In 2017, 17,166 in 80 countries worldwide were GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) certified. This constitutes an increase of 1,148 (+7%) compared to 2016. This is stated in the GMP+ annual report over 2017. Continued growth in FSA GMP+ International strives for feed [...]
Seven multinational food companies have joined forces to set up the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW) to advance standards in the food supply chain. The seven include Unilever, Nestle, Aramark, Compass and Sodexo and will all work with animal [...]
The Pig Site speaks to Dr Sarah Ison, researcher and global farm advisor with World Animal Protection (WAP), about the progression of WAP’s business case for group sow housing and enrichment, and working with producers to ensure they can [...]
A new study showed that eating insects benefits the human microbiome. This may hold promise for promoting gut health in livestock animals. Crickets, like other insects, contain fibres, such as chitin, that are different from the dietary fibre found in foods [...]
Age, income, education, occupation and religion all have an impact on willingness to pay for animal welfare friendly eggs, according to research on consumer buying habits in Taiwan. Respondents associated with traditional religions such as Buddhism and Taoism were willing [...]
Escalating feed costs due to the drought affecting much of Europe has prompted German egg producers to call on supermarkets for price rises. Germany’s wheat crop is expected to be 25% lower than last year, which is set to push [...]
US feed grain supplies rose 4.4 million metric tons in July as increased acreage for corn, sorghum, barley, and oats boosted production by 5.3 million tons. This is according to the latest Feed Outlook, published by the USDA. With carryin down [...]
We can feed the world if humans change their dietary choices. This will entail eating more maize for example. It is often said that we have to produce more crops and animal protein to feed the growing world population. However, [...]
While detailed behaviour tracking in larger livestock has proved a valuable tool for improving efficiency, a poultry flock’s greater population and erratic habits have made chickens much harder to pin down. Until now. Meet the Swiss researchers whose innovative [...]
The Pig Site speaks to Karl Kerns, fertility researcher at the University of Missouri and author of a recently published study investigating the true function of zinc in sperm maturation and swine fertility Researchers at the University of Missouri found [...]
