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Novus Global Aquaculture Innovation Award presented at GOAL 2013

Novus announced that Dr. Amir Sagi, Ph.D., a professor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, is the recipient of the 2013 Novus Global Aquaculture Innovation Award. In association with the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), this inaugural award, sponsored by Novus, was presented today during the GOAL 2013 conference held in Paris, France.

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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.

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

Animal Feed Manufacturing

South Korea stops JBS USA beef imports due to Zilmax use

South Korea has cut off beef imports from JBS USA after finding evidencethat cattle were fed growth additive Zilmax. The beef in question came in a22-ton shipment from a Texas plant owned by JBS USA.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition adds business managers in Pacific Northwest

Lallemand Animal Nutrition has added two members to its growing staff in the Pacific Northwest region. Rick Choate and Glenn Vander Woude joined the Lallemand sales team in September as territory business managers.

IPPE adds more exhibit space, expands to include pigs

Industry leaders from all over the world will once again meet at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta for the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) Tuesday through Thursday, January 28-30, 2014, to share ideas, network and see the world’s largest annual display of equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of poultry, meat, eggs and feed products.

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New GIPSA poultry, feed weighing and scaling rules effective September 20

With GIPSA rules issued in 2012 changed substantially by Congress in the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act of 2013, attendees at the Poultry Production and Health Seminar heard about the changes, including new provisions related to weighing and scaling of feed that take effect September 20.

It can be dangerous to assume cause and effect

In Rose Acre Farms’ battle over a new NPDES permit with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, state regulators have chosen to follow EPA guidance and assume that high nutrient levels in waters outside of the layer farm are caused by emissions from poultry house ventilation fans. The fact that air removed from the poultry houses contains some fraction of ammonia and dust doesn’t prove that these substances leave the farm and make it into nearby bodies of water in quantities large enough to cause the nutrient levels that trouble the regulators.

American Soybean Association requests meeting to discuss aquaculture

American Soybean Association President Danny Murphy has written to Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, requesting a joint meeting to discuss U.S. aquaculture. "…we are aligned with the Administration's view that the U.S. aquaculture industry has the potential to supply our domestic seafood needs as well as the growing global demand," the letter reads.

Animal Nutrition

Three areas to watch in the enzyme industry

The commercial success of phytase enzymes and the increased awareness of the potential for certain enzymes to reduce feed cost in light of the recent price hikes mostly in cereals, have increased interest to further develop the enzyme business.

Animal Nutrition

Fish meal prices to remain prohibitively high for pig, poultry feeds

Back in 2001, fish meal was about $480 per metric ton. This year it has exceeded $2,000 and there is absolutely no indication it will ever get any cheaper anytime soon.

Poultry Confidence Index shows continued optimism in poultry industry

Respondents to the Poultry Confidence Index survey remained optimistic about lower grain prices, restrained production and higher beef prices, continuing the positive outlook from the previous quarter.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition subsidiary Microbial Developments hires business development manager

Lallemand Animal Nutrition subsidiary Microbial Developments Limited appointed Jonathan Harrison as Aviguard business development manager, effective October 1.Aviguard is an avian competitive-exclusion product that aids the rapid establishment of normal gut flora in day-old chicks, thereby minimizing colonization by transient pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli and Clostridium perfringens.

How to create a successful piglet feed

A successful piglet feed product is based on a good formula, but such formula does not have to be secretive or a singular recipe. In fact, each formula should be adapted to local conditions corresponding to market preferences and production processes. This article details factors influencing the quest to find the perfect piglet feed.

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