Microbial protein for environment friendly livestock feed
Deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, nitrogen pollution – today's agricultural feed cultivation for cattle, pigs and chicken comes with tremendous impacts for the...
Seaweed supplementation may reduce methane emission in dairy cattle
Seaweed may be the super food dairy cattle need to reduce the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere. Early results from research...
Research on Phosphorus digestion in layer birds
Phosphorus is an indispensable nutrient for humans, animals, and plants. But especially livestock usually cannot satisfy their needs with only plant-based feed. To compensate,...
Scientists discovered a new method to trace protein sources of Salmon
More than half of the world's fish and seafood products come from aquaculture. The increasing demand and the simultaneous decline of the natural stocks...
Ground-breaking reduction in greenhouse gas emissions with natural feed ingredient
Trial at Copenhagen University shows a 58% methane reduction can be realized by using a natural feed supplement made from fruit and vegetables.
Livestock emissions...
Plant oil supplementation can reduce GHG emission in ruminants
Plant oil supplements reduce methane emissions and improve milk fatty acid composition in dairy cows fed grass silage-based diets without affecting milk yield.
Ruminants contribute...
Research finds higher quality of floating fish feed pellets
A team of researchers conducted two experiments to understand the impact of pre-gelatinized (PG) taro and broken rice for manufacturing higher quality floating fish...
GMO Camelina: Sustainable alternative to omega-3 fish oil
Diminishing global fish stocks are a serious concern for the environment and food security, yet our fish consumption keeps growing. Producing fish oil on...
Innovative technology to produce enzyme for animal feed
An Indian research scholar, who developed technology to produce Phytase enzyme with a low cost, was awarded a Rs 50 lakh grant by the...
A new cotton variety: A safe protein source for non-ruminants
Cotton is one of the largest producing crops around the world. The plant provides cotton fibre as the raw material for the textile industry....
