NEWS 12 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2025 In recent months, the bird flu pandemic has continued to devastate poultry operations around the world amidst continual outbreaks, tens of millions of birds lost, and skyrocketing egg prices. Avian Enterprises, LLC, an international company that provides bird repellant products for the agricultural industry and others, developed a new product – Avian Migrate® Goose and Bird Repellant – poised to offer poultry farmers a novel new solution. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that aquatic birds such as– ducks, geese and swans congregating around ponds and other bodies of water near egg producing facilities– carry and spread the virus through their saliva and feces to chicken feed and other grounds where the domestic birds reside. Avian Migrate contains ingredients approved by the EPA, including those found in food products. It is sprayed in a light mist around a facility and grassy areas within 300 feet for protection. Moreover, an InvisiDye® marker, seen only by the targeted birds, adds a visual warning in the 200-400mm spectrum with sensory and visual deterrents. According to the announcement, Avian Migrate® is a new variation on this proven technology, including how it is applied around a target area. Recently, their Avian Control® product was examined for efficacy and confirmed overwhelmingly effective in a non-peer reviewed study of dairy barn facilities by Ohio State University. A 2025 peer-reviewed study is currently being planned, Avian Enterprises points out. Read more>> USA-based company unveils new approach to bird flu Up to one fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions derive from meat production, the majority of which is from pig and poultry meat. With around 60% of emissions from pig and poultry meat linked to the production of animal feed, there has been much debate within the sector over the use of alternative animal feed sources with insect-based feed gaining interest as it may require less water, energy and land resource than plant-based products. In July 2023, the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) commissioned Ricardo’s sustainability team to provide an independent, scientifically robust Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report exploring how, from an emissions reduction point of view, the production of insect protein might perform as pig and poultry feed compared to conventional soybean and fish stocks. The research looked at the potential cradle-to-gate – ie. from raw material acquisition to manufacturing and distribution - impacts of using the larvae from Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) (Hermetia illucens) reared from both permitted sources (e.g wheat-based feed) and currently unpermitted sources (e.g food waste, chicken manure). The associated potential impacts of the BSFL feed were assessed in terms of 16 environmental impact categories, including climate change, acidification, ecotoxicity, land, and water use. Comparative assessments were made for soybean meal grown in Brazil and transported to the UK, and fish meal made from blue whiting caught off the Scottish coast. Read more>> New Report: Insect protein could be 13.5 times worse for climate than soy
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