Fatty acid content of egg yolks on researchers' radar

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

12-Apr-2018 Last updated on 12-Apr-2018 at 09:17 GMT

Researchers with Pennsylvania State University explored the interaction of dietary high-oleic acid soybean oil (HOSO) and high-a-linolenic acid (ALA) flaxseed oil on the polyunsaturated fatty acid content of eggs yolks.

Study shows benefit of alternative feed ingredient for use in swine diets

03-Apr-2018

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The co-product flaxseed meal may offer an alternative energy and protein ingredient for use in the diets of growing pigs, say researchers.

You are what you eat: microalgae boosts omega-3 content of farmed salmon

08-Mar-2018

By Jane Byrne

Increasing the amount of trimmings and including microalgae in BioMar’s In the Blue feed has yielded salmon with a record-breaking fish-in:fish-out ratio and double the omega-3 of conventional farmed salmon.

Cargill on canola derived omega-3 for feed: 'Patent gives us freedom to work in this space'

18-Jan-2018

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US agribusiness gaint has been working with German chemical group, BASF, to develop a strain of engineered canola seed that can produce omega-3 long-chain fatty acids.