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Danisco explores benefits of feed additives beyond growth performance

Dr. Ajay Awati, development lead at DuPont subsidiary Danisco Animal Nutrition, presented on the topic "Benefits of Feed Additives Beyond Growth Related Performance for Animal Production" at the Animal Nutrition conference in Brussels, Belgium, on October 23. Awati, a qualified veterinarian and doctor of Animal Sciences with over eight years healthy nutrition experience and an extensive back catalogue of peer reviewed publications, argued that while the role that feed additives play in achieving growth performance is extremely important, their use can also contribute to broader animal and consumer welfare.

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Phytobiotics intensifies knowledge management

Phytobiotics Feed Additives GmbH, a global leading company in research, development and sales of high-quality feed additives for livestock and companion animals, has appointed Dr. Manfred Andratsch to the position of Alkaloid Research Manager. With Dr. Andratsch in the team, Phytobiotics will present themselves even more efficiently to their in-house and external audience in the field of scientific communication.

Mycotoxin Management

Webinar presents mycotoxin strategies for 2013 corn harvest

Register for the free webinar, "Mycotoxin Strategies for the 2013 Corn Harvest," which will take place November 19, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Central and feature Dr. Raj Murugesan, technical specialist at BIOMIN, and Christy Swoboda, laboratory director and quality manager at Romer Labs. The 2013 corn crop has been under significant stress; as a result the overall quality is a concern to livestock and poultry producers. BIOMIN and Romer Labs will discuss quality findings and possible effects to livestock and poultry.

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Optivite takes roadshow to Malaysia

Optivite, one of the leading manufacturers of natural animal feed additives for the farming, feed mill and animal production industries, took its road-show seminar to Malaysia. In conjunction with its Malaysian distributor Peterlabs, Optivite hosted a seminar at Subang Jaya close to Kuala Lumpur.

FDA withdraws 98 of 101 arsenic-based animal drug approvals

In a letter responding to a petition brought by nine major health and environmental organizations, on September 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will withdraw 98 of 101 approvals given to arsenic-based animal drugs. This action will remove three of the four arsenic-containing drugs used in the production of poultry and hogs.

Formulation & Nutrition

Feed additive company Perstorp adds to sales, technical support

Perstorp has appointed three people across the globe to strengthen sales and technical support. Perstorp is a producer of organic acids and manufactures a range of feed additives from antibacterials and silage additives to gut health enhancers and solutions for molds and mycotoxins.

France-based animal health company names export area manager

France-based animal health company InVivo named Emmanuel Pruvost as export area manager for sub-Saharan Africa. Pruvost's experience dates back to 1995, including a background in milk and beef production and experience in animal nutrition selling feed to farmers with Purina.

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Formulation & Nutrition

Dr. Bart Dunsford joins Animal Science Products

Animal Science Products Inc., a leading privately-owned vitamin/trace mineral premix blender and feed additive distributor, announced today that Dr. Bart Dunsford has joined the company’s technical team as Manager for its Key Product Development/Technical Services for the Americas.

Palital Fatrix Urea feed additive

The Fatrix Urea feed additive from Palital has a fat coating that prevents the urea from dissolving instantly. The additive provides a consistent supply of nitrogen and improves ruminants' digestive systems.

Two Biomin products earn EU certification

Two products from the Mycofix product line of animal health company Biomin, Mycofix Secure and Biomin BBSH 797, have become the first products authorized by the European Union (EU) as substances with proven mycotoxin counteracting properties.The pig feed additive BBSH 797 is the first-ever microorganism to be authorized, affirming its capability in the biodegradation of trichothecenes.

Algae bio-refinery opens in France

The Brittany region in northwestern France hosts an especially rich algae coastal ecosystem, one that cultivates hundreds of varieties of macro and micro algae. Seizing the bounty of this resource, feed additive manufacturer Olmix, headquartered in Brehan, France, recently opened the doors to "the world's first" algae bio-refinery.

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How to maximize microbial protein production by ruminants

A lot of emphasis is placed on escape protein and in establishing the escape protein values for various ingredients. But has the industry been overlooking the obvious solution? Generally, at least half of the metabolizable protein supplied to the cow for protein synthesis is from microbial protein, with the remainder of the requirement met with escape protein from ingredient sources.

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