AB Neo says the acquisition of a leading Czech neonatal feeds and producer will give it the means to continue its stream of new products, with a particular focus on maternal nutrition.
French botanicals group, Nor Feed, has recognized an Indian researcher for his work in plant extracts in the first edition of its Veterinarian Nor-Feed Award, which includes a €5,000 prize.
German feed additives producer, Phytobiotics, is chasing a global turnover of €120m within five years time fueled by its entry into the US, additional Chinese demand and further bans on antibiotic growth promoters in many markets.
Diamond V is currently in the process of patenting a fermented feed supplement that is said to limit foodborne pathogens like Salmonella and Campylobacter present in animals at harvest.
Mitigating variation in feed materials, unlocking nutrients and improving gut health are a few of the fields of study for DuPont Industrial Biosciences, say company officials.
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for Cargill’s feed mills in Central America underlines the continued importance of the region to Cargill’s aquafeed business. However, it is the fast-growing Asian region that offers the greatest potential.
Spot prices for vitamin E bottomed out in H1 2015, said Dutch nutrition giant, DSM, in releasing its Q2 results today with it claiming Chinese competitors in the space are weakened.
A new data set being made available by Diamond V shares information from 167 Holstein dairies across the US to provide trend data and help producers know when issues like complications with feed or illness arise.
The National Chicken Council (NCC) supports moves to shrink the mandates on ethanol production in the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) as a way to avoid high feed corn prices and inelasticity in the feed market.
An investigation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ongoing into the Ohio-based Shur-Green Farms and says the company may have knowingly sold tainted oil as a feed additive.
Global animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, plugs a gap in terms of its European operations and gains a firmer foothold in the Norwegian dairy and aqua markets through the purchase of Produs and Produs Aqua.
Meal from Arcadia’s bioengineered gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) safflower seed has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe to use in cattle and poultry feeds.
Belgian firm, Adifo, said the US market is currently the dominant user of its cloud based animal nutrition focused platform combining ration calculation and feed optimization in a single tool.
Latest research from feed ingredient supplier AB Vista suggests that enzyme performance benefits are not ‘additive’ when combined, challenging the assumption that incorporating more enzymes into poultry feed will mean better digestibility.
Canadian Bio-Systems claims to have made a breakthrough in enzyme technology that promises swine and poultry producers significant improvements in daily gain and FCR (feed conversion ratio).
US fermentation technology specialist, Diamond V, has been engaging with academia to ensure curriculum development within agriculture industry orientated education programs reflects the needs of the marketplace.
US headquartered, Balchem Corporation, in its Q1 2015 results, reported that its animal nutrition and health unit realized sales of $42.7 million, an organic growth increase of 4.5%, over the prior year comparable quarter.
Production of Nutrinsic’s new, sustainable protein source for animal and fish feed is about to go online after some ‘to be expected’ teething problems delayed kick-off by several months.
Alltech has bought one of the largest animal nutrition players in North America, Ridley, saying the combined businesses will have annual revenues in excess of US$1.6 billion.
Cargill said volume gains in sales of animal nutrition products such as gut health additives and mycotoxin binders helped raise its third quarter profit by 33%.
Increasing livestock fertility, nailing precision feeding, developing fish meal substitutes and a migration away from antimicrobials are the immediate goals of a US led research alliance relying on ‘innovative’ nutritional and management practices.
Barentz said an injection capital from an ‘anonymous’ investor will help it accelerate new product development to support growth in the animal feed and pet food sectors.
Evonik Industries, in its Q4 and full year results, predicts a slight hike in profit in 2015 based on ongoing high demand for amino acids in animal nutrition in tandem with their limited availability in the market.
Alltech says it acquisition of a UK provider of farm environmental assessment tools, E-CO2, will give it access to ‘big data’ which will feed into its global feed research program.
DSM, in posting Q4 2014 results yesterday, said sales volumes in its animal nutrition and health division were up 7% with strong performance in active ingredients and premix businesses.
UK feed additives company, Anpario, sees huge potential for gut health products in the US as antibiotic growth promoters get phased out, but the firm says market entry ‘won’t be a quick fix’.
The launch of a new additive for breeders at IPPE 2015 underlines Cargill’s increased focus on the benefits of plant-based antioxidants for overall animal performance, particularly in the early life stage.
Potash development company Sirius Minerals has landed its first deal in the animal nutrition market, securing a long-term supply agreement that will see polyhalite from a new mine in North Yorkshire, UK, enter the feed market from 2018.
US biotechnology firm, Agrivida, has generated $12 million in a funding initiative that it says will accelerate the time to market of its feed additive portfolio.
A Belgium headquartered feed additive producer says it is investing $4m in a new facility in the US to double capacity, meet ambitious growth targets, and ensure compliance with FSMA.
A new feed ingredient derived from tall oil, a co-product of pulp production, is a world first and is said to have the potential to reduce antibiotic use in animal production.
Barentz Animal Nutrition, which has just acquired its JV partner, AgriNutrition, is aiming to be the leading specialty feed ingredient distributor in Europe by extending its geographical reach, and investing in new protein sources such as insect and bacterial...
DSM posted a volume hike on the animal nutrition side in its Q3 2014 results but an analyst forecasts increasing challenges linked to vitamin E pricing for that division and the DSM business overall.
The benefits of probiotics in animals go beyond gut health, says an animal nutrition scientist, who claims the bacteria can play a vital role in ensuring more profitable and sustainable poultry production.
