protein feed

high-protein roughage

field hay pelleting machine | hay waferer | hay wafering machine

fodder [ dry fodder | forage | green fodder | hay | silage | straw ]

animal-powered farm machine combine harvester derrick, hay farm machinery NOS reaper thresher

feed conversion | food conversion | food utilisation

manufactured feedingstuffs [ compound feedingstuff | industrial feedingstuffs | oil cake | protein feed ]

Of this total, the forage, hay, and seed export industries represent $288 million, with forage and hay exports currently experiencing about a 50% growth rate internationally. This is due to water quality and supply issues, population growth, and protein and fibre shortages in many regions of the world.

AA. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed was introduced following the BSE crisis so as to prevent any contamination with TSE; whereas this ban should only be lifted based on scientific facts and sufficient measures of precaution and control; whereas based on these conditions processed animal proteins from slaughter offal for the production of feed for monogastric animals (pork and poultry) should be considered, provided that the ingredients stem from meat which was approved for human consumption, and that the ban on intra-species recycling and forced cannibalism is fully implemented and controlled,

H. whereas the EU livestock sector is vulnerable to price volatility and trade distortions, and depends on affordable and high quality protein imports; whereas the sector's competitiveness is undermined by the additional costs of protein imports for feed incurred by the lack of an EU technical solution to the current zero tolerance policy on low level presence of unapproved GMOs,

4. Calls on the Commission to maintain the common organisation of the market in dried fodder in place until 2013 so as to ensure the continued survival of this key sector, which is vitally important in the production of feed proteins for the livestock sector;