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Poultry

Novus names Francois Fraudeau as CEO

FrancoisFraudeau has been appointed as president and CEO of Novus International, effectiveimmediately. Fraudeau previously held the position of chief operating officer(COO).

Brand Insights

Rethinking calf nutrition: 5 reasons to embrace vegetable proteins in CMRs

Hamlet Protein

Discover how enzyme-treated soy protein like Hamlet Protein’s HP 100 offers a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to traditional milk proteins in CMRs.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

U.S., Canadian pork, feed industries collaborate to study PED virus

More than 60 people representing the U.S. and Canadian pork,feed and other allied industries recently participated in a meeting on the porcineepidemic diarrhea (PED) virus hosted by the National Pork Board, and in collaborationwith the National Pork Producers Council, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians,the American Feed Industry Association, the National Grain and Feed Association,the National Renderers Association and the North American Spray Dried Blood andPlasma Producers, in Des Moines, Iowa. Although the disease does not affect humansor pork safety, it has infected and killed millions of young pigs on farms of allsizes in 27 states since May 2013 and in four Canadian provinces since January.

PEDv

Breaking the link between feed, PED virus

From poultry to aqua feed, the figures presented in this issue's World Feed Panorama reflect a production year impacted by the complications of disease. Regardless of the region, these maladies increasingly know no borders.

Poultry

Attend webinar on phytase use in broiler diets

Register at www1.gotomeeting.com/register/112328880 to attendthe webinar, “Optimizing calcium/phosphorous contribution and skeletalintegrity through phytase use in broiler diets,” sponsored by DuPont andpresented by WATT Global Media, on April 8 at 8 a.m. CDT.

Poultry

Inspire Forum to feature experts in NSP enzymes

The inaugural Inspire: International Non-Starch Polysaccharide(NSP) Forum addressing thedevelopment and use of NSP enzymes in animal nutrition is set to take placebetween March 31 and April 2 in Pitlochry, Scotland. The Inspire Forum willbring together leading academic and industry experts in NSP enzymes.

Poultry

Zinpro Corporation promotes Frisvold to senior marketing manager

ZinproCorporation, the leader in trace mineral nutrition, has promoted Brad Frisvoldto senior marketing manager - the Americas. Frisvold joined Zinpro in 2005 as marketingmanager - North America.

Dairy Cattle

Cargill’s greenfield dairy feed mill breaks ground in India

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held in late February on CargillIndia’s greenfield dairy feed mill in Bathinda. The project will cater to the growingneed for quality feed for Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan dairy farmers.

Animal Nutrition

Using pulses as alternative ingredients in poultry feed

Fluctuations in the price and availability of imported ingredients for feed have a marked effect on the overall cost of egg production. Poultry nutritionists continue to look at alternative ingredients for both economic and environmental reasons. Pulses, the seeds produced by leguminous plants, are one of these ingredients.

Aquaculture

Bell Aquaculture to open feed mill in Indiana

Bell Aquaculture plans to open a feed mill to supply feed forthe local and national aquaculture industry. The new mill, located at Bell Farmsin Albany, Indiana, will be the first of its kind to locally produce feed to servicethe aquaculture industry on a mass scale using local Indiana ingredients.

Aquaculture

Aquafeeds suffer a loss of volume in 2013

Aquaculture's growth in recent years has provided one of the brightest stars in the compound feeds firmament, but its record in 2013 was rather less impressive. Asia had problems with shrimp disease as well as with reducing fish volumes of both pangasius and tilapia. Declining markets for salmonid feeds were seen in the key sectors of Norway, Chile and Canada. Smaller aquafeed sectors, such as in Australia, similarly reported reduced volumes.

Swine

Feeding sorghum to pigs, poultry is important again

What does it take to feed sorghum to monogastric animals? China’s recent imports have drawn the spotlights back to this ingredient that is almost as good as maize.

Poultry

Manganese for stronger eggshell membrane

A recent study in China investigated the effect of dietary manganese supplementation on eggshell quality. A total of 216 layers at the age of 50 weeks were divided into three groups.

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