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Animal nutrition company Pancosma hires senior sales manager

Animal nutrition company Pancosma has named AxelJüngst as the new senior sales manager for Germany and Scandanavia. The movewill strengthen the Pancosma sales team for the Pancosma product range and itsdevelopment worldwide.

Livestock Feeds saw 12 percent revenue growth in 2013

Livestock Feeds PLC, a Nigeria-based company thatmanufactures and markets animal feeds and concentrates, saw its gross revenuegrow by 12.53 percent to 6.11 billion Nigerian naira (US$372,000) in 2013. Profits after tax increased 46.25 percent to NGN211 million (US$129,000)compared with the same period a year earlier.

Global demand for aqua feed to reach $122.6 billion by 2019

According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research,the global demand for aqua feed was valued at $57.74 billion in 2012 and is expectedto reach $122.60 billion in 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate(CAGR) of 11.4 percent from 2013 to 2019. In terms of volume, the demand was 35,000.0kilo tons in 2012 and is expected to reach 72,207.8 kilo tons in 2019, growing ata CAGR of 10.9 percent from 2013 to 2019.

USDA forecasts 6 percent increase in soybean acres

Producers across the United States intend to plant anestimated 81.5 million acres of soybeans in 2014, up 6 percent from last yearand an all-time record high, according to the Prospective Plantings reportreleased March 31 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) NationalAgricultural Statistics Service (NASS).If realized, soybeans will surpass the previous record of77.5 million acres planted in the United States set in 2009.

NSP efficacy and value highlighted at Inspire forum

The 2014 Inspire: Non-starch Polysaccharide (NSP) Forum, drew to a closeApril 3 with the focus switching firmly to the impact of exogenous feed enzymesdietary NSPs. The session opened with a detailed look at how NSP enzymes varyin key characteristics relevant to animal feed by Dr. Kim Langfelder from ABEnzymes.

$6.7 billion payout to MF Global’s former customers begins

Former customers of MF Global Holdings Ltd.’s bankruptbrokerage will be paid the entire $6.7 billion they are owed after a payoutthat began April 4, according to a Reuters report.The payout will be shared by 26,500 former commodities andsecurities customers of the brokerage.

H.J. Baker promotes Campfield to international sales director

H.J. Baker has promoted Martin Campfield to the newlycreated position of director of international sales. He will be responsible for international sales and marketingof the company’s feed and fertilizer products.

HKScan Group commits to the use of responsibly produced soy

Finland-based meat and poultry producer HKScan hasbecome a member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) and therebycommitted itself to continuously promoting greater ethical responsibility inthe supply chain of soy used in animal feed. HKScan will ensure that by the endof 2018, all soy used in its entire meat value chain will meet the strictrequirements of the RTRS.

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Inspire forum attendees learn of dietary NSPs’ pros and cons

Presentations from industryand academia highlighted both the negative and positive effects of dietary NSPson nutrient utilization and health in pigs and poultry at the Inspire: Non-starchPolysaccharide (NSP) Forum, held at Pitlochry, Scotland.

Veterinarians urge pig producers to stop using feed with plasma

Hog producers should not feed blood plasma products untilthere is concrete evidence that there is no connection between feeding plasmaproducts and the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, veterinarianssaid during PED virus conference call. The conference call was sponsored byAlberta Pork.

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Inspire forum highlights complex nature of plant NSPs

The inaugural Inspire: Non-starchPolysaccharide (NSP) Forum got underway March 31 with 80 delegates from 23countries hearing presentations aimed at generating a deeper understanding ofthe complex structures of plant NSPs and the factors that influence theirnutritional impact. It was the first of three sessions across the three days ofthe Inspire forum looking, respectively, at aspects of the NSP substrate, theimpact of fibre on animal nutrition and feed enzyme solutions to improveefficacy and sustainability.

IFFO makes changes to responsible supply standard

The Marine Ingredients Organisation (IFFO) board ofdirectors has agreed to open up its Global Standard for Responsible Supply(IFFO RS) to non-IFFO members. Any fishmeal and fish oil factory that can demonstrateits responsible practices will be able to apply for certification to the IFFORS standard.

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