New sensor system sniffs out mycotoxins in wheat
Mycotoxins - produced by fungi contaminate about 25 % of food crops worldwide, according to the latest estimates. Detecting contamination quickly and reliably is...
Wanda-new, low-cost cattle feeding material
The Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board have developed a new, low-cost cattle feeding material, Wanda, made from maize cobs and would offer training...
Jatropha and its merit as animal feed
Climate change and predicted shortages of fossil fuels present major challenges. Currently, biofuel production is from agricultural crops grown primarily on arable land. Conflict...
Insect meal could be the future of animal feed
The costs of conventional feed resources are high, and their availability in the future will be limited. Insect rearing could be a part of...
Layer feed efficiency improved by red algae
December 2014: Research is ongoing to identify areas where algae can improve animal performance, health and welfare.
Algae (also called seaweeds) are considered an important...
Scientists just found a way to make GMO’s much safer
US scientists say they have taken the first step towards making "safer" GMOs that cannot spread in the wild, using synthetic biology.
An errant GMO...
