Sustainable sow feeding for optimal lactation
Can we develop an improved preparatory feeding schedule for lactating sows with many piglets so that the animals' very high feed requirements are fully met?
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Optimal cultivation of protein crops for poultry feeding
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
How can arable farmers, poultry farmers and the local animal feed industry in Flanders work with crops mixed with legumes, as an alternative source of protein for poultry?
Joining forces for optimal organic feed for weaner piglets
...less around weaning than conventional piglets? And how can we formulate and produce organic weaning feed that the piglets like better, taking their nutrient needs into account and staying within a ...
Accelerated implementation of methane reducing feeding strategies in dairy farming
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
General introductionMETHEEN has demonstrated on eight dairy farms that methane-reducing feed measures from the Covenant on Enteric Emissions from Cattle (CEER) are applicable in practice, resultin...
Low protein feeding as a nitrogen measure for beef cattle
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
How can livestock producers provide substantiated evidence for the correct application of low protein feeding of beef cattle as an ammonia emission reduction measure?
Health and wellness effects of early feed for broiler chicks
The ATHLETIC CHICKS project aims to develop a more optimal feeding strategy for young chicks in the broiler sector, so that they grow into stronger and healthier animals with less need for antibiotics...
Microalgae protein ingredients for the food and feed of the future
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
...sible, sustainable, protein-rich ingredients based on microalgae, for processing in food and animal feed. ProFuture brings together 32 European partners from research, production industry and trade...
Protein extraction from lucerne and clover for broiler and pig feed
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
...fresh and ensiled alfalfa and clover were tested. After finalizing this protocol, we determined the feed value of this protein for fattening pigs and chickens. We examined how the technique could b...
Further exploration of appetite signals for optimized feed intake in pigs
.... Some piglets stop eating when they are removed from the sow after about 28 days.However, good feed intake is essential for healthy growth in piglets, especially around weaning. A number of in...
Implementation of circular raw materials in compound feeds for pigs, poultry and cattle
...d, the more alternative sources of protein become available, and the more sustainable the purchased feed can become. The Circfeed project works according to that law.
Valorisation of agricultural production wastes through fermentation into pig and poultry feed
...s (pig and poultry), specifically through valorisation of waste streams via fermentation for use in feed.
From black box to slaughter hook: Rational feeding of pigs via data sharing
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
Can pig farmers get a better grip on feed costs - and is that cost commensurate with the quality (nutritional composition) of the feed?
Future Flemish Pigs: More sustainable pork using feed based on by-products
...ntroductionIt is technically possible as well as feasible to raise pigs for slaughter using pig feed that consists exclusively of by-products (zero feed/food competition). Animal performance an...
Microbial fermentation as a protein source in food and feed applications for Flemish companies
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
Valorizing the different (residual) streams from microbial fermentation processes into high-quality food ingredients or feed components
Insect meal and whey powder: new potential protein sources for 100% organic layer feed
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
Two potential sources of protein for feed in the organic poultry sector, insect meal and milk whey powder, are currently underutilized.
Toward a farm-economic and environmental win-win by more efficient feed use in pig farming
Which practical and affordable measures and strategies can pig farmers use to know and improve the feed conversion ratio in the future?
Evaluation of on farm toasting techniques to enable the use of local protein sources in animal feeds
Linked Sectors: Feed Production
...farmers who grow their own protein crops know that toasting (soy)beans results in remarkably higher feed efficiency. This project investigates how this toasting process can be done using a local ma...