In September, Anne Guadagnin has started as a Researcher in the R&D Ruminant Nutrition team at Schothorst Feed Research. Anne is originally from Brazil, where…

What are the new developments in the world of animal nutrition? Last year, pharmacological levels of zinc oxide had to be phased out in diets…

“At our dairy research facility, we now offer the possibility to collect methane emission data in nutritional studies with a Greenfeed”, says Marije van Tol,…

The carbon footprint of raw materials and feeds can be relatively easy calculated by using validated and widely accepted PEFCR (Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules)…

ChallengesIn all parts of the food chain businesses are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of their activities. Society and ngo’s demand actions to…

Many participants from various countries attended the Feeds and Nutrition Course, organized in June 2023 by Schothorst Feed Research. In just one week, the course…

Schothorst Feed Research (SFR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Kamphof as its new director. He will succeed Lieuwe Roosenschoon, who has led…

In feeding trials with broilers, measuring water intake is very useful: experimental diets may influence water intake, and, thereby, affect production performance. The water-to-feed ratio…

In February Matthias Schilde has started as a Researcher in the R&D Ruminant Nutrition team of Schothorst Feed Research. Matthias is a native German. Following…

BASF and Schothorst Feed Research (SFR) signed an agreement granting SFR certain non-exclusive licensing rights to Opteinics™, BASF’s digital solution for environmental footprinting of feed…

In the EU, processed animal protein (PAPs) have been readmitted as a nutrient-rich and sustainable feed ingredient in monogastric diets, but the animal nutrition industry…

Coccidiosis is a major health problem in poultry, caused by infections with a very contagious intestinal parasite (Eimeria species). Coccidiosis causes disease in broilers, affecting…