Tag: feed formulation

    The purpose of a quality control plan is to provide confidence in what users are receiving and producing. The data received should be compiled...

All feed millers either have their own lab or send samples to an external lab. An NIR instrument is a very good investment for...

Key measures, taken to minimise sampling errors in the feed industry, include using good procedures and the right equipment. It is also important to...

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.

Granovit AG, one of the largest independent feed producers in Switzerland, cooperated with Adifo Software for ERP solution MILAS® and feed formulation and quality control software BESTMIX®.

As they make decisions regarding animal feed formulation and production, animal nutritionists, feed formulators, and quality control professionals must address fluctuations in nutrient profiles, quality parameters and commodity prices. MyNutriOpt, the gateway to NutriOpt’s digital suite of solutions and services, delivers real-time information to support collaboration and efficient, informed decision making across the value chain. The system brings together multiple data sets into an easy-to-access resource that can help drive decisions regarding feed formulation, production economics and supplier management.

These events are a stark reminder that for global agriculture climate change impacts are already a reality. High feed costs are an enormous challenge for the whole agricultural sector and sustainable strategies need to be adopted to enable a more efficient use of resources, both in the short and long term. This article explores possibilities to cope with the current situation. Through understanding the positions of farmers, integrators and feed millers and using targeted feed additive solutions, we can achieve a responsible use of resources that makes animal production more resilient to feed price increases.

Enzymes have long been recognised as a way to reduce environmental impact, improve animal performance, and lower the cost of feed. In general, the use of exogenous enzymes in animal nutrition has been fundamentally based on the destruction of antinutritive compounds, which increases the digestibility of nutrients and improves productive yields. This article discusses new enzyme application strategies to maximize feed cost savings, mitigate phosphorus excretion, and reduce carbon emissions.

Trouw Nutrition launched MyNutriOpt, new online management platform which simplifies quality feed formulation decisions while helping to reduce costs, lower feed waste and save time.

Adifo and BASF have launched a new digital solution for the animal agriculture value chain that integrates sustainability analytics powered by BASF’s Opteinics project into Adifo’s BESTMIX® feed formulation software.