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GM vs. Non-GM Ingredients in Animal Feed: Implications for Human Health, Livestock, and Global Trade - A.Ashraf The debate over Genetically Modified (GM) vs. Non-GM ingredients in animal feed has been ongoing for decades. While GM crops like soybean, corn, and canola dominate global feed supply, concerns about their effects on human health, animal welfare, and trade regulations continue to shape industry trends. This article explores the science behind GM...
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1. Introduction The current global challenge of achieving food security and ensuring access to sufficient, nutritious, and safe food for all while maintaining or improving agricultural sustainability has been presented in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 2, which refers to Zero Hunger. This goal emphasizes the necessity to end hunger while achieving food security through improved nutrition and promote sustainable agricultural practices...
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May 7, 2025
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James Wen (Evonik Animal Nutrition) discusses the 2024 Feeding Reading Report, highlighting nutrient variations across U.S. feed ingredients and the importance of quality control for nutritionists. The report helps producers optimize feed efficiency, reduce waste, and improve sustainability. ...
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Lara Moody (IFEEDER) comments on the main issues and projects on IFEEDER's 2025 agenda in this Engormix interview during IPPE 2025 in Atlanta, USA....
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Constance Cullman (AFIA) discusses feed ingredients regulations and food safety among AFIA's goals this year, in this Engormix interview during IPPE 2025 in Atlanta, USA....
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration updated the Mycotoxins in Domestic and Imported Human Foods Compliance Program to include the monitoring of additional mycotoxins of regulatory interest in human foods, specifically T-2/HT-2 toxins and zearalenone. The updated compliance program also reflects the transition by FDA regulatory laboratories to a ...
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Scientists have looked at mycotoxin issues in the cereals sector in Ireland to help better protect consumers.
Ireland is an important producer of oats and barley. While some of the output is used as animal feed, a significant proportion is used in the food and beverage industries.
Chris Elliott, an ex-professor of Food Safety at the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast, and a team of researchers have undertaken the work. It looked at the...
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For the first time, scientists in Brazil used biomarkers to analyze the risk of mycotoxins in consumers’ diets, finding that some exceed the maximum permitted levels.
Researchers from Brazil’s University of São Paulo (USP) conducted a pilot study analyzing samples of flour and rice stored in homes. The study, supported by FAPESP and published in Food Research International, revealed high levels of fungal toxins, otherwise known as mycotoxins, in the...
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The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) will be hosting an educational program tackling hot topics facing the animal food industry at the upcoming International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) , happening Jan. 28-30, 2025, in Atlanta, Ga. The program, “What’s Keeping the Feed Industry Up at Night?” ...
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I. INTRODUCTION Poultry feed is routinely pelleted for many reasons such as increased feed intake, feed efficiency, and feed hygiene (Abdollahi et al., 2013). However, pelleting is not without its drawbacks, particularly when using higher pelleting temperatures (Abdollahi et al., 2010). The industry has been trending towards ever higher conditioning temperatures due, at least in part, to efforts to improve feed hygiene and thus decrease reliance on in-feed antibiotics for prevention...
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Grain management, food safety, genetics, biosecurity and bird health will be the featured topics at the 2025 Latin American Poultry Summit. The theme, “Factors Affecting Efficient Poultry Marketing,” will be explored through a robust program featuring technical experts, key...
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Poultry industry experts at the 2025 Latin American Poultry Summit will present information on factors that affect the efficient marketing of poultry farming. The program is organized into five sessions – grain management, food safety, genetics, breeding and health – and will take place on Monday,...
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The continuous pursuit of a sustainable food system remains a global priority, with increased food security and minimization of postharvest loss as primary objectives. This is a critical issue, as recent estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Reports on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 indicate that hunger affected a staggering number of individuals ranging from approximately 691 million to 783 million people in 2022, with an approximate midrange...
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Introduction Using antibiotics in sub therapeutic dosages was for a long time a general tool for the control of diseases, however, their misuse in animal husbandry has contributed to the development of multiple resistance of pathogens, deposit of drug residues in edible animal product and the environment, and the potential transfer of antibiotic resistance to human pathogens has directed research towards alternative solutions such as the use of medicinal or herbal plants...
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1. Introduction Recently, the interest in “green food products” based on natural compounds and minimal processing of edible products [1,2] has gained attention in determining products’ acceptance [3]. These characteristics are crucial factors that reflect the current trends and economic growth in this sector [4], which is estimated to exceed USD 13 billion by 2024, according to reports from Global Market Insights, Inc. (Selbyville, DE, USA) [5]. From this point...
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Introduction Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi of Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium species (31). These toxic metabolites are often found in grains and a substantial percentage of animal feed (18). The most common mycotoxins harmful to animal health are aflatoxin B1 (AFL B1), zearalenone (ZEN), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisins B1 and B2 (FB1 and FB2), ochratoxin (OTA) and T-2 toxin (T-2) (6). Different mycotoxins induce different effects on animal...
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Introduction Wheat grains are important staple foods consumed worldwide. They are used as animal feeds, ingredients in food processing, or in the brewing industries (Giraldo et al. 2019). However, pre-and post-harvest colonisation by mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins can occur depending on pre-harvest weather conditions and whether effective drying regimes have been applied for safe storage (Aldred and Magan 2004). Fusarium graminearum is predominantly responsible for...
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ARLINGTON, Va. – In its mission-driven work to provide the U.S. animal food industry with tools to support industry members in developing and advancing internal sustainability programs, the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) has added ...
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1. Introduction Infectious bronchitis (IB) and Newcastle disease (ND) are highly transmissible diseases that cause substantial economic losses in the poultry industry [1, 2]. Infectious bronchitis is caused by infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), a gammacoronavirus with a single-stranded positive sense RNA genome [3]. Newcastle disease is caused by virulent strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV), a paramyxovirus with a single-stranded negative sense RNA genome [4]. Infectious...
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