Flushing of feed lines: How much material is needed? Flushing feed processing equipment can prevent contamination between medicated feed batches. But are the current...
FEFAC convinced EU to adapt copper reduction plans Reducing copper levels for pigs to 25 mg/kg for all age groups, as suggested in an FEEDAP Panel Opinion from...
Veterinary Feed Directive: US feed firms prepare Starting January 1, 2017, feeds containing certain antibiotics will require a Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) to...
Cargill reduces antibiotics from feed yards Cargill is eliminating 20% of shared-class antibiotics, those deemed important for human medicine and farm...
Zoetis: Medicated feed additive for pigs without pencillin Zoetis has introduced Aureomix® S - a medicated feed additive that combines the proven safety and therapeutic...
PLP Liquid Systems: Better distribution of additives Conventional coating methods, often result in a poor surface distribution, the addition of additives are usually...
Winner revealed of DSM Science & Technology award Asia Royal DSM recently announced that the DSM Science & Technology Award Asia 2014 with emphasis on Animal Nutrition...
RusAgro considers medicated feed production Russian group of companies RusAgro, one of the largest pork producers in the country, is currently negotiating...
NOAH pleased with revised rules for medicated feed The European Commission in Brussels has published its proposed package for revised legislation for veterinary...
EU revises rules for medicated feed On September 10, the European Commission adopted new proposals on veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed.
Research: Feed flavours & sweeteners market trends A report published recently by MarketsandMarkets analyses the the feed flavours and sweeteners market in...
FDA: withdrawal of 16 antimicrobials for use in food animals The FDA has announced the voluntary withdrawal of 16 antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals.
UK poultry hit back at newspaper growth promoter claim The British Poultry Council and the NFU (National Farmers Union) have moved to set the record straight on a...
FDA asked to withdraw medicated poultry feed Phibro Animal Health Corporation have asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw approval for 3...
SA explosive/chemical firm to buy feed additive company AECI, an explosives and specialty chemicals group based in South Africa, has announced its intention to buy...
Pig experts in Zhengzhou, China zooming in on nursery diets A recent seminar in Zhengzhou City, Henan province, China, zoomed in on various dietary issues, including how to...
Do we want antibiotics in feed? If we look at the world from a medicated feed perspective then two blocks stand out: the European Union and the...
The future of additives and their assessment On 27 and 28 October 2016, Akademie Fresenius staged its 5th international feed conference, ‘Feed Additives,...
"We help animals do more with less" An Iowa farm boy, with grassroots in agriculture, Diamond V CEO, Jeff Cannon takes the role of feeding the world...
Sweetener market widening Taste modifiers are now regularly used in feed to improve palatability. They help to ensure feed is appetising...
Pellet size and its impact on pig performance Does the physical shape of pig feed affect the health situation, well-being and ultimately performance of pigs?...
Supplementing piglets with dairy milk Piglets need high quality milk early on in life. In highly prolific sows, providing additional milk sources is...
Lysozyme as alternative to antibiotics in swine With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing stricter guidelines for the usage of antibiotics, the...
Alternatives to antibiotics - the Asian perspective The need to find alternatives for antibiotics is not restricted to livestock producers in the western world. The...
Efficacy studies for feed and feed additives With the European implementation of Regulation 767/2009 on the market introduction and use of feed, new...
A view on the future of the feed industry With the number of feed mills expected to halve within a decade, feed sales valued at over US$350 billion, and...
Southern States Roanoke awarded Feed Mill of the Year Southern States Cooperative’s Roanoke Feed Mill in Vinton, Virginia has won the 2012 Feed Mill of the Year...
Track and trace: From feed to fork The recent horse meat incident in Europe illustrates the complexity that still exists within the food supply...
Modern 'GRAS' feed ingredients fail administrative... The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) already in 1997 proposed rules for including feed ingredients in the...
Fefac president: 'Europe is the feed lab of the world' “We, in Europe, develop the sustainable technologies that will help feed the world in the future,” said Patrick...
Filozoo, feed additive hub in Carpi, Italy Based in Carpi near Bologna, northern Italy, the Filozoo plant is producing premixes, complimentary feed and...
ID-feed: new electronic tool for feed classification Wouldn't it be handy to base the classification of all feed products (compund feed and feed additives) on a...
Herbal additives – Five thousand years of tradition Humans and animals were satisfying their nutritional and medicinal requirements from plants long before the...