Research for the benefit of food security: A new line of barley achieves good crop yields even under poor environmental conditions. It has been bred by a research team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), which crossed a common variety with various types of wild barley. The researchers then planted the new lines of barley […]

An international team of scientists has shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions. Published in the journal Science Advances, the researchers showed that the genetics of an individual cow strongly influenced the make-up of the microorganisms in its rumen (the first stomach in the digestive system of ruminant animals which […]

Today, 1st of July, is a special day. One year ago, BELFEED became reality! This was a big challenge that opened a lot of new opportunities. This year was mainly marked by the expansion of our international presence thanks to Business Development managers. They allowed BELFEED to better understand the market and offer an improved technical support to […]

Andrew Swift, CEO of Fera and coordinator of the Insect Biomass Conversion Task & Finish Group said: “Insect protein production can be a big part of the solution to the global protein deficit for sustainable rearing of livestock. This innovative and ‘clean’ industry has huge economic and environmental potential. It is critical that Government acts […]

Last week, Ike joined the BELFEED team to grow our business in the Asia Pacific Region. We wish him all the best in his new functions.

Millions of hogs in China have been depopulated due to African swine fever (ASF). No one can say just how many are gone, but Brett Stuart, president of Global AgriTrends, said the key to understanding the spread of ASF in China is to realize that not all of the hogs that are “gone” were burned […]

The race is underway to find a vaccine that can control African swine fever, a highly contagious and deadly viral infection ravaging China’s hog population. No treatment or effective vaccine is available for the swine fever, but some encouraging news was reported this week.

Wild boar can be immunised against African Swine Fever (ASF) by a new vaccine delivered to the animals in their food, according to new research from Spain.

New research from the University of East Anglia reveals how soil bacteria build the only known enzyme for the destruction of the potent global warming and ozone-depleting gas nitrous oxide. Prof Nick Le Brun from UEA’s School of Chemistry, said: “It is well known that some bacteria can ‘breathe’ N2O in environments where oxygen (O2) […]

The jeans you wear, the orange juice you drink, the laundry detergent you use: None would be possible without the activity of enzymes. Currently the enzymes used in industry are produced through an expensive, laborious process, requiring cold storage. But an innovative new approach, ushered in by research from Penn’s School of Dental Medicine, is […]