Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients: Page 137

Orffa Excential Energy Plus nutritional emulsifier feed additive

The Orffa Excential Energy Plus nutritional emulsifier feed additive improves the fat digestibility in broilers and turkey. A cost price reduction up to EUR10 per ton of feed is feasible, with the best results obtained in diets high in fats and oils, the company says.

Safety, regulations top concerns in EU specialty ingredient industry

Imagine the difficulties of navigating the ins and outs of new regulations across 28 countries and 28 different governments – not to mention the requirements of the global feed industry – without the help of a leadership organization. Luckily, European additive suppliers have a well-connected and well-respected industry advocate, the EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures (FEFANA), acting as a liaison between its membership and regulatory bodies.

Marco-Bruni-FEFANA-1311FITrends

Renderer Darling International’s purchase of Rothsay finalized

Theconsolidation of two leading rendering companies is completed, as DarlingInternational’s has taken over ownership of Rothsay. Darling Internationalpurchased the rendering and biodiesel business from Maple Leaf Foods for aprice of about $645 million.

Benefits of rapeseed meal drive increased usage in feed production

Containing more than 30 percent protein, rapeseed meal (or canola meal) is increasingly being used in feed for ruminants, pigs and poultry. Its high protein content makes it an attractive substitute for soybean meal. The secret to its recent success in the French feed industry is that the nutritional value of the byproduct is linked to changes in the crop and its processing.

rapeseed-meal-1311FIcover

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.

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.

1311Biomin_webinar_lightbox

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.

export-area-manager-1310FIpruvost

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.

Page 137 of 154