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News in Brief

COVID-19: French trade show SPACE 2020 is cancelled

By Jane Byrne

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting crisis, SPACE 2020, which was scheduled to take place from September 15-18 at the Rennes Exhibition Centre in France, is not going ahead.

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Bord Bia launches Grass Fed Standard

By Jim Cornall

Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, has launched a Grass Fed Standard, which it says is the world’s first on a national scale, that allows it to track and verify the percentage of grass consumed in the diet of Irish dairy herds.

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COVID-19 and the EU’s supply of plant protein

By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission has been urged to lift certain restrictions on protein crop production in Europe to address what the EU farming lobby terms ‘a growing risk’ to supply.

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Weather conditions impact on mycotoxin risk

By Jane Byrne

Regional weather conditions contributed to varying mycotoxin risks across geographies last year, found a 2019 global mycotoxin risk analysis report by Trouw Nutrition.

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Opinion

COVID-19: Lessons learnt from L-Threonine supply challenge

By Jane Byrne

You shouldn’t be asking if your business is essential, but how prepared your essential business is to maintain supply and service during a lockdown, says Guy Soreq, co-founder of Israel-based data provider, Glowlit.

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ASF being contained in Vietnam

By Jane Byrne

The ASF outbreak in Vietnam is starting to be controlled, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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Coronavirus: Huge increase in animal feed demand globally

By Jane Byrne

US farmers are panic buying feed, concerned that they could run out of supplies if feed mills shut due to employees becoming ill, or deliveries are reduced due to truck shortages, according to an article on Bloomberg.

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Coronavirus: UK pig sector could take surplus milk

By Jane Byrne

The current shutdown of the UK food service and hospitality sectors due to restrictions in place over the coronavirus outbreak means there is a lot of surplus milk, which potentially presents an opportunity to some pig producers, said the UK National...

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Anpario is getting ahead of the COVID-19 curve

By Jane Byrne

Volume demand is buoyant, noted UK headquartered feed additive company, Anpario, last week as its CEO debriefed us on the company’s coronavirus contingency plans.

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Guest Article

Keeping the faith in our resilient sector

By Jane Byrne

Paul Featherstone, procurement director at surplus food to animal feed processor, SugaRich, says, more than ever, we have to trust in the strength and resilience of the agricultural sector, work together, and make sensible, practical decisions to keep...

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What impact do resin acids have on broiler intestinal health?

By Jane Byrne

The chicken gut is constantly exposed to harmful molecules and microorganisms that endanger the integrity of the intestinal wall. Strengthening intestinal mucosal integrity is a key target for feed additives that aim to promote intestinal health in broilers,...

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COVID-19: Feed industry and ingredient supplier protocols

By Jane Byrne

Feed industry representatives, feed manufacturers and ingredient suppliers have been reacting to the outbreak of coronavirus, putting protocols in place to ensure continuity of production and feed supply, while protecting workers.

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EU policymakers make progress on PAPs legislative roadmap

By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission now envisions authorizing poultry and pig processed animal proteins (PAPs) for use in pig and poultry diets, respectively, along with approval for use of insect PAPs in monogastric diets all in the same regulatory package.

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Evonik cites Covid-19 for feed additive shortage

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Evonik Nutrition and Care GmbH is declaring a force majeure for the supply of an amino acid product generated at production facilities that have closed in response to the ongoing disease outbreak.