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Natural Feed Additives for Poultry The poultry industry is undergoing a significant transformation as producers seek sustainable, antibiotic-free solutions to improve bird health and productivity. One of the most promising strategies is the use of natural feed additives for poultry, which are increasingly recognized as effective alternatives to synthetic growth promoters and antibiotics. These ...
Fiber Digestion in Ruminants Raising healthy, fast-growing stocker cattle takes more than just good grass and a salt block. It takes understanding how the rumen works and how to keep it running at its best. The rumen is the largest part of a beef animal’s stomach and plays a vital role in how the animal digests fiber. When fiber digestion in ruminants improves, cattle gain weight faster, ...
Wintering Goats As temperatures drop and daylight shortens, goat producers should prepare to focus on winter preparation. Successfully wintering goats means more than simply providing shelter. Winter prep requires proactive nutrition planning, effective parasite management, thoughtful breeding and kidding strategies, and environmental considerations that vary by region. Regardless of whether you ...
The Indonesian government has embarked on a project to make fertilizer production more efficient. To do this, Endress & Hauser was commissioned to equip the current production sites in Palembang in South Sumatra, Indonesia with state-of-the-art measurement technology. The measurement technology supplied by our partner Endress & Hauser also included flow measurement equipment in ...
Winter weather can be tough on livestock, and goats are no exception. These hardy animals typically adapt well to colder temperatures, but they still need proper care to stay healthy and productive during the cold months. If you’re wondering how to keep goats warm in the winter, you’ve come to the right place. At BioZyme®, we focus on care that comes full circle, starting with ...
Hauling Cattle When you have a passion for your sport, you’ll go to great lengths to ensure you can compete. Sometimes, that means hauling cattle or goats, or pigs halfway across the country to show livestock. With a vast number of major stock shows in the Midwest, exhibitors living on the coast are likely accustomed to hauling their stock for long stretches. But for the rest of us, how ...
Agricultural production generates a large amount of waste every year, such as rice husks, straw, corn stalks, and fruit tree branches. These agricultural wastes can actually be transformed into valuable biochar through appropriate methods: pyrolysis/carbonization process. The process of producing biochar from waste not only helps reduce waste accumulation but also contributes to sustainable ...
How to Inoculate Industrial Plankton Algae Photobioreactor (PBR)? The inoculation process with Industrial Plankton photobioreactor (PBR) systems is designed to be easy and user-friendly. Before starting, you will need to: Sterilizing the tank using the cleaning cycle and the CIP system (Clean-in-Place) is now complete. We recommend having 200 L of water in the tank already. This water would be ...
In today’s livestock industry, efficiency, animal comfort, and sustainability all depend on one fundamental factor: how well producers manage the waste environment that supports their herds. Whether it’s a deep-pit barn, a slatted-floor confinement system, or an open lagoon, wet organic buildup becomes the perfect breeding ground for flies—one of the most persistent challenges ...
What are open and closed algae culture systems? Open algae culture systems and closed photobioreactors (PBRs) are the two broadest methods for culturing microalgae at medium to large scale, and the advantages and disadvantages depend on your microalgae cultivation goals. A PBR is any device or system that supports the culture of photosynthetic organisms using light. In any type of algae ...
Fresh fruits and vegetables are highly perishable commodities, and maintaining their quality from harvest to consumption remains one of the biggest challenges in the global food supply chain. Recent academic study (Gouda and Duarte, 2024) shows that nearly 40% of fresh produce is lost during post-harvest handling, storage, and transportation, largely due to inadequate environmental control. Among ...
Background Information 126-acre Center Lake has an average depth of 10 feet and 6.53 miles of shoreline; including artificial channels cut through the surrounding marshland 439-acre Camp Lake has an average depth of 5’ with 4.85 miles of shoreline Both lakes are mostly muck bottoms 5410-acre watershed surrounded by residential homes and emergent cattail marsh Most of the ...
At first glance, using herbicides to control aquatic weeds might seem like an efficient solution. But emerging science shows that these chemicals often come with serious unintended consequences for the environment. A recent report from Beyond Pesticides reveals that a new class of herbicides containing florpyrauxifen-benzyl (FPX) —designed to mimic natural hormones—may be ...
The facility is a rendering plant, utilizing a limited waste water system. The basic design has a cooling tower, from which the water passes through a grease trap and then into an aeration tower. The water is then discharged into a series of three small lagoons, with a retention time that is calculated to be between 10 and 15 days based on a system volume of 110,000 gallons in the tanks and ...
Location: McClellan Farms Inc., Bradford County, PA Background: McClellan Farms is a contract grower for Country View Family Farms (CVFF). The farm consists of two 2100-head finishing operations and one 8800-head nursery operation. The swine in these three buildings produce close to 2.5 million gallons of manure each year that must be managed efficiently. Objective: Foul-smelling odors ...
Background: Aquaculture systems often struggle with the overstocking of farms and the creation of excess waste. This population growth problem causes the animals to be stressed and more susceptible to diseases. A high concentration of waste in the water will also increase biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and drop dissolved oxygen (DO) that negatively impacts shrimp and fish. Bacteria are an ...
Location: Enviro Grind Ltd, Pettigo Co., Donegal, United Kingdom Background: Situated in South Donegal, Enviro Grind is a waste recycling company that has diversified into the reprocessing of organic waste streams. Enviro Grind operates an ABP Category 3 approved in-vessel composting facility and takes in feedstock including catering industry waste, pre and post food processing waste, fish ...
Background: The Agrotel Company owns and operates a wholesale agricultural supply company as well as a swine farm in Moca, Dominican Republic. The farm maintains 450 to 500 sows and approximately 10,000 piglets. The barn wash-down and manure wastewater is collected, the solids are separated for feed and fertilizer, and the wastewater flows into a lagoon. There is no surface exit for runoff, but ...
Background: Southern Poultry Research performed a 28-day battery test with Cobb 500 chicks. The study included eight replicate cages for each treatment with eight chicks per cage, or 64 birds per treatment The probiotic treatments were added to the respective feed at a concentration of 2e6, or two million colony forming units (CFU) per gram of feed. The control treatments did not contain ...
By applying refined scientific methods with many years of careful bio-prospecting, Ecological Laboratories, Inc. continues to provide unique, non-engineered Bacillus cultures. Our direct-fed microbial strains all have important attributes that enhance the feed conversion rate and promote animal health. All strains used by Ecological Laboratories, Inc (ELI), in direct-fed microbial (DFM) blends ...