Part 1 Developing animal products
1.Techniques for identifying new animal feed ingredients and additives: Jordi Ortuño, Institute of Global Food Security Queens University Belfast, UK; Alexandros Ch. Stratakos, Centre for Research in Biosciences University of the West of England, UK; and Katerina Theodoridou, Institute of Global Food Security Queens University Belfast, UK;
2.Effect of processing techniques on the quality of animal feed: Dennis Forte, Dennis Forte & Associates Pty Ltd, Australia;
3.Processing techniques to optimize digestibility and nutritional value of animal feed: Charles Stark, Kansas State University, USA;
4.Trends in analytical techniques for testing animal feed: F. Debode, J. A. Fernández Pierna, M. C. Lecrenier, P. Veys, O. Fumiere, O. Minet, A. Pissard, J. Hulin, N. Chamberland, and V. Baeten, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), Belgium;
Part 2 Quality and safety assurance
5.Developments in techniques to test the efficacy of animal feed products: Gerhard Flachowsky and Ulrich Meyer, Institute of Animal Nutrition - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Germany;
6.Advances in understanding key contamination risks in animal feed: mycotoxins: Luciano Pinotti, Luca Ferrari, Nicoletta Rovere, Francesca Fumagalli, Sharon Mazzoleni and Federica Cheli, University of Milan, Italy;
7.Risk management systems for prevention and control of contaminants in animal feed: Regiane R. Santos, Schothorst Feed Research, The Netherlands;
8.Developing effective product dossiers for regulatory approval of new animal feed products: Manfred Lützow, saqual GmbH, Switzerland;
The animal feed sector faces increasingly complex challenges. It needs to improve feed digestibility/efficiency whilst also promoting growth and enhancing both product quality and safety. At the same time it has an increasingly important role in helping to promote animal health, welfare and the sustainability of farming.
Developing animal feed products reviews advances in optimising the key stages in developing successful new animal feed products, from assessing feed ingredients, product development and processing to maintaining quality and safety. The collection features authoritative discussions by leading experts on the relationship between nutrition and animal health, as well as how best to implement risk management systems for the prevention and control of contaminants present in animal feed.
Edited by Dr Navaratnam Partheeban, Royal Agricultural University, UK, Developing animal feed products will be a standard reference for companies involved in the manufacture of animal feed, as well as researchers in livestock nutrition, government and other agencies regulating the animal feed sector.
