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Jury rules against Land O’Lakes Purina in poisoning case

A jury has ordered Land O'Lakes Purina Feed to pay a pair of dairy farmers in Tillamook, Ore., $750,000 in damages for poisoning their dairy cows.The trial, which wrapped up in December 2013 in Tillamook County Circuit Court, ended on a 10-2 verdict in favor of Neal and Nancy Kaste after food from Land O'Lakes Purina Feed killed 140 of their milking cows, Tillamook County Pioneer reported.

Feed additives producer opens new South East Asia office

Phytobiotics Feed Additives GmbH has established the Phytobiotics South East Asia Ltd. company with headquarters in Bangkok.The new office will coordinate the business activities in Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Myanmar and Malaysia.

AAFCO to review feed ingredient definitions at upcoming meeting

The Association of American Feed Control Officials’ (AAFCO) Ingredient Definitions Committee (IDC) will hold a meeting to review the definitions of feed ingredients, published annually in the AAFCO “Official Publication.” The committee will meet Friday, January 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. during the AAFCO Midyear Meeting in New Orleans.

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Phytobiotics expansion continues with establishment of new company in Thailand

Phytobiotics FeedAdditives GmbH (Phytobiotics) -- a global leader in research, development andsales of quality feed additives for livestock and pets -- has established thePhytobiotics South East Asia Ltd. company with headquarters in Bangkok.Phytobiotics already operates internationally outside its European base withoffices in the United States, Brazil and China, along with a production site inChangsha, China.

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Reuters reports cattle fed Merck’s animal feed additives lost hooves

In an MSN article from Reuters, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) documents revealed that cattle, previously euthanized by Tyson Foods, had lost their hooves and all were fed the muscle-building drug Zilmax, made by Merck & Co. Inc. The animal feed additive was a common factor in 17 animals that were euthanized, according to the report.

China denies US dried distillers grains shipments

China has denied about 2,000 metric tons of U.S. dried distillers grains (DDG), and more rejections are expected in coming weeks as Beijing imposes strict checks over an unapproved genetically-modified (GMO) strain, traders said on December 26, 2013.According to a Reuters report, the move follows the rejection of more than a half-million metric tons of U.S. corn when authorities detected the presence of MIR 162, a GMO variety developed by Syngenta AG but not approved for import by China's agriculture ministry.

Leiber brewer’s yeast products receive Halal certification

Leiber GmbH, a German manufacturer of yeast specialty products, announced the company's refined brewer's yeast products are now Halal-certified. The family-run company relies on monitoring, certifying and monitoring every process when manufacturing its special brewer’s yeast products, starting with production, transport and ultimately, further processing.

Feed additive associations comment on updated Bacillus safety guidance

FEFANA (the EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures) and the Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products (AMFEP) have responded to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)'s public consultation on the updated safety guidance on the assessment of the toxigenic potential ofBacillus species used in animal nutrition.

Nutritional feed additives company appoints international marketing manager

Optivite appointed Jason Nightingale as its new international marketing manager. Nightingale will be responsible for developing the brand’s global marketing strategy and driving growth across the company’s nutritional feed additives product portfolio.

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Nuscience acquires Brazil feed additives company

Nuscience, the specialty division of the Royal Agrifirm Group, has acquired the company Metachem Nutrientes, active in the development, production and sales of feed additives in Brazil. This acquisition is the first foothold of Nuscience in the market, according to the company.

Cargill conducts voluntary recall of select poultry feed

Cargill's animal nutrition business has announced a voluntary recall of two of its Nutrena NatureWise poultry feeds due to incorrect levels of calcium. The affected products were manufactured at Cargill's facilities in Flora, Ill., Oklahoma City, Okla., Abilene, Texas, and Mineola, Texas, between May 1, 2013 and Nov. 21, 2013.

Association of Veterinary Consultants raises concerns on EFSA’s proposals to address Bacillus safety

The Association of Veterinary Consultants (AVC) has joined the public debate launched by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on how best to assess the safety ofBacillus strains used in the EU food chain. The AVC said that the same Bacillus strains may be used as human food and animal feed supplements, and that EU member states increasingly look to the EFSA for guidance on issues common to food and feed, driven by food-feed hygiene and other EU regulations.

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