Agriculture and Nutrition

Animal feed or pet food additives are defined as nutritional ingredients that improve the quality and digestibility of the feed and the performance of the animals. The rising demand for high-quality meat products presents a significant opportunity for feed ingredient manufacturers. This study primarily focuses on assessing the growth opportunities ...

Vitamin C, also referred to as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin found naturally in a number of fresh fruits and vegetables. Though primarily known for its nutritional and pharmaceutical health benefits, vitamin C also has strong antioxidant activities. Commercial vitamin C is manufactured through fermentation of glucose. Conventional manuf...

Calcium is an essential mineral that plays a vital role in the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of organisms and of the cell. The mineral is available in different forms; however, carbonates and citrates are the primary forms used in dietary supplements. Gluconates, lactates, and phosphates are the other forms that have gained a level of inter...

Vitamin E is a group of fat-soluble substances which are structurally and biologically related to the tocopherol family. Naturally, vitamin E exists in eight different forms (alpha-, beta-, delta-, and gamma- tocopherols and tocotrienols); however, alpha-tocopherols are the most used form due to their high biological activity. Although, vitamin E...

07 Dec 2017  |  North America  |  Market Research

Global Animal Feed Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Market, Forecast to 2021

Growing End-application Demand Induced by Rising Health Awareness

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Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) are essential nutrients but are not normally produced by animals in any significant quantity. Adding DHA + EPA to animal feed helps to enhance fertility, enhance sperm count, enhance the viability of young, improve skin conditions, improve growth rate, improve feed conversion, and increase ...

07 Dec 2017  |  North America  |  Market Research

Global Animal Feed Probiotic Market, Forecast to 2022

Emerging End-User Need for Natural Products will Accelerate the Animal Feed Probiotics Demand

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Probiotics are playing an increasingly important role in the animal feed industry. The use of probiotics improves animal health as well as increases nutrient utilization from the feed. Probiotics have been scientifically proven to offer benefits in improving the composition and balance of the intestinal microflora, and have been demonstrated to be ...

Increasing import and export due to globalization has by large increased the incidents of contamination which has led to growing incidence of foodborne illness, food safety scandals and health scares among consumers. This has increased food recalls and change in regulatory framework, thereby accelerating the need for testing equipment across the va...

The total probiotics retail market is expected to experience a CAGR of 5.8% by the end of 2021 while the total probiotics ingredient market is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6.8% through the same time period. The probiotics retail market is dominated by the food and beverage market, mainly as a result of the number of products available in the marke...

The global animal feed protein market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2.2% during the forecast period of 2016 and 2022. The overall growth will be primarily driven by the increased awareness of nutritional benefits of using protein and other micro ingredients in the formulation of animal feed. The food industry is expected to face the challenge ...