Consumer Trends: What are we eating?
Southwest Airlines passengers consistently praise the company for serving good food on its flights — but in fact, the airline doesn’t serve any food at all. Does this have implications for a majority...
View ArticleCorn co-products from wet milling may be included in pig diets
Many co-products from the corn processing industry may be used in diets fed to pigs. Much attention over the last 10 years has been on co-products produced from the biofuels industry, including...
View ArticleTailoring sow’s diet to nutritional needs may lead to healthier piglets
Fulfilling a sow's increased nutritional needs in the last trimester may lead to greater productivity for both the mother and her piglets, according to assistant professor Crystal Levesque of the...
View ArticleNew technology in nutrition
Questions on enzymes and feed formulation addressed through in-vitro digestion and near infrared scanning.
View ArticleResearchers say eat more animal protein
As animal protein gains favor in consumers' eyes, research projects are helping to show the potential for beef and other animal-based proteins to improve health.
View ArticleMeat of the Matter: I can’t believe it’s the butter!
Yet another deep dive into the massive database of the nation’s largest dietary recall study attempts to sell the notion losing a bit of butter a day keeps the cardiologist away.
View ArticleProtein satisfies
Evidence keeps building that adequate animal protein in each meal satisfies hunger and decreases body weight.
View ArticleLand O’Lakes Inc. launches nutritional additives focus in animal feed
PMI Nutritional Additives to focus on nutrient utilization and gut health and integrity in livestock
View ArticleAlltech acquires Masterfeeds
Alltech has acquired 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Masterfeeds, Inc., in a share purchase agreement with Ag Processing Inc (AGP). Masterfeeds, a commercial animal nutrition company in...
View ArticleLearning the fundamentals of animal nutrition
Kansas State University’s IGP Institute to offer five-week distance professional development course.
View ArticleMeat of the Matter: A Cure for Obesity?
For all the hot air about the optimal approach to one of our biggest (no pun intended) public health problems, now there’s finally factual evidence that animal foods are part of the solution.
View ArticleResearch Shows Plant Health Trends Nationwide
Understanding plant health is key to meeting crop yield potential.
View ArticleFirst Farm Bill Hearing Set for Manhattan, Kansas
Senate leadership announced that the first hearing of the 115th Congress will take place in Manhattan, Kansas, and focus on the Farm Bill reauthorization on Feb. 23.
View ArticleRice Bran in Weanling Pig Diets Does Not Reduce Growth Performance
Full fat or defatted rice bran can be included in weanling pig diets at up to 20 percent without negatively affecting growth performance.
View ArticleThose Critical First Days: Farrowing and Colostrum
Getting pigs off to a good start in pivotal to profitability.
View ArticleCan Africa Deal with an Expected Boom in Demand for Meat?
Africa is set to experience a unprecedented boom in demand for animal foods over the coming decades that if not properly managed could lead to the spread of new diseases, damage the environment and...
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