YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
“What an animal eats can impact how genes are expressed,” says Amanda Gehman, research project manager with Alltech. “So the genes and genetic code dictates the potential for an animal, then the feed the animal gets and how it interacts with nutrients determines how much that animal can express its genetic potential.” It’s nature and nurture.

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Alltech is on a mission to help more than half of the U.K.’s ruminant farms reduce their total feed losses within three years. With better insight into key areas of current wastage, U.K. dairy farmers can make more informed decisions, helping them realize more potential from their feed through capital investments, husbandry and third-party components.

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Over the past few years, some European manufacturers have established themselves in the North American market through a direct-from-the-factory retail sales model. Irish livestock feeding equipment manufacturer Keenan has recently joined those ranks. The company displayed one of its MechFiber line of feed processors at the Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon in July.

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The trace mineral requirements of dairy animals is a topic that continues to receive a great deal of attention, and rightfully so. Although trace minerals comprise less than 0.01 percent of the total mass of an organism, they are essential for normal function.

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With more than 250 applications from 53 countries, The Pearse Lyons Accelerator, which is now in its third year, continues to attract some of the top AgTech startups from around the world.

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Global pig feed production saw an increase of about 1% in 2018, finds an annual review of animal feed industry metrics.

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Immunity for the cow, herd and calf, combined with rumen health and lower stress, are the factors that build a calf's solid foundation.

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The 2019 Alltech Global Feed Survey, estimates that international feed tonnage has increased by a strong 3 percent to 1.103 billion metric tons of feed produced in 2018, exceeding 1 billion metric tons for the third consecutive year.

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International feed tonnage has increased by a strong 3% to 1.103 billion metric tons of feed produced in 2018, with over 450 million metric tons of layer and broiler feed.

This is according to data from the Alltech Global Feed Survey, released on Tuesday, 29 January. The 8th edition of the annual survey includes data from 144 countries and nearly 29,605 feed mills.

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Alltech's annual feed survey announced a 3% increase in feed production in 2018, according to Alltech's president Dr. Mark Lyons, who presented the numbers to the media in a webinar today. The survey is meant to represent 29,605 mills which produced an estimated 1.103 billion metric tons of feed in the most recent calendar year.

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