The significance of diet, slaughter weight and aging time on pork colour and colour stability
Meat colour and colour stability in pork may be affected by dietary composition
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Influence of source and concentrations of dietary fibre on in vivo nitrogen excretion pathways in pigs as reflected by in vitro fermentation and nitrogen incorporation by faecal bacteria
The in vitro method may be a useful tool to predict the potential NH3 emissions of the different feed ingredients
Digestion and deposition of individual fatty acids in growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing either beef tallow or sunflower oil
Sunflower oil improves apparent digestibility of SFA, MUFA and PUFA but reduces the retention of MUFA and PUFA
European Union - Commission authorises GM maize MIR604
The European Commission adopted today a Decision authorising genetically modified (GM) maize MIR604 for food and feed uses and import and processing. MIR604 maize received a positive safety assessment from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and underwent the full authorisation procedure set out in the EU legislation.
Effects of delta-aminolevulinic acid and vitamin C supplementation on feed intake, backfat, and iron status in sows
Dietary supplementation of delta-aminolevulinic acid may increase the iron transfer efficiency from sows to piglets
Uganda - Turning banana peels into feed
The banana peel bran is a good substitute to maize bran which is becoming very expensive for farmers because it is highly nutritious.
EU – Checks for melamine can be reduced
Systematic checks on all consignments originating in or consigned from China of feed and food containing milk, milk products, soya or soya products and of ammonium bicarbonate intended for food and feed are no longer necessary given the significant decrease in RASFF notifications, so the intensity of physical checks should be reduced.
USA - Vomitoxin, a concern for ethanol producers
In response to concerns about vomitoxin levels, the CME Group said last week it may add vomitoxin specifications to its corn contracts.
Tryptophan in swine nutrition
Tryptophan has positive effects on voluntary feed intake. This greater feed intake leads to increased growth performance and improved feed conversion ratio in piglets, and to lower body weight losses in sows during lactation.
MFeed , The Natural Growth Promoter
MFeed primarily improves feed conversion and liveweight gain in growing / finishing pigs, broilers, layers (hens and ducks) and cattle. MFeed is made up of Activated Montmorillonite, Diatomaceous earth, Clinoptilolite, yeast cell walls, Seaweed extract, Essential oils and copper and is currently sold in the USA, Asia and Eastern Europe.
Ileal digestibility and endogenous flow of minerals and amino acids: responses to dietary phytic acid in piglets
Dietary phytic acid content may affect mineral digestibility and availability in piglets
Decreasing dietary particle size of lupins increases apparent ileal amino acid digestibility and alters fermentation characteristics in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs
Particle size after grinding may be a critic factor for lupin AA digestibility in growing pigs
Effect of supplementing zinc oxide and biotin with or without carbadox on nursery pig performance
D-biotin supplementation of piglet diets may improve growth performance in early weaned piglets
Dietary and endogenous amino acids are the main contributors to microbial protein in the upper gut of normally nourished pigs
The contribution of de novo synthesis to microbial AA in pigs does not represent a substantial AA supply for the host
Maternal Nutrition and Foetal Development
Low maternal feed levels cause a reduction in muscle fibre numbers, whereas enhanced maternal nutrition resulted in a higher number of muscle fibres in specific muscles.
European Union - Development of web monitoring systems for the detection of emerging risks
The Emerging Risks Unit (EMRISK) has the mandate to assess and develop IT tools to detect and monitor food and feed emerging risks. For media-scanning systems, it has received a request to evaluate the Medical Information System (MedISys) developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC).