Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients: Page 138

FEFANA, European Probiotics Association partner to promote probiotics

The EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures, FEFANA, and the European Probiotics Association have established a cooperation agreement to collaborate for the promotion of probiotics for animal nutrition. The two associations have joined forces with the aim to generate, develop and share their know-how and information on probiotics with feed chain stakeholders.

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China drops antidumping investigation against US distillers grains

China has decided to drop its antidumping investigation against imports of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles, DDGS, according to the Asian country's Ministry of Commerce. The investigation was launched in December 2010 at the request of domestic producers Cofco Biochemical (Anhui) Co., Jilin Fuel Alcohol Co., Meihekou Fukang Alcohol Co. and Jilin New Tianlong Wine Industry Co.

Optivite Ultrabond mycotoxin protection

Optivite's Ultrabond mycotoxin protection is a mycotoxin binder for animal feed, ideal for those feeds and feedstuffs that cannot be checked on a regular basis or where other preventative methods have failed. Ultrabond has a dual-action activity, which involves a combination of immune-supportive agents that empower the hepatic detox processes, together with an optimum balance of aluminosilicates.

Nutrition company Biomin acquires German feed additive company

Animal nutrition company Biomin has acquired Germany-based phytogenic feed additive and feed flavorings company Micro-Plus, a move that will add to Biomin's expansion in the growth promotion and feed flavoring markets, according to the company. Biomin also hopes to strengthen its access to those markets while allowing for an extended technical support to customers worldwide.

India poultry feed prices drop slightly in Haryana

Poultry feed prices in the Indian state of Haryana have dropped as ingredient prices have held steady, according to reports, with 30-kilogram and 50-kilogram bags falling by Rs 10–20 (US$0.18–$0.36) on June 12. Prices of almost all feed ingredients have been unchanged since June 1, said Subhash Sharma, financial head of Sarvottam Poultry Feed Centre Pvt. Ltd.

Examining the impact of low oil DDGS in feed

Ethanol plants are removing oil from DDGS products at an alarming rate; is the resulting product still of value to feed producers? Research presented at the 16th Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., clearly showed that industry interest is focused on oil content in DDGS and the impact of lower oil content on nutritional value.

Protecting dairy feed from mycotoxins

Keeping dairy feed free of mycotoxins is a challenge. However, there are some ways to stop mycotoxins from being passed on to milk.

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Using enzymes in poultry feed to increase profits

While alternative ingredients are an economical option for feed producers, nutritive value can suffer in the process. Careful use of enzymes may offer a solution.

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Evaluating the importance of antioxidants in feed

Nature has ensured that animals receive a good amount of extra antioxidants daily through what they eat. The need for a great number of dedicated antioxidants is due to the fact that antioxidants are not interchangeable; this applies to those provided through feed ingredients.

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FDA must reconsider antibiotics in animal feed

A federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider potential restrictions on antibiotics in animal feed, saying the agency has done very little to address potential threats to human health, according to reports. The judge questioned the FDA's arguments that it would be less costly and more efficient to ask the feed industry to voluntarily cut back on the use of such antibiotics, rather than go through the regulatory process of revoking the approval of such drug use on farms and at feed lots.

Germany supports zero-tolerance on unapproved GM content in food imports

Germany will continue to support a zero-tolerance policy on allowing any unapproved genetically modified content into human food imports, according to German Farming and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner. The country's government plans to oppose any move by the European Union to enact similar rules to those put in place regarding animal feed, which do allow trace amounts of unapproved genetically modified material in a bid to prevent import disruption when modified crops are introduced more quickly in other regions.

Balchem suspends marketing of AminoShure-L 52% lysine

Balchem Corporation has voluntarily decided to suspend the manufacturing and marketing of AminoShure-L (52% lysine), a highly concentrated, encapsulated source of lysine for dairy cow rations. Recent research indicates that the lysine bioavailability of AminoShure-L is lower than originally projected, and the company said it has determined that it does not meet internal standards.

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