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Animal Feed for Thought

Survey: Proactive antibiotic elimination is well underway

As I was compiling the data for WATT Global Media’s 2016 Nutrition & Feed Survey, an annual report focused on feed trends from around the world, Alltech hosted a webinar focused on the relationship between antibiotic resistance and animal agriculture.

May 11, 2016

Swine

Vietnam tightens up on banned substances in animal feed

A new joint program was recently signed in Hanoi to encourage 100,000 livestock farmers to commit to end the use of banned substances. In the spotlight are beta-agonists, including clenbuterol, salbutamol and ractopamine, fed to stimulate growth and make the animals lean.

May 2, 2016

Poultry

EU antibiotic growth promoter ban not most costly regulation

The ban of antibiotic growth promoters in food producing poultry and livestock in the EU has resulted in a reduction in the total use of antibiotics in animal production in Europe, Dominique Chavette, international poultry market manager, Invivo USA, reported.

March 29, 2016

Feed Production by Region

European Parliament: Farms must fight antibiotic resistance

Late last week, the European Parliament announced that the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, in order to fight the growing resistance of bacteria to today’s antibiotics.

March 15, 2016

Dairy Cattle

Cargill eliminates 20 percent of shared-class antibiotics

Cargill is eliminating 20 percent of shared-class antibiotics, those deemed important for human medicine and farm animals, from its four feed yards in Texas, Kansas and Colorado, and four additional feed yards operated by Friona Industries, which is a strategic business partner that supplies the company with cattle. The total number of cattle involved annually is approximately 1.2 million.

March 9, 2016

Animal Feed Recalls

CHS recalls animal feed due to high copper levels

CHS Inc. has implemented a voluntary recall of 50-pound packages of its Kountry Buffet 14% Text and Provider 15% Pellet, both for Mature Cattle, Horses, Goats & Sheep due to excessive levels of copper.

November 18, 2015

Animal Feed for Thought

Bacon: The new tobacco?

The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a report rating the correlation between consumption of certain types of meat products to colorectal cancers.

October 26, 2015

Feed Additives

Novozymes acquires Pacific Vet Group-USA

Novozymes has acquired Pacific Vet Group-USA Inc. (PVG) for an undisclosed amount. Based in Arkansas, PVG develops and produces probiotics for animals. The company has significant know-how in probiotic applications for poultry, strong development expertise, a pipeline for the poultry hatchery segment, and a smaller commercial product portfolio.

October 7, 2015

Latest News

Western Milling recalls horse feed

Western Milling announced on Sept. 25 that it has voluntarily recalled 50 lb. bags of Western Blend horse feed, LOT 5251, manufactured on Sept. 8

September 30, 2015

Feed Production by Region

Illegal veterinary drug ring tracked down in Vietnam

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says prohibited substances have been found in animal feed and veterinary medicine sold in some of the country’s southern regions.

August 24, 2015

Poultry Health & Disease

APHIS moves up deadline on AI vaccine proposal comments

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has moved up the deadline for submitting written comments on the proposal of a vaccination program to combat avian influenza (AI) because of the urgency of the outbreak.

May 11, 2015

Antibiotic-free Production

Agriculture’s role in antibiotic resistance

More prudent use ofantibiotics in agriculture will reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria; but,production methods need to change worldwide.

March 10, 2015