Dr. Birger Svihus: Feed Manufacturing on Continents | Ep. 02

Global agricultural industries heavily rely on feed mills to manufacture and provide them with balanced and nutritious animal feed. Nevertheless, despite sharing similar goals when it comes to the production of quality animal feed, the US and Europe have very different approaches, processes, and practices. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Birger Svihus about the critical specificities of feed mill operations. He also brings his unique perspective on feed manufacturing in Europe to the conversation.

“Nowadays, there has been a lot of research on feed technology and it's getting better and better." - Dr. Birger Svihus

What you’ll learn:

(00:00) Highlight
(01:05) Introduction
(03:44) The importance and evolution of research on feed technology
(08:04) Differences in feed structure
(13:32) Introducing new quality assurance measures in the industry
(19:43) Particle size distribution
(25:32) Particle size effects on pellet quality
(30:45) Challenges, optimization and differences of feed manufacturing in the U.S and Europe
(01:00:19) Three final questions

Meet the guest: Dr. Birger Svihus

Experience:
Current: Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Background:
Ph.D., Poultry Nutrition (Agricultural University of Norway)
B.Sc., Animal Science (Agricultural University of Norway)

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