Exploring the Role of Marine Worms in Sustainable Aquafeeds
New research has shown the potential of enchytraeid worms, which feed on organic materials such as decaying seaweed, as a more sustainable replacement for...
Roadmap for ocean prosperity
"Sustainable Reforms: fishing smarter can increase economic growth, food production and fish population."
June 2015: Scientists of a new research series say economic, nutrition and...
Pumpkin seed cake – A replacement to soybean meal in dairy cows
Pumpkin seeds as an alternative to soybean meal in the diet of dairy cows. A survey conducted by Harbin University of Agricultural Sciences (China)...
Soybean alternative to fishmeal
A Minnesota feed company has a new meal deal. The company is making a high-protein soybean meal to replace expensive fishmeal in livestock diets....
Dietary choline supplementation in dairy cows
Choline, a trimethylated quarternary amine involved in transport of fat from liver, provides labile methyl groups for transmethylation reactions and is required for the...
MU Study Investigates the Effect of Poultry Litter on Soybean Yields
A six-year study at the University of Missouri's Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center in northwestern Missouri investigated the impact of poultry litter on soybean...
Krill meal stands out as key shrimp feed ingredient in new trial
Research from Labomar and Aker BioMarine has found that including krill meal in shrimp feed formulations can help reduce nutrition costs without sacrificing key...
Aquaculture Innovations: Substituting Fishmeal with Microbial Protein from Soybean Processing Wastewater
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Temasek Polytechnic have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed...
Innovative Approaches for Climate Smart Livestock Practices
Climate smart and sustainable agricultural practices have been widely discussed at the country level. We have also initiated steps towards enhancing farmer knowledge about...
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...
