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Animal Nutrition Views

The fourth dimension in animal antibiotic reduction

Reducing animal antibiotic usage to acceptable levels remains an indefinable target despite the best efforts, even by the most ardent believers of this quest.

July 31, 2018

Animal Feed Recalls

ADM recalls Mintrate 36-15 Breed Right Tub cattle feed

ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of Archer Daniels Midland Co., is recalling 200-pound tubs of Mintrate 36-15 Breed Right Tub cattle feed, product number 54549AAA6H, because the product may contain elevated levels of non-protein nitrogen, which could be harmful to cattle.

July 23, 2018

Latest News

6 key takeaways from antimicrobial resistance survey

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) surveyed WHO member states about how they are tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

July 19, 2018

Latest News

ADM to purchase UK probiotics provider

Archer Daniels Midland Co. has reached an agreement to acquire Probiotics International Ltd. (PIL), a U.K.-based provider of probiotic supplements for human, pet and production-animal use. The all-cash transaction will be valued at GBP185 million (US$240 million), subject to customary adjustments.

July 19, 2018

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Top 10 animal feed industry articles from June

See what topics were the most popular in the animal feed industry in June.

July 2, 2018

Latest News

Arm & Hammer expands family of targeted microbial solutions

Every day, cattle, swine and poultry are under siege by pathogenic bacteria. In fact, one estimate notes that more than 80 types of bacteria, such as E. coli, Salmonella and Clostridium, pose serious threats to the poultry industry alone.

May 29, 2018

Aquaculture

Kemin launches aquaculture business unit

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient company that uses science to touch 3.8 billion people every day with its products and services, has launched a new business unit, Kemin AquaKulture.

May 2, 2018

African Swine Fever

Study: Imported animal feed could carry livestock viruses

A study has found that livestock viruses can survive in animal feed and that “the right virus paired with the right ingredient” can cause transmission of viruses from other countries in imported feed.

April 16, 2018

IPPE News

Understand antibiotic-alternative feed additives first

Livestock producers should identify the root of any health problems their animals face before selecting an AGP alternative.

January 31, 2018

Poultry Health & Disease

WHO: Stop giving antibiotics to healthy animals

The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending that livestock and poultry producers stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals.

November 7, 2017

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Court allows claims to proceed against Purina

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has allowed claims to proceed against Purina Animal Nutrition and its distributor, which a largemouth bass producer claims caused “a substantial loss of its fish population from disease and death.”

October 24, 2017

Antibiotic-free Production

FAO, EU partner to fight food waste, antimicrobial resistance

European Union (EU) Commissioner of Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva agreed to ratchet up collaboration between the two organizations to address food waste, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance in supply chains.

October 2, 2017