Adding value to feed barley usage New data and analysis from a survey of barley samples from across Alberta will help Canadian livestock producers...
Scab in wheat: DON reducing technologies most costly Fusarium Head Blight (also called ‘scab’) is a costly disease for wheat and barley growers. But what are the...
Glycerol instead of barley: Good choice? Is glycerol a good replacement for barley in dairy cow diets. And does this influence milk production and milk...
Scottish cereal harvest to go over 3 million tonnes Government estimates for this year’s cereal harvest in Scotland suggest the country will produce 3.08 million...
More cereals worldwide, but EU below average Cereal production in the European Union is forecast to be below average for a second year while the overall...
Barley genome sequenced Researchers have sequenced the complete genome of barley. The research, 10 years in the making, has been...
Biosensor to detect mycotoxins in beer Beer is one of the world’s most popular alcoholic beverages. But, made with barley, brews can contain low levels...
Ancient barley variety slowly returning in UK foods Naked barley was an important crop in the Bronze Age, but since then has almost been forgotten in the UK. Will...
Scientist decode barley disease fungus Ramularia leaf spot, caused by the pathogenic fungus Ramularia collo-cygni is an emerging disease in barley. The...
US grain sector profits from FTA with Korea A free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Korea, commonly known as the KORUS FTA, that entered...
Finnish study looks at using grains in horse diets Including cereals in the diet of horses increases the apparent digestibilities. However, the effects per grains...
Broilers on barley can do briefly without ß-glucanases It is well known that exogenous microbial β-glucanases effectively contribute to improve the nutritive value of...
Fibrolytic enzymes benefit beef cattle A group of scientists from the UK, Canada and China studied the use of a fibrolytic enzyme in barley-based diets...
Almonds and pistachios tested for use in fish feed Researchers at the University of Idaho's Bozeman are developing a new fish food using off - graded almonds,...
EU buys high volume grain on world market Since July 1st, the EU has imported 3.1 million tonnes of grain. Last season, the grain imports from July 1st to...
UK harvest 2014 rumbles into gear Combines have started rolling across the country with oilseed rape and barley being cut ahead of schedule.
Animal feed savings with a multi-component enzyme A combination of the enzymes xylanase and beta-glucanase gives nutritionists more freedom to use high levels of...
Slow feed helps to prevent bloating in sows Nowadays, Danish farm owner Kim Heiselberg needs tiptoe through his breeding department. No nervousness, no...
Cherkizovo Group increases feed production Cherkizovo Group, one of the largest meat producers in Russia, has actively expanded its animal feed production...
NSP multi-enzymes max out energy potential Non-Starch-Polysaccharides (NSP) enzymes exhibit a high specificity for the corresponding NSP fibre substrate....
Sows bedded on straw can be a big mycotoxin risk Over recent years, the international pig industry has become more aware of the threats from mycotoxins and...
ExtruAfrica 2014 offer chance to submit extracts ExtruAfrica, an initiative of the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing at the North-West University in...
Developing enzymes to deliver current and future values Ever since the use of enzymes in animal feed gained true acceptance in the late 1980’s, the feed enzyme industry...
Eventually, manual labour will disappear from China’s mills More than in the US or Europe, feed milling in China is often a matter of manual labour. The Xin Xiang Da Rei...
Higher value of NSP enzymes with an eye on high raw... A study based on optimisation of “broiler grower” formula proves the economic benefits of NSP enzymes,...
Highly digestible protein sources for piglet feeding In the post-weaning period, piglets go through a transition of diets from milk to other feedstuffs. As it can...
Low tannin sorghum has potential for poultry feed Research at the University of Faisalabad has shown that one major drawback of sorghum, the contents of feed...
Mixed or single enzymes for non-starch carbohydrates? In a blog entry on WorldPoultry.net earlier this year I discussed the important topic of selecting the...
Versatility of enzyme contributes in reducing pig... Over a 100 trials achieved in experimental facilities or in field conditions, have proven that a multi-enzyme...
Ensiled high-moisture grain: Better than its dry version? There is sufficient scientific evidence to show that the nutritive value of ensiled high-moisture grain is...