is no longer an option for many farms and feed mills in Europe. The most common main alternative, potato protein, is ...

01 apr 2002