Tag: animal welfare
Pedro Cordero elected as new FEFAC president
Pedro Cordero was elected as the new president of the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) at the 68th General Assembly on 14 June 2023.
The...
FEFAC initiates awareness campaign for advanced feeding strategies
European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) has announced that it has initiated an awareness campaign on the contribution of advanced feeding strategies to enhanced and...
Endotoxin and animal health; A hidden threat in animal feed
Endotoxin can have detrimental effects on susceptible animals leading to an increase in illness, death rate and economic losses. Regular testing & monitoring of...
Global Swine Feed Market
The increasing demand for pork across the world, food safety concerns, and trends such as animal health and welfare, sustainability and environmental impacts are...
Nutritional strategies that can stand the heat
As global temperatures rise year upon year, threatening economic losses and placing increased environmental pressure on livestock farming, it is essential that diets are...
Endotoxin contamination – don’t underestimate the danger
Farmers often puzzle over what may be the cause of symptoms like health deterioration, fever, lethargy, poor performance, high mortality, digestive problems, liver damage,...
Heat stress: Measures to cope with rising temperatures and humidity
Heat stress has been a major herd management challenge for dairy farmers over many years, presenting severe production and welfare demands in the face...
Arla Foods supports local dairy development in Nigeria
European dairy cooperative Arla Foods has opened a state-of-the-art farm to support local dairy development in Nigeria, which has one of the fastest-growing populations...
Pilgrim’s proposes closure of Ashton site
Pilgrim’s UK, Britain’s biggest pig farmer and producer of pork products, has explained plans to close its Ashton-under-Lyne site in Manchester, UK.
Pilgrim’s UK has...
CAT invests in future of genetics and genome editing
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), which offers aquaculture genetic solutions and health and nutrition research services, has expanded its facility with a new...
