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Nutritional feed additives company appoints international marketing manager

Optivite appointed Jason Nightingale as its new international marketing manager. Nightingale will be responsible for developing the brand’s global marketing strategy and driving growth across the company’s nutritional feed additives product portfolio.

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Harvest 2013: It’s quality, not just quantity, that counts

According to the Harvest Analysis North America (HANA) survey conducted by Alltech, global animal health and nutrition company, more than 90 percent of corn silage yields and corn grain taken during the 2013 harvest tested positive for multiple mycotoxins. This article discusses the threat masked mycotoxins pose on efficient and safe feed production and offers grain storage tips.

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Nuscience acquires Brazil feed additives company

Nuscience, the specialty division of the Royal Agrifirm Group, has acquired the company Metachem Nutrientes, active in the development, production and sales of feed additives in Brazil. This acquisition is the first foothold of Nuscience in the market, according to the company.

Cargill Animal Nutrition Promote feed additives

Cargill Animal Nutrition offers the Promote line of feed additives. The Essential-oils and organic acid-based products are designed to promote growth and gut health in monogastrics.

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Modeling and training company will distribute feed software to Americas

Agricultural Modeling and Training Systems (AMTS) will distribute Belgium-based Adifo's Bestmix line of products to North, Central and South America. These products include least-cost feed formulation software, lab information management software and a cloud-based Formulation as a Service tool.

Biomin Mycofix Secure bentonite feed additive

The Biomin Mycofix Secure bentonite feed additive counteracts mycotoxin. The European Union Reference Laboratory approved Mycofix Secure as an aflatoxin-binding product.

AFIA, NGFA file joint feed additive petition comments

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) have filed joint comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions. The comments are AFIA and NGFA's recommendation to assist the FDA in providing important information in making informed decisions on the correct ingredient approval path to pursue and to assist the industry in properly submitting a Food Additive Petition (FAP) for animal feed ingredients.

Cargill, Provimi introduce PROMOTE feed additive brand

Cargill Animal Nutrition, through its Provimi business, has introduced PROMOTE, a new global brand and line of feed additives designed to help bring to animal producers, feed manufacturers and retailers innovative and impactful feed-additive solutions. PROMOTE is a significant step forward in Cargill Animal Nutrition's commitment to serve customers as a trusted advisor and source of innovation, said the company.

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Feed additive company appoints managing director

The Lesaffre Nutrition and Health division announced the appointment of Dr. Frédérique Clusel, DVM and MBA, as managing director of Lesaffre Feed Additives (LFA). She is based at the headquarters in Marcq-en-Baroeul (Lille area), France.

Orffa Excential Energy Plus nutritional emulsifier feed additive

The Orffa Excential Energy Plus nutritional emulsifier feed additive improves the fat digestibility in broilers and turkey. A cost price reduction up to EUR10 per ton of feed is feasible, with the best results obtained in diets high in fats and oils, the company says.

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Kemin hires new marketer, announces promotions

Kemin has hired Rebecca Casey as an addition to the company's marketing team for the animal nutrition and health division in North America. The company has also instituted several promotions. Dr. Ken Griswold was promoted to senior technical services manager of the ruminant team; Marc Hoopingarner and Dr. Brian Kremer were promoted to regional sales managers for the monogastric team and Dr. April Levy will coordinate technical services and trials for the monogastric team.

Danisco explores benefits of feed additives beyond growth performance

Dr. Ajay Awati, development lead at DuPont subsidiary Danisco Animal Nutrition, presented on the topic "Benefits of Feed Additives Beyond Growth Related Performance for Animal Production" at the Animal Nutrition conference in Brussels, Belgium, on October 23. Awati, a qualified veterinarian and doctor of Animal Sciences with over eight years healthy nutrition experience and an extensive back catalogue of peer reviewed publications, argued that while the role that feed additives play in achieving growth performance is extremely important, their use can also contribute to broader animal and consumer welfare.

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