November/December 2020
COMPOUNDER FEED
Contents Opinion: A Step Forward
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Ryan Mounsey: Feed Production Update Roger Dean: Feed Materials Commentary
Colin Ley: View from Europe Christine Pedersen: Milk Matters
Robert Ashton: Ten Ways to Live With Uncertainty Matthew Wedzerai: Scientifically Speaking …
Roger Dean: Company Reports and Accounts Green Pages
Feed Trade Topics From the Island of Ireland Do We Really Need the Perfect Pig Pellet?
With Mick Hazzledine
Carbohydrases and Phytase Make Sustainable Poultry By Marcio Ceccantini and Sofia Zenagui
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Organic Trace Minerals Improve Animal Production Sustainability 30 By Mieke Zoon and Céline Robin
Trace Minerals Support Longevity in Sows
By Dr. Bastian Hildebrand and Oliver Caiger-Smith History of Linear Programming to Formulate Feeds
By Paul Poornan
Construction Begins on New £20m Mill Feed Additives Focus: Nutritional Products Vitamin D Deficiency in Swine
By Karien Koenders
History of a Northern Irish Compounder: Part One By Richard Scott
Spotlight on Materials Handling A Wider Choice of Distillery Feeds
By Robin Crawshaw
EU Compound Feed Production 2020 Expected to Fall by 2.2 % 51 Feed Production and Price Statistics In Brief
New Products in the Feed Industry People
Buyers’ Guide
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