Production with optimal moisture or more expensive raw materials?
Due to moisture losses, feed mills are selling feed which is costing them more and not necessarily providing better performance at farm level. In...
Practical use of hand-held NIR to evaluate the quality of incoming...
NIR instruments can be used for several applications within the feed manufacturing process. Sending samples to a laboratory at a different location however can...
PerkinElmer expands salmonella testing portfolio with Solus One™
PerkinElmer, Inc. has launched a pet food testing extension to its Solus One™ Salmonella testing kit. The new product extension is designed to provide...
Annual DSM Mycotoxin Survey points to high risk level
Royal DSM has released latest annual DSM Mycotoxin Survey results detailing the occurrence of fungal metabolite contaminants in feed crops and the potential risks...
Trouw Nutrition announces results of “Global Mycotoxin Review”
Trouw Nutrition shared findings from its 2021 Global Risk Analysis during a webinar. In the webinar, Dr. Swamy Haladi, Global Programme Manager for the...
Water – friend or foe? How decreasing water activity and surface...
As a vital component within the feed production chain, water not only acts as a hygiene enhancer in the form of steam, but it...
Moisture optimization: How to safeguard feed quality and feed mill efficiency
In this article, we look at how the right choice of processing aid is key to sustainably boosting feed mill efficiency. A concerted focus...
Analysis of fish feed alternatives with sustainable ingredients
Brabender develops alternative fish feed by lab scale extrusion and analyses the moisture content with an automized moisture analyzer. Around 30 percent of commercially exploited...
Heat treatment equipment for salmonella control in animal feeds
The requirement for Salmonella control in animal feeds encouraged numerous equipment manufacturers to develop a solution. Today, we typically recognize 3 heat treatment equipment...
What is pet food safety and how is it achieved?
To deliver a safe ingredient to the pet food industry is a challenge, as much as putting a safe pet food on the market....
