Soaring animal feed prices could spell the end of the country's pig industry within 12 months as producers are forced to quit, a national survey has warned. However, Mr Scott said because 48pc of producers have long-term feed contracts, supplies of home-produced pork and bacon will be immediately at risk. While the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease had added to the industry's problems, the rising price of feed is seen as the biggest threat to pork production in the UK. Producers are...

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Zilmax is a feed ingredient designed to improve production efficiency in cattle during the last phase of the feeding period. Zilmax is fed to cattle (steers and heifers) during the last 20 to 40 days of the feeding period to produce beef more efficiently. Depending on the requirements of any particular natural beef program, cattle treated with Zilmax feed additive may or may not meet the criteria of that specific program. Intervet works with cattle feeders on feeding and handling protocols...

Brownfield Network: Feeding alternative forages raising concerns Home News Markets Weather Ag Events Auctions Archives Links Radio Affiliates Ag Youth Site Map Blog Contact Us. Feeding alternative forages raising concerns Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 3:17 PM by Dave Russell Dave Redman, Extension Educator in Lawrence County tells Brownfield those livestock producers in southern Indiana heading in to winter with less than half of the needed hay supplies are turning to alternative forages....

Feed costs in the feedlot and land costs to produce forage for cattle make up two-thirds of the production costs of beef cattle. RFI is new way to maximize feed efficiency One of the interesting topics on the beef tour during the Southwest Center's Field Day this fall dealt with a new method of calculating feed utilization. These same cattle were in Columbia earlier this summer being "phenotyped," or measured for their daily feed intake and gain. Then, based on the feed intake, gain and...