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Mayer Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH SILOKING TrailedLine Duo

Mayer Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH offers SILOKING TrailedLine Duo vertical feed mixers to prepare mix rations for cattle and other ruminants. Offered in capacities from 14 cubic meters to 30 cubic meters, the mixers are equipped with a FlowPlus hopper ring to improve feed flow, a turbo flight at the mixing auger and sensor technology to prevent faulty control of the hydraulic two-speed gearboxes.

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.

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

Formulation and Process Control

Feed Management Systems Pennent Mill Manager on Sivado

Feed Management Systems offers Pennent Mill Manager on Sivado. Pennent Mill Manager on Sivado is a feed business operations software solution that enables broad data integration and execution with cloud capabilities.

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.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Kansas State feed short courses focus on HACCP, manufacturing

The American Feed Industry Association, along with the International Grains Program of the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University, have partnered to offer two short courses on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) and feed manufacturing. The interactive courses, both held in Manhattan, Kan., are taught by instructors who provide in-depth training on all aspects of the industry associated with feed manufacturing and feed safety.

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

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.

Energy Efficiency

Southern Africa sees opportunities for feed manufacturing growth

Participants from four countries came together to discuss growth opportunities for Southern Africa and improve their knowledge of feed manufacturing, sharing knowledge and comparing operations at the first-ever Southern Africa Feed Manufacturing Training Activity held March 5–9 at the Kansas State University International Grains Program Conference Center. Extrusion basics, record keeping and batching and mixing were among the topics discussed during the course.

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.

Blue Level Technologies VHS rod point level sensor

BlueLevel Technologies

Blue Level Technologies's VHS rod point level sensor is an extension unit that has an AC/DC universal power supply, low density detection capability to as lightweight as 3.12 pounds per cubic foot, and all stainless steel wetted part construction. It uses piezoelectric technology to create harmonic vibrations in the absence of material, and is dampened when material is present using sensor relays.

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