Moving hens into cage-free environments involves additional costs and new challenges, but egg producers can address these in part by focusing in on 5 factors. Surprisingly there is a large cost differential between types of cage-fee laying systems. Many food [...]
Scientists at a leading UK research centre have made real progress in making a more efficient and cheaper vaccine to combat Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV). IBV is a hugely challenging poultry disease around the globe and it has been estimated [...]
Proposed changes for copper levels in swine feed as well as diets for other animals have been officially approved by the European Commission. The changes will come into effect on August 13, 2018. EU Regulation 2018/1039 on copper sources for [...]
‘If it looks too good to be true, it probably is’, says GMP+ International. This organisation kicks off feed fraud awareness campaign. Doubts about one’s own judgement, internal struggles, reluctance to ‘betray’ other businesses, and distrust towards government watchdogs: for [...]
Latest forecasts suggest ongoing growth over the next 12 months in all US poultry sectors. Statistics released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) predict growth of: 2% in the broiler sector 1.7% in the egg sector but a lower 0.3% rate in [...]
Nestlé remains the biggest dairy player in the world. The Swiss based company realised a dairy turnover of US$ 24.2 million in 2017, a little increase over 2016. Overall, no major changes and no new entrants are spotted in this [...]
Times are long gone when supplying minerals to pigs was a matter of one-size-fits-all. Sows have a different demand, depending on their parity, size and litter size. Supplying correct amounts will enhance sow performance, with benefit for her piglets [...]
Treating sows with autogenous vaccination has been observed to be a good method of controlling exudative epidermitis in weaner pigs – even reducing the need for antibiotic usage. That became clear in a recent study by researchers from Ghent University, Belgium, [...]
The proposed changes for copper levels in animal feed have now been officially approved by the European Commission. It will come into effect on August 13, 2018. EU Regulation 2018/1039 on copper sources for animal nutrition has been officially published [...]
There are changes in how the gut microbiome changes between types of honey bees. The makeup of the gut microbiome in a honey bee queen’s changes slowly as she ages, while a worker bee’s microbiome changes much more rapidly, according [...]
