As an African swine fever outbreak has moved rapidly throughout China and threatens to spread to new countries in Europe, a Kansas State University researcher continues to understand the possible routes for disease introduction and transmission.
Megan Niederwerder, Kansas State...
An interview with
Daniel Nelson, PhD
Senior Swine Nutritionist
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Q: For nearly 20 years, ractopamine has been used by US pork and beef producers to improve carcass leanness and production efficiency. Recently, two major US pork companies announced that they...
D&D Ingredient Distributors, Inc. announces the full-scale operation of its new premix plant at the company headquarters in Delphos, Ohio. The high-tech, state-of-the-art facility features automated micro ingredient proportioning, blending, and precision mixing technology to serve D&D's expanding...
Canadian Bio-Systems receives Veterinary Health Products approval for Maxi-Nutrio® Liquid
An innovative new category of science-powered yeast technology, with dynamic potential to benefit livestock operations, is gaining expanded opportunity for 2020 – delivering strong advantages to optimize profitability while aligning...
Recent changes in corn and sorghum processing for ethanol have led to changes in the composition of grain byproducts, including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a major component of swine feed. As a result, today’s DDGS is typically...
Acquisition expands Pestell Nutrition’s footprint, logistical capabilities and product portfolio
Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”) and portfolio company Pestell Nutrition (“PN” or the “Company”) are pleased to announce that on December 20, 2019 PN acquired Origination O2D (“O2D”). O2D, founded...
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The December 2019 Feed Outlook report contains estimates for 2018/19 and projections for 2019/20 U.S. and global feed markets based on the most current World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
Ralco announced today it has launched its revitalized swine nursery nutrition program, Tactical Start™. The launch of Tactical Start™ marks continued advancement in Ralco’s nursery nutrition products. Tactical Start™ nursery nutrition is built on driving early feed intake, providing...
Tryptophan is an indispensable AA that is often limiting for growth in pigs fed corn-soybean meal-based diets. Tryptophan may act as a regulator of feed intake by enhancing serotonin signaling in the brain, because Trp is a precursor for...
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The Executive Director of the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada says the planned modernization of regulations governing the manufacture of feed in Canada promises to clear the way for the approval...