Feed Mill of the Future: Page 77

Formulation & Nutrition

Lallemand Animal Nutrition promotes staff

Lallemand Animal Nutrition has named MathieuCastex to succeed Henri Durand as global research and development director.Durand will retire this year.

Brand Insights

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

ADM Animal Nutrition

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum helps improve energy efficiency in dairy cows, supporting milk production and resource-efficient dairy nutrition.

Feed Mill Management

Feed technology center receives world-class upgrade

The Northern Crops Institute's Feed Processing Center prepares to undergo $800,000 feed mill modernization. The rehabbed mill will feature a new mixer, micro ingredient system and automated operating system. Much of the equipment was donated by the manufacturers to aid in pushing the institution's agenda to remain a leader in training global customers how to best utilize the region's crops in feed production.

Formulation and Process Control

Weiler Feed the Former automated transfer system

Weiler Feed the Former automated transfer systems safely and efficiently move raw material to the processing line while reducing manual touch points. Removing human intervention allows processors tooptimize run time and reduce the possibility of cross-contamination.

Ingredients

Danisco Animal Nutrition Syncra AVI enzyme and probiotic solution

IFF Animal Nutrition & Health

Syncra AVI, from Danisco Animal Nutrition, is a solution designed to fully unlock healthy nutrition benefits from animalfeed. Xylanase, amylase, protease and multi-strain Bacillus are combined to better break down protein, increase digestibility, decrease bacterial levels, and release previously trapped nutrients.

Poultry

VIV Europe 2014 to put new focus on animal health

VIV Europe 2014 will focus on the increased demand for freshand safe meat products with extended shelf lives and convenient packaging. Theshow will take place May 20-22 at the Jaarbeurs Utrecht Complex in Utrecht,Netherlands.

Ingredients

Lohmann Animal Health CarnEon

Lohmann Animal Health CarnEon is a brand of L-carnitine that activates the energy metabolism in monogastrics and ruminants. The improved energy supply in the animals has various positive effects, such as efficacy in daily growth and feed conversion ratio in young animals.

Feed Additives

Feed additives producer opens new South East Asia office

Phytobiotics Feed Additives GmbH has established the Phytobiotics South East Asia Ltd. company with headquarters in Bangkok.The new office will coordinate the business activities in Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Myanmar and Malaysia.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Phytobiotics expansion continues with establishment of new company in Thailand

Phytobiotics FeedAdditives GmbH (Phytobiotics) -- a global leader in research, development andsales of quality feed additives for livestock and pets -- has established thePhytobiotics South East Asia Ltd. company with headquarters in Bangkok.Phytobiotics already operates internationally outside its European base withoffices in the United States, Brazil and China, along with a production site inChangsha, China.

Formulation & Nutrition

Cargill sells Zootech brand to Irish animal health product manufacturer

Cargill sold its Provimi business's Zootech brand and French veterinary sales division to Bimeda, a manufacturer and distributor of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products.The company says the sale of this sales division in France is consistent with Cargill Animal Nutrition's strategy of sharpening its focus on its core animal nutrition solutions and premix activities, as well as concentrating on product lines that can bring the most value to customers.

Feed Additives

Reuters reports cattle fed Merck’s animal feed additives lost hooves

In an MSN article from Reuters, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) documents revealed that cattle, previously euthanized by Tyson Foods, had lost their hooves and all were fed the muscle-building drug Zilmax, made by Merck & Co. Inc. The animal feed additive was a common factor in 17 animals that were euthanized, according to the report.

Formulation & Nutrition

Time to review feed formulas

In my years as a commercial nutritionist, I had made it a habit to review all my product formulas twice a year. Now that I work for myself, and I produce my own piglet feeds, I kept this routine and I use the slow time of December (and again in June) to review my formulas.

Feed Additives

Feed additive associations comment on updated Bacillus safety guidance

FEFANA (the EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures) and the Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products (AMFEP) have responded to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)'s public consultation on the updated safety guidance on the assessment of the toxigenic potential ofBacillus species used in animal nutrition.

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