Feed and nutrition (layers)

Supplementing poultry diets with glutamine could help reduce the severity of necrotic enteritis (NE), according to researchers. The bacterial disease can be devastating for commercial poultry producers and is a particula…

Weather-related problems with Brazil's second corn crop have sparked a spate of companies exiting their contracts on washout clauses.

Europe's agriculture sector is expected to flourish as restaurants and food services come back online and COVID-19 vaccination ramps up across the trading bloc.

An unprecedented heat wave and ongoing drought in the US Pacific Northwest is damaging white wheat coveted by Asian buyers and forcing fruit farm workers to harvest in the middle of the night to salvage crops and avoid deadly heat.…

Modern breeding techniques have helped egg production to meet the high demand for chicken today.

This week we have two good reasons to show you the Global Opportunities Map (available with Glowlit Pro) for Vitamin E50. The first and most obvious reason is of course the American flag color scheme. But perhaps the mor…

Strong demand for grains from China set to continue, but it will shift to opportunistic buying when prices soften.

The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) - the umbrella association of the European insect sector - has welcomed the ENVI Committee's backing a regulatory proposal from the European Commission on the use of insect processed animal proteins (PAPs) for monogastric animals (ie poultry and swine).…

Increasing evidence shows that Salmonella – and a host of other pathogens that negatively impact food safety and bird performance, including E. coli, clostridia and avian influenza, can survive and thrive in fee…

We’ve written previously about the looming summer lull when buyers are no longer able to help producers move the growing stock levels in their warehouses. This comes at a time when the supply and demand sides of the mark…

Farm businesses are taking sustainability seriously, seeking products and sustainable practices that drive efficiency for animals, people, the environment and businesses’ bottom line. Citadel Environmental Solutions offe…

Since the federal legalization of hemp in 2018, many segments of the agriculture industry have been taking advantage of the new opportunities within this market.

New research from the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) suggests that fertilizers and feed are among the leading sources of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food production.

China’s animal market plays a massive role in driving global feed demand. The composition of Chinese imports has been shifting toward higher value products, especially in meat and animal protein.

Brazil’s government has published a new regulation to align rules for genetically modified (GMO) crops with global standards, a move the agriculture lobby says will make it easier to import more GMO soy and corn from the United States.…

Soybean meal (SBM) is the primary protein source utilized in poultry diets due to its highly digestible amino acid profile and favorable availability with 200-250 million metric tons produced annually. Soybean meal is a …

The US moves closer to labeling standards for cell-cultured meat and the FAO warns of increased food import costs.

The first shipments of Argentine corn have begun to arrive in Brazil to where a national crop failure, record high prices and high demand from the meat industry has made companies such as BRF Brasil Foods SA and JBS SA turn to imports.…

Chicken producers in Mato Grosso state in Brazil are threatening to stop fattening chicks for BRF next week unless the company pays higher prices to cover rising costs.

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