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Feed to food risk assessment, with particular reference to mycotoxins in bovine feed

Recent food safety scares, in particular those relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Escherichia coli, have highlighted the need to assure consumers of the quality of the food they eat. It is necessary to highlight the procedures in place for minimising potential risks to animals and subsequent risks to consumers from animal derived food products. The potential dangers of mycotoxins in ...

May 12, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Implementation of FDA’s new antibiotic rules

On Wednesday, December 11, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced two coordinated actions based on its belief “that production use indications such as ‘increased rate of rate of weight gain’ or ‘improved feed efficiency’ are no longer appropriate for the approved conditions for medically important antimicrobial drugs.” First, it released ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By National Farmers Union (NFU)

Stock management of animal feed

MonoScan for Stock Management of Animal Feed MonoScan provides a reliable and accurate continuous level indication of animal feed in Kfar Vitkin, Israel. This is one of the largest feed mills in the country. Kfar Vitkin feed mill supplies feed for poultry, turkeys, ruminants, fish, rabbits, and pigeons. The plant has a modern premix department that produces vitamin ...

Jun. 18, 2012

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT)

Tilapia Feed Formulation and Feeding Technique

Different Tilapia feed formulation are offered for Tilapia fish in different growth periods and feeding techniques skills are also of importance for fish farming. There are fish feed raw materials: Bran chaff feed, oil cake feed, amphibious plant feed, pomace feed, cereal feed, animal feed, compound feed. For more information, please click the following ...

Jul. 30, 2015

By Azeus Fertilizer Machinery Co.,Ltd.

A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products

The increase in the consumption of animal products is likely to put further pressure on the world’s freshwater resources. This paper provides a comprehensive account of the water footprint of animal products, considering different production systems and feed composition per animal type and country. Nearly one-third of the total water footprint of agriculture in the world is related to the ...

Jun. 26, 2012

By IWA Publishing

Beef Farmer Spring 2017 `Trace elements are key to growth rates`

Iodine has a direct impact on growth rates as it is incorporated into the thyroid hormones which control metabolism, promoting efficient live weight gain. Annie Williams, Animal Scientist with Agrimin says that many beef units fall short on achieving optimum growth rates because animals do not receive adequate levels of trace elements at grass. She says that with increased feed costs, many ...

Jun. 1, 2017

By Agrimin Limited

Reuse of dairy lagoon wastewater through SDI in forage crops

Abstract California has become the leading dairy products producing state in the USA. This has resulted in farms commonly milking several thousand cows per day. The care and feeding of the animals has produced large waste streams commonly collected and stored in lagoons. Environmentally safe handling and reuse of the lagooned wastewater is the objective of this study. A system of ...

Jun. 13, 2012

By Geoflow, Inc.

Maximize Growth Potential & Production

Every farm environment has unique opportunities and challenges. Your young animals’ performance is determined by your ability to recognize their specific needs and to make the necessary adjustments to your feeding program based on their genetic potential, housing environment, and environmental conditions. The greater the producers’ ability to recognize the challenges of the ...

Aug. 11, 2016

By Grober Nutrition USA

New animal feed plant relies on proven sera dosing technology

Top animal feed is a result of the exact application of composition during the production process as well as the use of stateof-the-art technology. The correct planning of the systems engineering is as important as the experience of the staff in the production department. When the Rothkötter animal feed plant was built in Haren-Hüntel, the company relied on sera – a name widely ...

Feb. 1, 2011

By sera GmbH

Electronic sow feeding system

In 2013, the company Börde Porc GmbH & Co. KG set up a modern sow management farm in one of the most fertile plains of Germany, the so-called "Magdeburg Börde". The new houses provide space for around 2,400 productive sows and 600 gilts. Once again, Big Dutchman was allowed to prove its capability by providing the required sow equipment. To date, Börde Porc's location ...

Dec. 13, 2018

By Big Dutchman

Probiotics: a second mother for young ruminants?

