developer undefinedFrom the Author - Page 263IngredientsNutriquest EvosureNUTRIQUESTNutriquest Evosure is a specialty feed ingredient developed to optimize sow and pig pig performance.Formulation and Process ControlAdifo Software Bestmix raw material evaluator phone appThe Bestmix raw material evaluator phone app, introduced by nutritionsoftware supplier Adifo, allows feed formulators, nutritionists, consultantsand everyone active in the agricultural business to retrieve, recalculate andupdate nutrient values in their raw material database. The Bestmix raw materialevaluator phone app users how to run energy calculations for home-grown rawmaterials and know the energy values of feed crops while doing analyses in thefield.Animal Feed ManufacturingDouble S appoints Greg Shepard president and CEODouble S Liquid Feed Services, aleading manufacturer and supplier of cane molasses, vegetable oils, beetmolasses, fish oil and mineral oil products, is pleased to announce that GregShepard has been named president and CEO. Shepard, along with his parents Donand Evelyn Shepard, founded Double S inJuly 1987, in Danville, Ill.HomeFeed industry exempt from FDA intentional adulteration ruleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration released thesixth rule pertaining to the Food Safety Modernization Act. The proposed rule,“Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food against IntentionalAdulteration,” would require registered domestic and foreign foodfacilities to address hazards that may be intentionally introduced by acts ofterrorism.Feed Mill EquipmentRising fast: The cost of feed deliveryHere is a simple challenge for everyone who operates or manages a feed mill where feeds are manufactured for farm livestock. The following question about relative economics was recently raised in a discussion with feed companies.AquacultureWill Europe change its aquafeed protein after EU feather meal decision?Poultry groups will be watching with interest how feed businesses in Europe respond to the European Union’s decision that feather meal can be used in feeds for fish. Until now, a ban on using any type of so-called processed animal protein has been in place since 2000, triggered by the “Mad Cow Disease” crisis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy that was deemed to be transmissible through in-feed materials of animal origin.HomeMulti-phase buying strategies for feed grainsFeed manufacturers are increasingly making use of a multi-phased buying strategy in their purchase of grains, according to European observers. The main objective with phased buying is to spread purchases through the year rather than securing all annual grain requirements at once or in a few large batches.Feed IngredientsMargins influence animal feed ingredient crop plantingAnimal feed ingredient price rises since 2008 have made all parts of animal agribusiness much more aware than before about the comparative economics of growing the different crops in the main supply countries. Most recently, a commentary from the U.S. Grains Council pointed to the way in which Argentina’s farmers have switched their crop plantings from maize (corn) to soybeans.Pig Health & DiseaseUltra-violet light not healthy for animal feedFew other external influences have the potential to hit the income of the pork producer as negatively as a swine virus known by the initials PRRS. This pathogen can have serious consequences for the pig’s reproduction as well as for its respiration. In fact, it is regarded as probably the Number One enemy to pig health globally in terms of its economic cost.HomeAnimal feed, pig producers flock to Russian provinceVoronezh oblast, Russia, is where international animal nutrition group Nutreco has decided to build a new factory to make feed premixes and starter diets for young animals. The plant represents an investment of about 20 million Euros by the Netherlands-based group and is due to start production by the middle of 2012.Animal Feed ManufacturersEuropean organic animal feed manufacturers face new regulations in 2012European manufacturers of organic feeds for poultry already occupy a rather small niche market, but they fear it may not exist at all starting in 2012, unless the European Union regulators come to their rescue. The legal background to this problem was spelled out by Commission Regulation number 889/2008, which set detailed rules for implementing previous Regulation 834/2007 about organic production in European Union countries. The ruling made plain that a small percentage of non-organic ingredients would be permitted in organic animal feeds until 31 December 2011.PoultryCargill Provimi team grows in EuropeCargill Provimi recently added newtalent to its sales and technology teams. Four new positions have been createdto further develop the Provimi business.Previous PagePage 263 of 437Next Page
