Can bakery and confectionery products be used in pig feed?

13-06-2022 | |
One-third of all the food produced for humans every year is wasted. Is there an opportunity for this waste to re-enter the supply chain? - Photo: Farhad Ibrahimzade
One-third of all the food produced for humans every year is wasted. Is there an opportunity for this waste to re-enter the supply chain? - Photo: Farhad Ibrahimzade
An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost every year, representing one-third of all that is produced for human consumption. With rising feed costs and increasing sustainability concerns, do former food products have the potential to replace conventional feed ingredients? A study set out to find out. The study*, which was conducted in Italy, set out to determine if food industry leftovers (or former food products) could offer a valid alternative to grains in young pigs’ nutri


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Vincent
ter Beek

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Kees van
Dooren

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Treena
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Kinsley
Natalie Kinsley Freelance journalist