Livestock Feeding & Care Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

Campbell takes charge at Mungadal - Weekly Times Now
www.weeklytimesnow.com.au | 1 hour 27 minutes ago
RUNNING a property at two labour units for 54,000 dry sheep equivalents is a big ask in anybody's language.

Alistair’s Crichton Conversation “Ask the Animal about Welfare.” - SAC (Scottish Agricultural
www.sac.ac.uk | 13 hours 36 minutes ago
Home: Alistair’s Crichton Conversation “Ask the Animal about Welfare.”: SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) is an innovative, knowledge-based organisation supporting the development of rural communities and industries.

PigProgress - News: McDonald's to require phase out of gestation stalls
www.pigprogress.net | 16 hours 22 minutes ago
McDonald’s has announced that it will require its US pork suppliers to outline their plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls, a move supported by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

Cattle Today Article Archives: COLLABORATION SET TO REVOLUTIONIZE FEED EFFICIENCY IN BEEF CATTLE
cattletoday.com | Feb 13, 2012
For generations, agricultural producers have continued to produce more food with fewer resources. Unfortunately, their greatest test is yet to come.

EFSA Report on Risk Assessment of Food and Feed Derived from GM Animals - Crop Biotech Update
www.isaaa.org | Feb 10, 2012
EFSA Report on Risk Assessment of Food and Feed Derived from GM Animals: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from GM animals and on related anima...

World Poultry - News: VDL Rotra feeder leads to more bird activity
www.worldpoultry.net | Feb 10, 2012
The new Rotra feeder of VDL Agrotech is an automatic feed distribution system above the litter area. It improves fertility and litter quality through more bird activity. The system was launched last year and is now available.

US Poultry Export Forecast Raised for 2012
www.thepoultrysite.com | Feb 10, 2012
US - Lower expected broiler weights are underpinning the reduced forecast for broiler meat production, according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

December 2011 Retail Animal Feed Production Down
www.thepigsite.com | Feb 9, 2012
UK - The total production of animal feed during December 2011 was lower than in December 2010 by 3.5 per cent.

New approach to heifer rearing could boost milk yields
www.fwi.co.uk | Feb 8, 2012
Improved mammary development, higher milk production and more robust dairy cows - this can all be achieved through a new approach to heifer rearing.

Study Offers Insights Into Antibiotics, Feed | Health content from National Hog Farmer
nationalhogfarmer.com | Feb 6, 2012
Antibiotics in pig feed increased the number of antibiotic-resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University (MSU) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service. Published in the current edition of the