The trace element zinc is being used in various ways in pig feed – both as an essential nutrition component but also, at pharmacological levels, to suppress scouring. This article aims to identify six different modes of actions of zinc for pigs. Trace minerals...
Factors affecting feed intake of chickens
There are many factors which affect feed intake of chickens and hence determine nutrient intake level and efficiency of poultry production. Although the spectrum of these factors is very broad, here the focus will be made on management and environment, feed and water,...
Keeping zinc out by using prefermented rape seed
The medicinal use of zinc oxide can be replaced by adding prefermented rape seed through pig diets, according to the 1st results of a Danish scientific study. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, tested whether the inclusion of rape seed cake,...
Global feed production again over 1 billion MT
International feed tonnage has exceeded 1 billion metric tons for the second consecutive year, with a total of 1.07 billion metric tons of feed produced in 2017. This is according to the 2018 Alltech Global Feed Survey. The growth seen in 2017 was strong at 2.57% over...
AI impact on the South African feed industry
The importance of poultry feed as the biggest contributor to the total feed volumes produced by AFMA members, as well as the biggest contributor to our national feed volumes, have been discussed on numerous occasions during the last 2 years. These discussions focused...
Cocktail of berries to kill E. coli
A cocktail of ramsons and acidic berries has been found to be have strong and synergistic antimicrobial activity. Danish researchers think the combination could be used as feed additive in both organic and conventional pig production. The researchers are all connected...