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Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) is nowadays a common tool to analyze the nutritional content of feedstuffs. Corn hybrids and drying temperatures could affect the nutritional value of the grain. It is important to determine if these factors are detected by NIR. Two corn hybrids (Dekalb 68-05 and Dekalb 65-20) varying in kernel hardness (average and hard respectively) were dried at three temperatures (35, 80, and 120°C) to investigate the effects on its nutritional content....
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INTRODUCTION Since World War II, food insecurity has been an issue concerning the world’s poorest, with the received wisdom being that such insecurity could be alleviated by eliminating local poverty (McLaren, 1974) and improving food distribution since, globally, food has historically been produced in excess of world population needs. However, future food and nutritional security has become a major concern for both rich and poor, given the present concurrence of rising...
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The Hidden Cost of Manual Bagging: How Agro-Industrial Plants Lose Up to 18% of Their Profitability Without Knowing It
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Introduction According to the projected growth in global human population, by 2050 the world human population will reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than current estimated 6.3 billion (FAO, 2015). Populations in the developing countries are growing so quickly that the arable lands and the available fresh water are unable to sustain their needs. In Egypt, about 95% of the land is desert, where the soil is sandy and most of the available ground-water is too saline to raise and...
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A new export batch of U.S. Soy arrives this week in Constanta Port, Romania and will immediately be discharged and distributed by Bunge to their customers, end users from Romania and Bulgaria. This shipment consists of 50,000 metric tons (MT) of U.S. soybean meal, while all the previous vessels delivered to Romania this year were beans used to be crushed at the local Bunge plant. Greece also imported another large vessel containing U.S. soybeans this week, increasing market share in this...
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Unbiased Variety Performance Tests Under Arkansas Conditions
Choosing which varieties to plant is a cornerstone of all crop production systems. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Variety Testing Program provides unbiased information about the adaptability and performance of...
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By Ryan McGeeney
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts:
• Arkansas soybean market value fell 15 percent in 2018
• Rice gained 26 percent as growers rebounded from flooding
• Peanut value dropped as stocks reached third-highest in nearly four decades
LITTLE ROCK – The value of the state’s No. 1 crop fell by 15 percent in 2018 as the effects of...
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Dr. Charles Fossler (USDA) goes over the work of the National Animal Health Monitoring System on this subject, during the 2018 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium....
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Introduction The total world goat population in 2014 was estimated at 1,008 million and included a total of 570 breeds (FAO, 2014). Goats are distributed across all regions and ecosystems of the world, but arid environments are favored. Meat production is the principal function of goats throughout the developing countries. Generally low level of production in these countries is associated with inefficient feeding and management, inadequate use of the indigenous goat genetic...
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INTRODUCTION As far as the profit is concerned to the farmers, the cost of the feed plays an important role. The dairy farmers in Karnataka are having limitations in terms of feedstuffs available in the region. Farmers faced major challenge to formulate the balanced least cost ration for pregnant cattle at the 3rd trimester where they not only need ration for maintenance of body but also for milk production and fetus growth with the available feedstuffs. There are several...
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Introduction India has a very large population of livestock both of productive and unproductive animals. Ruminants are mostly fed on low-quality roughages, which are poor in protein, energy, minerals, and vitamin contents. Addition of cereal and leguminous fodder in ruminant diets can improve the utilization of low-quality roughages mainly through the supply of N to rumen microbes. The ruminants can make efficient use of mill by-products, crop residues, and other...
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The Hidden Cost of Manual Bagging: How Agro-Industrial Plants Lose Up to 18% of Their Profitability Without Knowing It
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Introduction Choice feeding based on grain has been considered for economic and health reasons in poultry feeding (Forbes and Covasa, 1995; Erener et al., 2006; Amerah and Ravindran, 2008; Gabriel et al., 2008). When whole or ground grains were given to chicks, many handling procedures are eliminated. Acceptable growth rate can be achieved when poultry allowed free access both basal diet and grain cereals such as wheat...
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Soybean meal has long been considered an outstanding source of supplemental protein in diets for livestock and poultry. In fact, soybean meal is sometimes referred to as the "gold standard" because other protein sources are often compared to it. Soybean meal is rich in highly digestible protein, and the protein is composed of a superior blend of amino acids, the building blocks of body protein for livestock and poultry. A Brief History of Soybeans Soybean meal, obviously,...
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Introduction From the moment the alfalfa is cut until it is delivered to the animal, biological and mechanical processes take place that decrease quantity and nutritional quality of alfalfa. Our goal is to conserve the digestible fiber, protein, and energy in the forage and to maintain protein in a form that can be effectively utilized by the ruminant. The approach is to harvest at the correct stage for the desired quality, to dry hay as fast...
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1. Introduction. Because of its low cost per unit of nitrogen (N) compared with most sources of natural protein, urea (U) is typically the primary source of supplemental N in conventional steam-flaked corn-based finishing feedlot diets (Vasconcelos et al. 2009). Previous reports (Milton et al. 1997; Zinn et al. 2003) have shown that supplemental U has more positive effects on growth performance or dietary energy utilization when...
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I am planning to produce "Broiler Feed" for my sheds in Pakistan to reduce the cost and looking for expert opinion over it....
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INTRODUCTION Rabbits are neglected farm animals for its smallest size, although it can supplement humans by meat, fur and hair. there animals are belonging to different species and strains which are different in their morphology, color, size, and production purpose. Rabbit's meat contains the highest crude protein content and the lowest fat, cholesterol and energy contents among the livestock animals....
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I. INTRODUCTION The nutritional value of feed ingredients comprises all nutrients needed for maintenance and production of animals. This paper mainly focuses on the energy value of feed ingredients, which depends on the nutrient composition (starch, fat and protein), the efficiency of nutrient digestion and absorption in the intestinal tract, and the presence of anti-nutritional factors (ANFs). Although the composition of...
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The Hidden Cost of Manual Bagging: How Agro-Industrial Plants Lose Up to 18% of Their Profitability Without Knowing It
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INTRODUCTION Cereal grains account for nearly half of the calories consumed by humans worldwide, and as such, form a key component in global food security. Documented grain post-harvest loss estimates worldwide differ by grain and by region, but typically range from about 2-10% and in extreme cases can be more than 50% (Lipton 1982; Greely 1986; Boxall 1998; Appiah et al. 2011). This comprises not only physical weight...
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How do we determine the selling price of feed? ...
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