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Kemin Industries has become a member of the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI), an independent organization aimed at developing a freely and publicly available feed LCA database and tool.

A study has highlighted the potential to improve feed efficiency traits in Nile tilapia.

Their extended enzyme alliance looks to further innovation aimed at reducing nutrient waste, improving feed efficiency, and promoting animal growth and wellbeing.

AB Vista is to become an exclusive distributor in the US, Brazil and Thailand of an Avivagen product designed to reduced antibiotic use in poultry, swine, ruminants, and aquaculture.

This first purchase order from the Thai livestock producer followed several trials with sows and piglets that confirmed Avivagens OxC-beta Livestock consistently outperformed any and all competitive alternatives. "The real-world evidence of the benefits of our product are leading to more customer wins and growing adoption of our OxC-beta™ Livestock product," stated Avivagen. With annual livestock feed production in 2020 of 21 million tonnes, Thailands largest livestock export market is the Eur...

Kathy and Russell Bell of Bell Columbias, Gillette, WY, consigned five Columbia rams to the 2020-21 Wyoming Ram Test. Four achieved Certified Columbia Ram status, marking the second year that Bell rams have earned this honor in CSBA’s three year old ram certification program. Of special note is the fact that one of the rams—Bell B-181 “CR 005”—ranked first on the Wyoming Certified Index, topping all rams and all breeds on a test that included Columbia, Rambouillet, and Targhee. The in...

New Genetic Selection and Fertility Management dairy TDF farmer Ashley Fleming, from Seaforde, Co Down NINE NEW dairy technology demonstration farms (TDFs) have been appointed by Northern Irelands College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, The TDF project has is creating a network of local farms to allow other farmers to see new technology and innovations at work which they might then adopt on their own farms. Over the past year CAFRE has organised a series of more than 100 mostly...

Regulate the widespread use of antibiotics in animals we eat saying, quote, under this new voluntary initiative certain antibiotics would not be used for so-called production purposes such as to enhance growth or improve feed efficiency in an animal. these antibiotics would still be available to prevent control and treat illnesses in animals under the supervision of a veterinarian. in other words, the same way that humans need a prescription for antibiotics, so do animals. did you catch the word...