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Cargill expands animal nutrition presence in South Africa

Cargill's animal nutrition business has announced an investment of approximately US$20 million in South Africa, where the company has gained a majority shareholding and assumed managerial control of NuTec Southern Africa, its existing joint venture with Astral Foods, an integrated Southern African poultry producer. As part of this investment, Cargill plans to build a new premix and base mix facility at NuTec's existing location in Pietermaritzburg, which will expand Cargill's animal nutrition capabilities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Animal Nutrition Views

Replacing livestock antibiotics in feed

Industry discussions on effectively replacing livestock antibiotics are never ending as new feed additives keep appearing in the animal agribusiness market. Now that high animal feed prices are making it difficult to profitably raise pigs and poultry, many farmers are looking for ways to remove additives that do not have a strong performance record.

Formulation & Nutrition

Alltech launches research alliance with top Chinese universities

Global animal health company Alltech has launched a $2.5-million Alltech–Chinese University/Institute Research Alliance with leading Chinese universities and academic research institutes. Agreements were signed in October at a press conference in Beijing and at ceremonies at the Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agri-Products – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, South China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University and Jiangnan University.

Nutriad Mold-Nil Pro animal feed additive

Nutriad Mold-Nil Pro animal feed additive is a blend of organic acids and phytochemicals, selected for their effectiveness against molds in grains. The formulation has a minimized amount of free propionic acid, a reduced amount of total propionic acid and a maximized amount of buffered propionic acid.

Purina Animal Nutrition AMPLI-Calf Cool Weather Starter

Purina Animal Nutrition

Purina Animal Nutrition's AMPLI-Calf Cool Weather Starter is formulated to provide calves with higher dietary energy in periods of cold stress. AMPLI-Calf Cool Weather Starter includes Propel Energy Nugget, a highly digestible energy source, and AppetiteMAKER, a proprietary additive to stimulate higher feed intake of young dairy calves.

Purina Animal Nutrition HeiferSmart nutritional supplements

Purina Animal Nutrition

The HeiferSmart line of dairy heifer nutritional supplements from Purina Animal Nutrition consists of HeiferSmart Protein Tub, Booster Tub and Mineral. These products were developed to address the nutritional needs of heifers when they are transitioned to forage and pasture-based diets.

Nutrition company Biomin acquires German feed additive company

Animal nutrition company Biomin has acquired Germany-based phytogenic feed additive and feed flavorings company Micro-Plus, a move that will add to Biomin's expansion in the growth promotion and feed flavoring markets, according to the company. Biomin also hopes to strengthen its access to those markets while allowing for an extended technical support to customers worldwide.

European Food Safety Authority develops guidance for feed probiotic assessment

The European Food Safety Authority has developed guidance for the safety assessment of one of the most common probiotics used in animal feed, Enterococcus faecium. The guidance provides a new methodology for distinguishing between safe and potentially harmful strains of E. faecium in animal nutrition.

Merck Animal Health AQUAFLOR aquatic antibiotic

Merck Animal Health USA

MSD Animal Health AQUAFLOR is an aquatic antibiotic for use in freshwater-reared warm-water finfish, developed specifically for aquaculture use; its active ingredient, florfenicol, is not used in human medicine.

Orffa IntelliBond C copper feed additive

Orffa IntelliBond C copper feed additive, produced by Micronutrients, is a crystalline copper source with EU approval as a nutritional additive for all animal species (functional group: compounds of trace elements). The product has uniform particles, is non-hygroscopic, free of dust, and is not pro-oxidative, so it has no negative effect on sensitive feed components like vitamins.

New China regulations provide opportunities for yeast bio-feed products

China's management regulations for feed and feed additives, which aim to strengthen the management for the quality and safety of feed and feed additives in the country, are scheduled to be implemented on May 1, according to reports. The implementation of the new regulations will bring greater market development opportunities to safe, nutritional and healthy feed products, such as yeast source bio-feeds, said Yu Xuefeng, executive director of the China Feed Industry Association and president of Angel Yeast Co.

Laboratory Products and Services

Ivy Animal Health Elanco HeifermaX

Ivy Animal Health Elanco HeifermaX is an easy-to-use liquid premix. It increases weight gain, improves feed efficiency and suppresses estrus (heat) in feedlot heifers.

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