Afghanistan in need of animal feed A new drought response plan will help 1.4 million of the most vulnerable drought-affected people in Afghanistan...
More energy in pig diets after pelleting and extrusion A team of international scientists, using co-products from the ethanol and human food industries, helped shed...
Replacement of soybean cake with insect meal When soybean cake was replaced by insect meal, no drop in feed intake or egg production was noticed, a recent...
EU feed alerts: Trends in 2015 In 2015, a total of 3049 original notifications were transmitted through the RASFF. This is 3.4% less than the...
Colostrum: 4 litres within one hour is key The intake of colostrum, right after birth is essential. According to Trouw Nutrition, an increased intake will...
17 feed technologists get SFT diploma 17 students from 13 countries received the diploma of the prestigious Swiss Institute of Feed Technology (SFT)...
Monsanto pulls out of Syngenta takeover Monsanto is no longer interested in acquiring Swiss rival Syngenta, since the Swiss indicated that the offer of...
Monsanto offers more money for Syngenta US seed company Monsanto increased its offer to buy Switzerland's Syngenta, valuing the company at around $47...
Algae-based omega-3 fatty acids for animals Two large animal nutrition companies are teaming up to develop algae-based omega-3 fatty acid products for...
GM corn for animal feed approved by Vietnam Vietnamese farmers nationwide are now able to plant three varieties of genetically-modified (GM) corn from the...
New West African project on using insects for feed A new project has kicked off to study the sustainable use of insects to improve livestock production and food...
Nutriad makes additions to its sales team Global feed additive company Nutriad has appointed Olaf San as sales manager for Germany, Austria and...
EuroTier: ‘headwind cannot stop innovation’ If EuroTier 2014 in the German city of Hanover learns one thing, it is that the agricultural sector cannot be...
Fermentation, extrusion enhance wheat bran for pigs Fermentation as well as extrusion improves the nutritional value of wheat bran. However, fermentation of wheat...
GMO soy for animal feed discussed at ProTerra conference A list of renowned speakers have been announced for the upcoming third international sustainability conference,...
Plant extracts to increase bodyweight in beef cattle Specific micro-encapsulated blends of plant extracts naturally occurring in cinnamon, cloves and chilli pepper...
Mixed grassland: Mineral concentrations vary Mineral concentrations in herbage from mixed grassland are influenced by botanical composition, harvest and...
Feeding strategies and heat stress in dairy cows What happens to the dairy cow during periods of heat stress, and what can be done to help her beat the heat? As...
Less antibiotic use in German livestock The European Union has a strong top-down approach to regulating non-therapeutic uses of antibiotics in animals....
Fefac expects less feed production in 2014 The European Union (EU) has produced 0.5% less compound feed in 2013 compared to 2012. Fefac expects a further...
The art of flavour creation in animal feed When creating a new flavour, flavourists use their own olfactory experience to imagine the final fragrance...
UFA’s feed mill runs on its own The feed mill of UFA in Switzerland is producing formulated feeds from 9 pm till 5 am without the attendance of...
Increasing the energy efficiency of feed mills Energy efficiency leads not only to cost saving, but more importantly to reduced CO2 emission....
Industrial Compound Feed Product Accurate statistics for Switzerland are not available because the fenaco-group and the small local feed millers...
Flax and the omega connection Flax is grown for its seed and fibre. It is one of the oldest textile fibres. There is evidence that it was...