Germany: Compound feed production increased in 2024/25
Increases in production volumes were recorded for the three largest types of use (pigs, cattle, and poultry).
articles about feed
Effects of fermented feed materials in weaning diets on growth performance and health parameters in piglets
Fermented feed materials containing Pediococci and Lactobacilli may improve gut health and growth performance in weanling pigs.
Strategies to reduce costs in pig feed formulation
Reducing costs in pig feed formulation depends not on a single action, but on the strategic integration of multiple factors: precision in formulation, ingredient selection, use of technologies, and efficient management of the nutrition model and purchasing.
Impact of dietary ABC-4 on the productive performance of post-weaning piglets
After weaning, endogenous hydrochloric acid production is still limited, which raises stomach pH and compromises pepsin activity, affecting protein digestibility and favoring pathogen growth.
Access to drinking water and feed to improve welfare
This second article from the WelfarePIGnet project describes practices for improving pig access to feed and drinking water, including the costs of implementing them.
United Soybean Board launches U.S. Soy CAN website to support livestock nutrition and health
New website shares the latest soy research insights and practical applications for poultry and livestock industries.
Impact of ground herb and essential oil phytobiotics on gut health and growth performance in nursery pigs challenged with F18+Escherichia coli
Herb based phytobiotics supplementation may improve gut health in weanling pigs.
Spain: Record yield in the 2025 grain harvest
Spain forecasts a cereal harvest of 25.8 Mt with a record average yield of 4.57 t/ha, 16% more than in 2024.
EU 2025 harvests: Improvement in cereals and good figures for protein crops
Copa-Cogeca forecasts a 6.9% increase in cereals and an 8% increase in protein crops, despite a smaller area.
Antioxidant and osmolyte enriched or energy-dense diet: effect on heat-stressed finishing pigs
Supplementation with antioxidants and osmolytes may improve weight gain in heat-stressed finishing pigs.
Commodity prices: Are we facing a turnaround or a dead cat bounce?
The good domestic crop contrasts with global uncertainty: currency, geopolitics, and funds continue to drive prices in the short and long term.
EU: Council explores ways to reduce dependence on imported feed proteins
EU ministers call for a common protein strategy and diversification of feed sources to ensure autonomy and sustainability.
Optimal benzoic acid supplementation enhances growth, nitrogen utilization, and carcass traits while reducing ammonia emissions in pigs from weaning to market
Dietary benzoic acid supplementation may improve growth performance, N retention while reducing the environmental impact in growing-finishing pigs.
The EU imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Chinese lysine
The EU imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Chinese lysine.
Inhouse Farming - Feed & Food Convention 2025: New approaches to animal husbandry with insects and algae
International conference with foyer exhibition on September 30 and October 1, 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.
Impact of a phytogenic feed additive on diarrhea incidence, intestinal histomorphology and fecal excretion of F4-fimbriated enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in post-weaning piglets
Phytogenic feed additive supplementation to piglets challenged with F4-fimbriated enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli reduced the prevalence of fecal E. coli excretion and improved jejunal histomorphology.