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Focus on increasing bioavailability of feed ingredients

Digestibility or bioavailability of feed ingredients is key to getting the most out of your poultry feed. It is as important as the ingredients...

Balancing feed costs with the right enzyme

High feed costs are the norm but they can be managed with the right enzyme. The Broiler Feed Quality Conference organized by Asian Agribiz...

India breaks on broken rice: Uncertainty in grain market

Asian feedmillers have always turned to broken rice when corn got too expensive but now this freely available grain comes at a premium. International markets...

India shakes the confidence of global wheat markets

The absence of Indian wheat in the global grain market has got many Asian buyers worried. Indian grain was going to fill some of...

Feed formulation needs to be agile to survive a crisis

From pandemics to wars, crisis have begun to be the norm for the feed industry and this calls for greater agility. The sooner you...

Vietnam looks for solutions to lower feed costs

Tackling feed costs is the biggest concern of Vietnam’s livestock industry. Prices stayed high last year, and are expected to increase further due to...

AGP replacement trending with modernization in Malaysia

“There is an increase in demand for alternatives or replacements for AGP in Malaysia,” Lim Ban Keong, Managing Director of Rhone Ma, told Asian...

Sustainable approach for pig feed alternatives

There are many economical and environmental options for sustainable alternatives in pig feed. According to Abe Huisman, R&D Director for Hendrix Genetics’ Swine Business...

DDGS could be an alternative to soymeal in India

India could turn to dried distiller’s grain with solubles (DDGS) as an alternative to soymeal, which the country is importing for the first time....

Demand for alternative pig feed ingredients grows in Asia

Producers in Southeast Asia are looking for cost-effective alternative pig feed ingredients amid high prices of corn and soybean meal. Barley, wheat, and other...

Vietnamese feed makers moving away from corn

Feed producers in Vietnam have switched their ingredient options from corn to other materials due to high prices and low availability. Industry experts told...

Feed producers in Vietnam advised not to raise prices

The Department of Livestock Production (DLP) said that the rising price of animal feed is dealing a double whammy to the poultry industry, as...

China releases new guidelines to reduce corn and soybean in feed

Chinese authorities want feed producers to reduce corn and soybean meal in pig and poultry feed. In March authorities asked experts to design new...

China urges feedmillers to look for corn and soy alternatives

Chinese authorities are urging feed producers to look for new ingredients to lower the use of corn and soybean meal in rations, report Reuters. Nutritionists are...

Vietnam sees further jump in feed prices

Feedmillers in Vietnam are announcing new increases in feed  prices in March, focusing on an increase of USD 13-22/ton compared to the previous month. This...

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