Wednesday 14 December 2011

Aarthus University get funding for amino acid research

Aarthus University is too receive funding for a project on developing new methods of measuring the amino acid requirements of pigs. The aim of the project is to reduce feed use  protect the environment and improve the economy of the farmers. Jan Værum Nørgaard, scientist at Aarhus University, has just received 4.1m DKK (€551,600) funding for from The Danish Council for Independent Research, Technology and Production Sciences.

 “Our experiments with standards for amino acids are currently based on a technique that we have been using for many years. We have not really moved on, and the industry could do with a more precise method. Because the reality is that we can set up 10 feeding experiments and get 10 different conclusions,” explains Værum Nørgaard. Read more ...
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