Feeding pigs for health and profit
What are the trends shaping the pig feed industry? Prof Barry Bradford from Michigan State University’s Department of Animal Science (BB): The amplified focus on feed safety is one of the biggest trends. In the US, for example, there’s less trust in Chinese ingredient sources because of evidence that devastating viruses, such as African swine fever [ASF], can be transmitted via feed.
In addition, feed suppliers are enhancing the focus on biosecurity to limit the risk of any such transmission. Of course, the economic pressure for greater efficiencies throughout the production system remains constant.
Dr Gerardo Morantes, director of food safety at the Bühler Group, a feed processing equipment manufacturer : ASF is a major trend,