Lallemand presents new ruminant study at the 5thBeneficial Microbes Conference in Amsterdam Lallemand Animal Nutrition participated in the 5th Beneficial Microbes Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Oct. 10-12, 2016. This unique event gathers international scientists focusing their research on beneficial microbes supporting the health and well-being of both humans and ...

Oct. 12, 2016

By Lallemand Inc.

Fishing for a Solution

As writer Rowan Jacobsen explores in our recent feature “Has Meat Met Its Match?,” animal agriculture’s hefty environmental footprint is creating interest in exploring ways to meet humans’ growing appetite for animal protein that extend beyond beef, chicken and pork. In some places, that ...

Jul. 31, 2014

By Ensia

animal feed pellet machine for home use and poultry farm to make best pelleted feed

the advantages of this animal feed pellet machine are nice looking in shape, simple in structure, easy in operation and service, safe in solidity, small in volume. and light in weight etc. No special training needed and operation available through manual,The pellet mill accepts the dry ...

Aug. 20, 2014

By Victor Pellet Mill

Probiotics: a second mother for young ruminants?

Lallemand presents new ruminant study at the 5thBeneficial Microbes Conference in Amsterdam Lallemand Animal Nutrition participated in the 5th Beneficial Microbes Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Oct. 10-12, 2016. This unique event gathers international scientists focusing their research on beneficial microbes supporting the health and well-being of both ...

Oct. 12, 2016

By Lallemand Inc.

5 C’s Of Calf Care

Every producer has individual opportunities and challenges due to their housing environment and management strategy. The key to maximizing growth, health, and long-term profitability is establishing a sound system of care for your pre-ruminant livestock. No matter the system you choose, ensuring these 5 keys to management are acknowledged and defined for you and your team will enhance the ...

Aug. 11, 2016

By Grober Nutrition USA

The KAHL Crown Expander - a Way out of the Feed Structure Dilemma

Introduction: For some time now, more and more have turned away worldwide, particularly in Germany, from the hitherto customary fine grinding of pig and poultry feed. For a time, fine grinding was seen as key to achieve high feed conversion rates and good pellet quality with low fines. But today, it is recognised more and more that the vulnerability of our livestock is growing with the ...

Feb. 13, 2019

By Amandus Kahl GmbH & Co. KG

Protix Receives 45M€ in Funding to Scale Production of Insect Proteins

Today, the insect supply industry reached a significant milestone with Netherlands-based Protix, the leading insect company, closing 45M€ in funding – delivered by Aqua-Spark, the first investment company focused on sustainable aquaculture, Rabobank, BOM and various private investors. Protix breeds insects for animal feed, as insects offer a low-impact protein alternative that ...

Jun. 12, 2017

By Protix

MonoScan for stock management of animal feed case study

MonoScan provides a reliable and accurate continuous level indication of animal feed. MonoScan is deployed in a very large regional large feed mill. This feed mill supplies feed for poultry, turkeys, ruminants, fish, rabbits, and pigeons. The plant has a modern premix department that produces vitamin and trace mineral premixes for customers by demand. The problems In ...

Jan. 11, 2012

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT)

Measurement of Residual Arochlors and other Pesticides in Meat Products by GC / ECD-NPD

The use of pesticides and insecticides in the Agricultural Industry has always been widespread in the past. However, their use is now under close scrutiny by many consumer and government agencies since the short-term and cumulative effects of these materials has been shown to be potentially hazardous to humans and animals. Since almost all domesticated livestock feed is of fresh or harvested ...

Dec. 31, 2005

By Buck Scientific Inc

Diesel Flat Die Feed Pellet Machine

Diesel Feed Pellet Machine Introduction Pellet machine is frequently driven by diesel engine or electric motor.Diesel feed pellet mill is energy saving pellet machine for making feedstuff for animals such as feed for rabbits, fish, chicken, pigs, sheep, cattle, etc.A variety of raw materials like all grains such as corn, broomcorn, barley and wheat,etc.can be processed into feed pellets.Feed ...

Jan. 15, 2014

By Allance Pellet Machinery

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