Researchers studying ways to combat deadly swine virus
Kansas State University is flexing its research muscle in swine nutrition and grain science in hopes of taking out a deadly virus that is said to have a 100 percent mortality rate in piglets less than...
View ArticleEU lawmakers throw out GMO compromise law (Update)
EU lawmakers on Wednesday rejected by a huge majority a hard-won compromise which would have allowed EU member states to decide for themselves whether or not to import Genetically Modified Organisms...
View ArticleNevada researchers trying to turn roadside weed into biofuel
Three decades ago, a University of Nevada researcher who obtained one of the first U.S. Energy Department grants to study the potential to turn plants into biofuels became convinced that a roadside...
View ArticleFeeding food waste to pigs could save vast swathes of threatened forest and...
A new study shows that if the European Union lifted the pigswill ban imposed following 2001's foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, and harnessed technologies developed in East Asian countries for...
View ArticleChoosing for not-genetically modified soy results in higher costs for livestock
If the Netherlands together with Germany, France, Poland and Hungary would choose for an opt-out of the use of genetically modified (GM) soy in animal feed, then the current use of soy products in...
View ArticleThe UK is increasingly outsourcing the environmental impacts of its food supply
A new study from researchers at the University of Aberdeen, the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, the James Hutton Institute, and the Alpen-Adria University in Vienna, shows that the UK's food...
View ArticleSuccessful biobased pilot installations in Lelystad fully operational for...
Fermentation of manure and biomass can become more economically viable if it is combined with biorefinery and the residual streams are optimally used. The EnergieRijk PPS programme has therefore linked...
View ArticleConverting palm oil wastes into bio-protein
Palm oil wastes could provide an alternative, low cost and locally available source of bio-proteins for animal feed, according to a recent study published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical...
View ArticleGerman scientists seek way to end live chick shredding
In a basement of Dresden University, German scientists are busy refining a technique that could save millions of fluffy chicks from being shredded to death moments after they hatch.
View ArticleHow re-using food waste for animal feed cuts carbon emissions
EU researchers have found that food waste can safely, and even nutritiously, be used for animal feed.
View ArticleInsect larvae as an additional source of protein for Europe's animal feed
The EU PROTEINSECT project has recommended a comprehensive review of European legislation to allow for insect larvae to be used as a source of protein in animal feed.
View ArticleEnzyme-aided recovery methods' help in extracting protein from rapeseed press...
One third of cold-pressed rapeseed press cake consists of nutritionally valuable protein that could have many other uses besides animal feed. For her doctoral dissertation, Katariina Rommi, Research...
View ArticleUse of head partitions reduce stress in goats during feeding
Limited space allowance at the feeding place often leads to increased agonistic behaviour among goats. But social tension can be reduced by properly designing the feeding areas. Researchers from the...
View ArticleFeeding our growing population with flies
Scientists have predicted that by 2050 there will be 9.6 billion humans living on Earth. With the rise of the middle class, we are expected to increase our consumption of animal products by up to 70%...
View ArticleIn tropical countries, organic waste can be turned into compost quicker by...
The black soldier fly is a veritable eating machine – at least in its larval stage. Despite its rather martial name, it's not an insect that would ever do anyone any harm. Its larvae feed on rotting...
View ArticleENSO threatens food supply in southern Africa
Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study from...
View ArticleIn small village communities, local resources are often not used sustainably
Village communities in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia and South America have not been using local forest resources as sustainably as is often assumed. This is the conclusion of a study published...
View ArticleHousefly's love of manure could lead to sustainable feed
Could the common housefly, which has evolved to recycle nutrients from waste products, help address the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' warning that food production will need...
View ArticleDairy farmers should rethink a cow's curfew
Dairy cows housed indoors want to break curfew and roam free, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia, published today in Scientific Reports.
View ArticleUnique wheat passes the test
A unique, patented wheat can have significant importance to agriculture, the environment and undernourished people in developing countries. Animal tests recently demonstrated that this special wheat...
View ArticleThe part of rice we don't eat may be highly nutritious
Rice bran, the outer covering of the rice grain, has high nutritional value and is a rich source of proteins, fats, minerals and micronutrients such as B vitamins, according to a study published in the...
View ArticleNew alternative to whey protein in calf milk replacers
We see a lot of whey protein on the supermarket shelves these days. The high-protein, low-carb diet trend has been highly profitable for cheese makers and whey processors, who once used the cheese...
View ArticleProtein produced with electricity to alleviate world hunger
A batch of single-cell protein has been produced by using electricity and carbon dioxide in a joint study by the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and VTT Technical Research Centre of...
View ArticleOrganic waste and insects—animal feed of the future?
Right now, the European Union doesn't have enough animal feed of its own to nourish livestock, forcing it to bring in supplies from beyond the bloc's borders. To face this unsustainable dependency,...
View ArticleLivestock production, a much smaller challenge to global food security than...
Humans face mounting challenges when it comes to finding ways to sustainably feed an exploding population. As populations become wealthier and more urbanized, the demand for animal products continues...
View ArticleWasted bird feathers turned into food
Every year, millions of tons of bird feathers from slaughterhouses are wasted. In the future, we can instead perhaps make use of the protein in the feathers and eat them. Researchers in biotechnology...
View ArticleGenetically boosting the nutritional value of corn could benefit millions
Rutgers scientists have found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn - the world's largest commodity crop - by inserting a bacterial gene that causes it to produce a key nutrient...
View ArticleThousands of carob trees planted as Cyprus revives 'black gold'
Nearly 6,000 carob trees were planted on Sunday in Cyprus as the Mediterranean island seeks to revive its tradition of producing "black gold".
View ArticleScientists still hoping to serve up insects as food source
An abundant food source in a time of food insecurity, just one snag – how can we break the 'yuck' barrier and get insects onto our plates?
View ArticleFarmed seafood and livestock stack up differently using alternate feed...
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for a Livable Future found that, contrary to widely held assumptions, farmed fish and shrimp convert protein...
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