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Ab vista specialist triumphs in international nir competition

AB Vista specialist triumphs in international NIR competition

Published Monday, 17th September 2018
AB Vista’s Senior R&D Applications Specialist Ali Gahkani has been awarded first prize in The Council for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy’s global NIR data analysis competition, hosted at the recent International Diffuse Reflectance Conference (IDRC) in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
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Feed efficiency

Transition ration myths putting lactation performance under threat

Published Thursday, 13th September 2018
It’s well recognised that improved feeding through the transition period can have a dramatic impact on cow health and lactation performance. And according to Dr Derek McIlmoyle, AB Vista’s EMEA technical director, the forage shortage being faced by most herds this winter provides an ideal opportunity to rethink transition rations.
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Fibre to take centre stage at ab vista s cornell nutrition conference symposium

Fibre to take centre stage at AB Vista’s Cornell Nutrition Conference symposium

Published Monday, 20th August 2018
The latest nutritional and technological strategies for optimising fibre utilisation in dairy herds will be showcased at AB Vista’s post-conference symposium, set to round off the Cornell Nutrition Conference on 18th October in New York, USA.
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Research evaluates possible interaction between xylanase usage and butyrate in broiler performance

Research evaluates possible interaction between xylanase usage and butyrate in broiler performance

Published Tuesday, 7th August 2018
Research presented by AB Vista at the 2018 Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting, held in Texas in July, evaluates the possible interaction between xylanase and butyrate supplementation on performance in broilers fed a wheat-based diet.
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Ab vista research suggests training of animal microbiome to degrade fibre

AB Vista research suggests “training” of animal microbiome to degrade fibre

Published Monday, 30th July 2018
Renewed interest in the fibre-degrading enzyme (NSPase) mode of action is behind new research suggesting changes in the animal gut microbiome to more efficiently degrade fibre.
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Understanding the differences between nir machines

A Guide to NIR: Understanding NIR spectra

Published Monday, 16th July 2018
In the third article in our new series exploring Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR), we explore the information that can be extracted from NIR spectra.
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A guide to nir  spectral range

A Guide to NIR: Spectral Range

Published Monday, 2nd July 2018
In the second article in our new series exploring Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR), we look at how spectral range varies across different machines.
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Ab vista appoints new swine technical nutritionist to north america team

AB Vista appoints new swine technical nutritionist to North America team

Published Friday, 29th June 2018
AB Vista is expanding its North America team with the appointment of Laura Merriman as Swine Technical Nutritionist.
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Understanding the differences between nir machines

Understanding the differences between NIR machines

Published Thursday, 14th June 2018
There are a number of different Near-Infrared Spectroscopy instruments on the market and in general they can be split into five main groups according to how they generate spectra. In the first in a new series of articles exploring NIR, we take an in-depth look at these machines.1. FT-NIR (Bruker,
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Increasing the number of piglets weaned from hyper prolific sows

Increasing the number of piglets weaned from hyper-prolific sows

Published Tuesday, 29th May 2018
Live yeasts have the potential to reduce lightweight pigs at birth and increase the number of piglet weaned through a multi-mechanistic action, says AB Vista’s Dr Pete Wilcock.
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Online Feed Fibre Calculator

Calculate the percentage of dietary fibre in your feed

Our calculator is designed for nutritionists and uses averages of global raw materials to calculate the dietary fibre content (plus other more in-depth fibre parameters) of finished animal feed. These parameters are available within AB Vista’s Dietary Fibre analysis service (part of our NIR service).

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