Alltech Predicts a Contraction in Global Feed Production in 2013
Alltech vice president, Aidan Connolly, presenting at the IFIF-FAO joint meeting, predicted a contraction of 3 – 5%.
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Limited and excess protein intake of pregnant gilts affects body composition and newborn and weanling development in piglets
Dietary protein level during pregnancy may affect fetal and piglet development.
European Union: Appeal Committee delivers no opinion on GM maize
Member States failed to take a position on a Commission proposal for the authorisation of GM maize MIR162 for use in food and feed.
The good taste of pigs (part IV): bitter
Bitterness leaves an unpleasant feeling linked to a decrease in feed consumption. On the other hand, modulating feed intake with bitter compounds might be an interesting tool to limit excessive voracity of pigs and sows at certain stages.
Effect of a microencapsulated feed additive of lactic and formic acid on the prevalence of Salmonella in pigs arriving at the abattoir
Dietary organic acid in fattening pigs may reduce the prevalence of Salmonella at the slaughterhouse.
FAO Food Price Index up 1.4 percent in September
The grain-intensive pig and poultry sectors recorded particularly strong gains, increasing by 6 percent and 2 percent respectively.
China’s demand for pork could see corn imports reach 20 million tonnes per year
China has recently been importing over 0.4 million tonnes of pork per year, in a world market with trade of less than 7 million tonnes per year.
Dietary conjugated linoleic acid influences the content of stearinic acid in porcine adipose tissue
Dietary conjugated linoleic modifies adipose tissue in fattening pigs.
European Union: final EU-27 cereal estimates showing a production drop
According to Copa-Cogeca final EU-27 cereals estimates for the 2012/13 marketing year, claiming EU production is expected to drop by 2.2%.
U.S. corn and soybean stocks down from 2011
By September 1, there were 314 million bushels of corn stored on U.S. farms, down slightly from September 2011.
Influence of dietary L-arginine supplementation to sows during late gestation on sow and litter performance during lactation
L-arginine supplementation during late gestation does not affect piglet performance and milk yield.
Thompson’s tip: Mycotoxin warning
After the appallingly wet weather of our latest ‘summer’, high levels of mycotoxins in this year’s wheat crops are forecast.
European Union: Council's position on Codex decision on Ractopamine
As fixing a MRL is considered as setting a threshold under which the use the product is considered as safe, the new standard fixed by the Codex can be considered de facto as an authorisation of using ractopamine below the fixed MRL in food producing animals.
Canada: stocks of principal field crops, July 31, down
Total wheat stocks decreased 18.1% to 5.9 million tonnes, mostly the result of a decline of 890 500 tonnes (-33.3%) in on-farm stocks.
Effects of dietary benzoic acid and sodium-benzoate on performance, nitrogen and mineral balance and hippuric acid excretion of piglets
Benzoic acid is more effective than sodium-benzoate in piglet’s performance and metabolism.
Launch of MELOFEED at SPACE by Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Lallemand Animal Nutrition unveiled today its new antioxidant offer: MELOFEED®, a complementary feed naturally rich in vegetal Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) and catalase.