US Feed Outlook - October 2009
Forecast for the production of maize, barley and oats are all increased, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for October 2009.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - October 2009
According to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board, total US meat production for 2009 is raised as higher pork production is expected to more than offset lower beef and turkey...

US Feed Outlook - September 2009
US grain production has increased both over last month and also year on year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for September 2009.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - September 2009
According to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board, weak demand for cattle, hogs, turkeys and broilers continues to put prices under pressure.

Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing and Heat Treatment on Orego-Stim Powder
Results from the company's own laboratory and from University Putra Malaysia demonstrate that Meriden Animal Health's Orego-Stim Powder is highly effective against the multi drug-resistant strains of bacteria, and that it is stable in the feed following...

Biotronic SE Forte - New Scientific Trials
Two trials are reported by Biomin's Nataliya Roth on the efficacy of its acidifer, Biotronic SE Forte. The experiments investigated the effects of the product on the performance of broilers and young pigs.

GM Feed in the EU: Policies and Principles
As the price of non-genentically modified (non-GM) feed soars, the European meat industry - bound by strict regulations - struggles to compete both in global and domestic markets, writes Adam Anson for ThePoultrySite.

Coccidiosis in Poultry
The history of coccidiosis and its control by vaccination, established in-feed anticoccidials and newer botanical products from Meriden Animal Health.

A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers: Table Eggs
The Kerr Center has published a new book Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers, which offers advice on four example enterprises, one of which is table eggs. The chapter is written by Anne Fanatico and George Kuepper.

US Feed Outlook - August 2009
In spite of a cool wet spring that delayed plantings, the 2009 corn crop is forecast to be the second largest on record, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS).

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - August 2009
According to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board, weak demand for cattle, hogs and broilers is pressuring prices.

Issues and Prospects in Corn, Soybeans and Wheat Futures Markets
The past five years have seen large increases in trading of corn, soybean, and wheat futures contracts by nontraditional traders, a trend that coincided with historic price increases for these commodities, says a report from the Economic Research Service,...

Importance of R&D for the Future of the UK Poultry Industry
Dr Murdo MacLeod has presented his Temperton Fellowship Report entitled The Importance of Research and Development on Supporting a Future UK Role in an Expanding Global Poultry Industry. The highlights of his report are summarised by Jackie Linden...

Synbiotic Product Helps Combat Transport Stress
Feeding of Biomin Imbo modulates the stress indicator of transported birds and enhances tolerance to stress after pre-slaughter handling and transportation, according to research recently published by Ghareeb and Böhm of the University of Vienna.

Sugarcane By-Product Can Reduce Feed Costs
Researchers in Bangalore have published two papers in International Journal of Poultry Science into the effects of feeding different levels of sugarcane press residue, with and without various feed additives, to poultry. Their results, summarised...