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The research and development departments of the feed industry are focusing on improving health status and economical use of scarce resources. This has led to an expansion of the original feeding concept which was based on satisfying needs for maintenance and performance. Thi

Although the EU’s compound feed industry with stable compound feed sales is not riding the same wave of success as the industry worldwide, it is making a substantial contribution to animal husbandry being worthwhile in Europe. The ever higher degree of specialisation r

New compound feed plant buildings have become rare in Europe. Technical innovations are more likely to be introduced through replacement investments or by implementing innovative product lines. However, it is also possible to break new ground with operating materials in orde

Healthy animals need a healthy gut. This understanding is consolidating ever more clearly among additive suppliers and feed producers. The scientific foundation on which the mechanism of action can be described and its influence on the intestinal flora explained is becoming

This year’s EuroTier ranks high as the world trade fair for animal husbandry despite a few cancellations by exhibitors and a feared decline in the number of visitors. However neither exhibitors nor visitors buried their heads in the sand in the face of growing demands

Producer prices are giving rise to hope again and consideration of consumer interests calls for innovations. This is a good setting for an international trade fair for animal production such as EuroTier in November. Accordingly the organizer, DLG, is satisfied with the stand

The current problems on the markets for products of animal origin are leading agricultural producers into difficulties. It is only natural that they wish to pass on this pressure to their suppliers. Feed costs account for by far the largest expenditure on inputs in animal hu

The world of additives has changed fundamentally over the past years. Up to ten years ago we relied on antibiotic performance enhancers. Although the way they actually work was not clarified, these substances helped to improve animal performance along the path of unspecific

Many terms in animal feeding conceal the fact that there is no standardisation of this task that is so important with regard to healthy foods. Nutritional demand standards were not invented by productive livestock, but instead serve to simplify ration design under certain as

As expected, the German compound feed industry was unable to increase its sales volume again in the past fiscal year. In fact there was even a slight decline in production quantities. This is due to the difficult framework conditions under which animal farmers have to earn t

Feeding of farm animals not only covers their nutrient requirements for maintenance and production, but also influences a large number of physiological processes. As the genetic performance potential of the livestock and poultry rises, physiological influences on the digesti

For animal farmers and feed suppliers, attention is focusing increasingly on the importance of efficient, healthy digestion in farm animals. Countless feed additives displaying a wide range of characteristics and substance groups are offered for sale with the argument that t

The feed industry operates at an important interface between food security, efficiency in animal husbandry, animal health and sustainable management. The industry works innovatively to satisfy the requirements of the future. However, it is not always permitted to proceed at

The sector has learned to cope with market fluctuations and is not discouraged from survival measures and investments by the periodically occurring low revenue phases. The animal improvement sector with its upstream and downstream fields is hit much harder by hostilities fro

Discussions, concepts and business models are being shaped by the call for designing production chains sustainably. Without taking into account what sustainability actually means, politicians, interest groups and companies are promptly using the term to support their own sta

Even though many consumers feel uncomfortable with the idea of intensive animal production, there is no alternative way of increasing efficiency in animal husbandry and feeding. Keeping the digestive tract healthy plays a crucial role in efficient feeding of productive lives

Modernising of compound feed plant is generally carried out point by point and unobtrusively. During work on replacement, expansion or innovation investments, manufacturers aim to keep the plant operating for as long as possible – preferably without any complete downti

Additives are added to compound feed in order to develop a certain effect. The diversity of effects of these substances is vast. They include satisfying nutrient demand, hygienising, functional support for digestion, toxin binding and de-toxication, taste improvement, techni

Nowadays it is very important for feed compounders to convince and tie customers through innovative ration concepts. After all, regardless of how intensively and for what purpose animals are kept, feed is the largest cost factor for the farmer and any improvements in efficie