How do we verify sustainable animal feed in ruminant production?
It is no longer sufficient to simply claim a low carbon footprint for your livestock production system or animal feed. This needs to be supported by repeatable, measurable and verifiable evidence. Alltech E-CO2 has developed the Feeds EA™ model to help feed manufacturers and producers globally measure and lower the carbon footprint of their feed.
Postbiotics in feed for healthy gut development and animal production
Choosing a product to promote the development and maintenance of a healthy gut in animals is essential for not only achieving optimal production performance...
Chelated trace minerals help improve meat and carcass quality of modern...
The meat and carcass quality issues can occur at all stages of the bird life and have consequences at farm level or slaughterhouse level, and till the transformation. Some of these meat quality issues can significantly impact the appearance of the meat, and while these meat quality issues do not pose any known risks to the food safety for consumers, they significantly impact producer profitability.
A digital connection in the animal feed business
Farm visits remain an essential part of creating and maintaining the connection between an animal feed company and their customers. Livestock farmers seek the best advice and need to know their feed supplier understands their objectives and can deliver the right product. One company is exploring how to improve the highly personalised interactions that take place in the feed business.
Global status of shrimp feed additives and future perspectives in India
Feed additives are generally substances added in feed in smaller quantities (0.1-2%) to improve the quality of the feed. The single nutrient will not be able to provide all the adequate nutrients to the shrimp. Hence the mixture of ingredients is used in shrimp feed formulation. Additives offer benefits to the quality of feed and improve the feed intake, stability, and better shrimp growth.
Mycotoxin risk management in commercial layers
Although mycotoxins affect most organs and systems in poultry, some organs/systems are more vulnerable for a specific group of mycotoxins. Aflatoxins are known as potent hepatotoxins while ochratoxins are known to affect kidneys severely. Similarly, GIT is more susceptible to trichothecene mycotoxins while fumonisins affect sphingholipid metabolism in various organs. The one system that is affected by all these mycotoxins is the immune system and it can be affected even...
Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation in monogastric animals
Nowadays, many dietary supplements are available to be fed to young farm animals such as broilers, turkeys, piglets and calves in order to improve their intestinal health and growth performance. Despite the fact that non-pharmacological feed additives in general do not reach the efficacy of antibiotics as growth promoters, the proper choice and use of a dietary supplement may improve livestock productivity.
Options to mitigate the effects of heat stress in sows
It is important that pig producers know how to spot the signs of heat stress in their animals, as every factor of heat stress attributes to poor sow welfare. The best strategies to combat heat stress combine various techniques that reduce animal stress, improve animal performance, and boost the financial result for the farmers.
Challenging times demand an efficient production strategy
Swine producers face new stresses and persisting global challenges in 2021. Diseases, including COVID-19 and African swine fever, are altering market patterns. Meanwhile, incoming regulations bring additional changes to production practices. Combined, these elements call attention to the economics of swine production and highlight the need for improved efficiency to protect tightening margins.
How bacteria speak to each other?
Bacteria “talk” to each other using chemicals as their words, a signaling system now known as quorum sensing. Numerous bacterial species make small-molecule signals, called auto inducers (AI), that they release into their immediate environment to track changes in cell numbers. As the bacterial population grows, increasing in density, AI concentrations also accumulate.
