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Animals face every day various kind of stress: change of diet or raw material quality, hot temperature, diseases, handling and manipulations… Stress triggers the production of free reactive radicals in cells which oxidize lipids or proteins.

Planning to export feed and feed additives to China anytime soon? Find out the procedure about GACC (General Administration of Customs for the People's Republic of China) to apply for feed and feed additives in China.

Soybean meal processing impacts the quality of the material, and it is now possible for feed producers to check additional protein quality indicators that can be used as a guide to check impact of processing on soybean meal quality, including reactive lysine content and urease activity.

The challenge for our industry is to secure the supply of high quality animal protein and a balanced diet to a continuously growing global population. Whilst minimizing the effect on natural resources, by optimizing land use and production efficacy and with an ever lower output in terms of pollution and ecological footprint.

With over 500 million cats and dogs globally, feeding our pets contributes to a soaring 56 and 151 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emission per year - similar to the combined emissions of the Philippines and Mozambique. Insect protein is a rapidly emerging sustainable pet food ingredient.

The pet food market is influenced by economic growth for a country and its love for pets. Chinese per capita income keeps on increasing every year which lead to an increase in disposable income. This leads to many Chinese to add pets as a new member in their families.

Strategies to reduce losses and improve efficiency of ruminant production systems rely on an optimal supply of rumen degradable nitrogen and an optimal efficiency...

Moisture affects the costs and the quality of the products. Knowing and subsequently controlling the water content of the material in every step of...

Reducing post-weaning stress at the farm can lead to higher product quality, less losses and ultimately higher productivity. This article introduces promising strategies to...

Phosphorus is an expensive nutrient in feed formulation, and because it can cause eutrophication, the better knowledge on the utilisation of P will lead to reduced feed costs and reduced pollution potential.