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When developing a ration for livestock, especially when using only a few ingredients, a Pearson Square may be easiest to use. A Pearson Square...

By embracing trends such as precision nutrition, alternative proteins, and digital transformation, the industry can navigate its challenges while meeting the growing global demand...

In the last 10 years, the use of probiotics in the feed of farm animals such as pigs, poultry, ruminants, aquaculture feeds, and pet feeds has increased significantly. According to a market research, the total sales volume of feed probiotics, which was 1.19 million tons in 2018, reached 1.26 million tons in 2019. It is estimated that this usage will increase in the coming years for reasons such as protecting animal health, supporting growth, increasing immunity and productivity...

The fact that antibiotics used to promote growth, increase productivity and prevent infectious diseases in the field of animal nutrition carry some risks in terms of animal and human health, such as bacterial resistance, encouraged industry professionals to look for new ways. Enzymes, which are considered as an alternative to antibiotics, are especially preferred to increase the digestibility of the feed. It is estimated that the global market value of enzymes...

The pelleted feed manufacturing process has undergone a significant evolution in recent decades due to the demand for higher standards of physical quality, nutritional value and microbiological hygiene, as well as greater flexibility in the incorporation of new and varied raw materials. The digital age in feed industry is becoming increasingly important, KPI measurement and monitoring can be done in real time.

In light of growing environmental concerns surrounding soybean meal and increasing pressures to meet sustainability goals, it has never been a better time for...

About 40 percent of livestock emissions consist of enteric methane. Nitrous oxide and methane from fertilizer management are other emissions from livestock. Although it seems very difficult to control these two resources that arise as a result of a natural process, alternative solutions are also developing rapidly. Some studies are showing that changes to be made especially in the nutritional diets of animals decrease this rate.

Providing livestock with an optimal, balanced diet, supplying all essential nutrients in the required quantity, seems crucial if we want them to fully exploit...

Pellet quality is not only made in the pellet mill. The saying “the chain is as strong as the weakest link” applies also here. Every process step adds to the achieved pellet quality. The finer the particle size after grinding the better the pellet quality, the higher the capacity and the lower the energy consumption at the pellet mill.

To protect the birds against the impact of heat stress, poultry producers outfit houses with proper equipment (e.g. sprinklers or foggers), implement appropriate feeding...