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Vitamins play key role in animal health, productivity

Adding vitamins to poultry feed should lead to higher feed conversion, better productivity and improved animal welfare, according to new nutritional guidelines released by DSM.

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Research shows Chr. Hansen product helps feed conversion

Research presented at IPPE in Atlanta shows Chr. Hansen’s GalliPro Max leads to better feed conversion in broilers.

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Stop wasting vitamins, trace minerals in animal feeds

Vitamins and trace minerals are routinely added in almost every commercial feed for all animal species, making their manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales a global industry worth billions. Thus, every prudent nutritionist would be wise to constantly evaluate the vitamins and trace minerals added, their most efficient form and, of course, their payback in terms of animal productivity and health.

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Chr. Hansen to acquire Nutritional Physiology Co.

Chr. Hansen will acquire Nutritional Physiology Co. (NPC), in an effort to further broaden its microbial platform and expand its presence into the beef cattle segment.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition ProTernative Advantage Plus probiotic

Lallemand Animal Nutrition US

Lallemand Animal Nutrition ProTernative Advantage Plus includes a naturally occurring, active dry yeast probiotic, Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii CNCM I-1079, plus a unique yeast extract with consistently high levels of prebiotic properties for use in all life stages of beef and dairy cattle.

7 questions to ask when purchasing broiler feeds

Price should not be only criterion when you buy complete feeds for broilers; this short list will give you a tool to better evaluate commercial feeds.

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Cargill opens technology application center in Turkey

Cargill has established a new Technology Application Center in Yakapınar, Izmir, Turkey to help dairy and poultry customers in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa leverage and apply the best possible feed technologies to grow their businesses.

Animal feed trends for the week ending January 14

The past week brought us news about Asian investment in the European feed sector, China’s feed production, feed additives, tips for maize silage, Diamond V, Alltech, CHS, and Pancosma & Associates.

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5 tips for better maize silage

Whole-plant maize silage is a choice ingredient used universally in dairy cattle rations. It is preferred, not only because of its intrinsic high-energy value and good supply of fiber, but also because yield is maximized when the whole plant is harvested — up to 50 percent more energy compared to dried maize kernels.

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Major pig industry events I will be attending in 2016

It's the first month of 2016, and it's a good time to consider this year's travel plans. So, in my agenda for visiting trade shows and scientific conferences, I have the following events fixed.

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Asian firms invest in European animal feed, poultry sectors

Construction has begun on the first Chinese-financed feed plant in Bulgaria, official sources in China report.

Diamond V’s NutriTek optimizes dairy cows’ genetic potential

Diamond V recently launched NutriTek, a nutritional health product for dairy animals that aims to enable dairy producers to optimize genetic potential for higher milk production.

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