31 mar 2007

When walking the alleys at an agricultural exhibition one can sometimes pass a booth that exhibits a product that is unknown to the majority of the market. At VIV in Utrecht this year I was surprised by the Italian company Silvamicha that promoted...

01 oct 2006

This year Feed Tech is celebrating its 10^th anniversary. In every second issue we feature a special article looking back over the past decade and also ahead to what the future may bring. Feed additives will feature strongly. This subject is hot, sin...

01 feb 2006

Innovation is alive and well in the Spanish cornfields. Spain is the only country in Europe where genetically modified crops are grown commercially. Bt maize is commonly included in pig feeds, and mops up most of the production capacity. Biotech com...

01 feb 2004

Proximity to the consumer is the inspiration behind research conducted within the Nutreco group. With business units spanning the whole production chain, from breeding to processing, the group can easily follow its research philosophy of satisfying c...

01 feb 2004

To pig producers everywhere, piglet production is the cornerstone on which the whole pork industry stands. Without the production of as many healthy piglets as possible, without detriment to sow health, pig production would be economically much less ...

01 feb 2004

Lipids are one of the most important variables in meat quality and are especially vital to meat shelf life. Studies show that the most effective way of prolonging shelf life and maintaining quality is to introduce antioxidant protection through the d...

01 feb 2004

Removal of MBM, AGP's and a reduction in nitrogen output are just a few of the challenges facing EU accession countries. There is plenty of help available to deal with this minefield of legislation, as was evident when Ajinomoto Eurolysine took weste...

01 feb 2004

Why are some additives in the form of granules and how do they differ over other dosing forms such as powders and liquids? In part two of this article the focus will be on the relevance of feed additives in the production of animal feed.

01 dec 2003

In recent articles selenium yeast was claimed to have inconstant composition, with often very low selenomethionine contents. The facts are that these low values were primarily caused by analytical errors, not by variations of yeast composition.

01 oct 2003