Animal Feed Technical Articles
Article published the August 9, 2016:
Introduction
Mycotoxins are a group of structurally diverse secondary fungal metabolites that occur as grain contaminants. They can cause serious problems in livestock resulting in substantial economic losses...
Article published the August 2, 2016:
Hammermills and Roller Mills for Aquaculture Feeds
Hammermills are commonly used for grinding a broad range of materials used in the production of aquaculture feeds. Since most species of fish, crustaceans, an...
Article published the August 1, 2016:
This article was originally published in Aquafeed (2013), Vol. 5, No.3, 41-45.
The single screw extruder has been the heartbeat of dry pet food and aquatic feed for over 50 years. Today, the single scr...
Article published the July 26, 2016:
Originally published in Aquafeed
In the autumn 2013 edition of Aquafeed, Dr. Nabil Said of Insta-Pro International discussed the new MS3000 Medium Shear Extruder for making high-quality, shaped, aquafeed pelle...
Article published the July 26, 2016:
Appropriate feed efficiency is key to profitability and sustainability in animal production. Feed efficiency is largely determined by digestibility and this is ultimately linked to the integrity of the digestiv...
Article published the July 20, 2016:
Originally published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology
Introduction
Silage consists in green forage preserved by spontaneous lactic fermentation under anaerobic conditions (Miller 2001). The primary purp...
Article published the June 10, 2016:
We feed our pet animals more like humans than the animals they descend from. While the ancestors of our cats and dogs were mainly eating prey animals, nowadays a label of pet food looks more like a human dinner...
Article published the April 4, 2016:
EFSA’s Scientific Opinion 1 on Ethoxyquin as a Feed Additive was published in November 2015, when the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) could not conclude on the safety of the feed additive for target...
Article published the March 14, 2016:
Introduction.
There has been considerable growth in the number of organic livestock farms [1] in response to the necessity to fulfill the growing demand for animal products predicted for 2050 [2]. Furthermor...
Article published the January 26, 2016:
The regulatory framework in the feed industry is changing worldwide, particularly in Europe. In 2003, regulatory changes required that all feed additives must be evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority ...