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Food waste as poultry feed could cut environmental impact

Study finds ways to reduce carbon footprint of poultry meat production

April 17, 2018

Incorporating plant and dairy wastes into feeds for broilers could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of poultry meat production, a major European Union project on sustainability in agriculture has revealed.

Insects grow in popularity for livestock feed in Uganda

Scientists, livestock farmers studying sustainability of this protein source

April 11, 2018

In Uganda, scientists and farmers are using insects in livestock farming, according to TRT World.

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HKScan switching to domestic protein feed for chickens

HKScan will phase out soy-based protein and boost demand for broad beans in Finland

April 6, 2018

Thanks to a recent animal feed innovation, HKScan Kariniemen chicken farms will be the first in Finland to entirely replace soy-based protein with domestic pulses such as broad beans in animal feed.

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EW Nutrition acquires 51 percent of shares in ICON

Turkish company offers feed solutions for poultry, ruminant, fish sectors

April 6, 2018

EW Nutrition has concluded an agreement to acquire 51 percent of the shares in ICON, a company specialized in feed solutions for the Turkish livestock market.

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6 no-antibiotics-ever broiler production nutrition tips

When no antibiotics are used, nutrition must be redesigned for a more vulnerable gut system.

April 5, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

When faced with the prospect of no-antibiotics-ever production methods, one would be excused to ask: What happens if birds get sick after all?

Immunity

Animal feed's role in improving immune response

In the fight against antibiotic resistance, a better understanding of the link between feed and immunity can improve production efficiencies.

April 5, 2018

Animal feed assists immunity mechanisms in livestock and plays several roles in animal health maintenance.

Feed efficiency

Improve broiler feed efficiency with antioxidative capacity

In antibiotic-free production, aim for improving broilers’ anti-oxidative capacity to improve feed efficiency.

April 5, 2018

Gwendolyn Jones

How much can FCR be influenced by antioxidative capacity in broilers?

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Bacteriophage

Bacteriophages may offer antibiotic alternative for feed

Virus technology has the potential to provide an antibiotic alternative in livestock production while reducing pathogen contamination in human food.

April 5, 2018

As agriculture looks to reduce antibiotic use, bacteriophages could be used to prevent and treat bacterial infections in animals and humans.

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A modern solution to expensive vitamins A, E

Removing or just reducing expensive vitamins is nothing but a panicked reaction, and is rather ineffective now that we have modern solutions.

April 5, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

All animal feed ingredients are bound, from time to time, to become so expensive that their participation in formulas is questioned.

6 takeaways from the 2018 Poultry Nutrition & Feed Survey

Meeting consumer demand has affected how poultry feed is formulated

April 4, 2018

Learn about some of the key takeaways from WATTAgNet's 2018 Poultry Nutrition & Feed Survey.

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