Tag: animal welfare
Hendrix Genetics, CSIRO partner for egg laying innovation
Hendrix Genetics and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have partnered to study an innovative sex sorting technology for the egg laying industry.
Hendrix Genetics is...
Global Feed Preservatives Market
Market research companies have varying reports including different date ranges about feed preservatives market. In these reports, although there are similar figures and estimates...
Bühler and IMDHER join forces in Mexico
Bühler Group has established a joint venture with IMDHER S.A. de C.V., a leading player in the animal nutrition market in Mexico. Bühler is...
SFR study finds promising first results for male layer chicks
Schothorst Feed Research (SFR) conducted a study into various feeding strategies of rearing male layer chicks. The study investigated which strategy was the most...
AGCO invests in OPTIfarm to improve productivity and animal welfare
AGCO Corporation has invested in OPTIfarm, a UK-based company that uses proprietary software to help farmers create the best environment for their animals.
AGCO, a...
Trouw Nutrition to focus on pig production challenges at IPVS conference
Research presentations from Trouw Nutrition, which will be presented during the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) conference on 21-24 June in Brazil, will focus...
Animal science turns to advancing resilience for heat tolerance
Several research groups across the world are researching the challenge of enhancing the resilience of livestock to climatic variability and change. Understanding adaptive mechanisms...
Expert Chat – Managing heat stress, and a research postcard from down under
Birds cannot sweat and must rely on panting to cool down. That’s an inefficient method when you consider their feathers also serve as insulation....
Heat stress management: The importance of beef cattle nutrition
In dairy cows, the impact of heat stress can be easily measured, in particular through reduced milk production. Although there is less visibility, fattening...
Preparing poultry for heatwaves
To help birds survive heatwaves, they should not only be kept under the best possible living conditions, but their water-electrolyte metabolism should also be...
