Sustainability and climate neutrality are buzzwords of our time. The focus is often on animal husbandry and the call for meat renunciation and thus ultimately also the renunciation of animal husbandry. Is agricultural production without animal husbandry really sustainable and sensible?

Animal husbandry, and with it animal nutrition, are in a state of upheaval. The social and also the demands on the industry in puntco environmental and climate protection are increasing. Animal welfare is to be improved and emissions reduced. Science already has answers to some questions, but there is still work to be done in other fields.

Compound feed production in Europe is currently facing major challenges. The supply of raw materials is not always secured and when it is, it is at unusually high prices. Increasingly, these cannot be passed on to feed customers. Nevertheless, it is expected that the compound feed producers will succeed in meeting the usual demands on quality, hygiene and sustainability, for example.