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BlogEmpowering the gut efficiency of fattening pigs to optimize production costs with live yeastAround 70% of the feed price is determined by the costs of energy supplying feedstuff. Therefore, optimizing pig energy metabolism and its physiological status to extract as much energy as possible from the feed nutrients is a leverage to increase […]
Jul 29, 2024
BlogOptimizing dairy cow performance: The role of rumen wall integrityRumen health is essential for an efficient and productive dairy herd. Maintaining the integrity of the rumen wall is key to ensure dairy cows performance and welfare and can have benefits throughout their whole life cycle. Get more milk from […]
Jul 23, 2024
BlogEnhancing sheep and goat farming through nutritionSheep and goat farming is a key agricultural sector with room for improvement in efficiency and production. Innovations in nutrition and management strategies are two areas where gains can be made. According to the FAO’s annual food outlook report from […]
Jul 16, 2024
BlogShireen Moodley, QESH Manager at Lallemand Felixstowe yeast plant: “With yeast, there’s always something new to learn!”The people behind the products: meet Shireen MOODLEY, Quality assurance and control, environmental, health & safety manager at Lallemand Felixstowe yeast plant. Can you introduce yourself? I am the QESH (quality assurance & control, environmental, health & safety) manager at […]
Jun 10, 2024
BlogGrowing forage for silage under unpredictable weather conditionsThe past decade has seen the number of extreme weather events like heat waves, droughts and floods increase significantly, and this trend is predicted to stay. This makes growing forages for animal feed less predictable, both in terms of quality […]
May 16, 2024
BlogA unique microbiological approach to piglet management in the farrowing roomWhen animals have a good rest… so do the farmers! A clean and healthy farrowing pen is key for the welfare and health of newborn piglets. As part of its animal environment range, Lallemand Animal Nutrition has developed a bacterial-based […]
Apr 25, 2024
BlogBiofilms: friends or foes?Biofilm is a way of life for bacteria. They are spatially organized microbial communities with emerging properties in comparison to the free-floating form. Microorganisms inside the biofilm are embedded in a self-produced matrix that gives a three-dimensional structure to the […]
Apr 9, 2024
BlogRumen-specific live yeast can help meet the challenges of heat stress, under different conditionsPoland and Taiwan: Two different climates, one heat stress challenge Every year, all over the world, new temperature records are reached, with significant heat peaks and long summers. Ruminants are particularly sensitive to high temperatures, as their rumen produces a […]
Apr 8, 2024
BlogOPTIWALL: A new yeast cell wall supplement that supports broilers during vaccinationsCoccidiosis remains a major threat in poultry production, and live coccidiosis vaccines are gaining ground as a strategy to help reduce antimicrobial and coccidiostat use. However, growing evidence reports negative impacts of the vaccines on broiler performance. A pilot study […]
Mar 4, 2024