Amino acids increase milk yield in dairy cows

15 May 2012 - Providing sufficient amino acids in dairy cow diets should be the focus rather than crude protein content, this is according to Ken March, ruminant advisor with Countrywide. Read more >>

Research: Rapeseed protein to substitute fish meal

15 May 2012 - Researchers in Germany evaluated the nutritional effect of rapeseed protein isolate as fish meal substitute for juvenile turbot (Psetta maxima L.) - Impact on growth performance, body composition, nutrient digestibility and blood physiology. Read more >>

DSM launches Fertility Improvement Profit Calculator app

14 May 2012 - DSM has launched its Fertility Improvement Profit Calculator for dairy farmers as a free smartphone app. This tool enables dairy farmers to calculate in two easy steps the financial returns that may be generated by improving dairy herd reproductive performance. Read more >>

Belgian Flax Association becomes Ovocom member

14 May 2012 - The Belgian Flax Association, the professional organisation of flax cultivation and fiber flax preparation, has been welcomed as a new member of Ovocom. Read more >>

People: Dr Brian Cooke passed away

14 May 2012 - Fefac in a press release memorised the death of past chairman Dr Brian Cooke on 8 May 2012. Read more >>

France - leading European feed producer

10 May 2012 - In 2011, France’s compound feed production totalled 20.3 million tonnes, which is marginally lower than in 2010. This volume was manufactured by around 300 production facilities. Read more >>

France aims for leadership in algae technology

10 May 2012 - France recently launched GreenStars, a federation bringing together all the players in the development of micro-algae in the country. A budget of €160 million for 10 years has been estimated, of which 20% comes from public grants. Read more >>

New name for Dutch takeover will be ForFarmers Hendrix

10 May 2012 - The takeover of Hendrix UTD feeds by ForFarmers from Nutreco was formalised and approved by competition authorities on 1 April 2012. The new organisation will continue as ForFarmers Hendrix in the Dutch market as of 1 January 2013. Read more >>

Animal feed wheat prices surpass bread wheat

09 May 2012 - In parts of northern Europe the price of animal feed wheat has risen higher than the price of bread-quality wheat, traders reported recently. Read more >>

Company update: DSM Q1 2012

09 May 2012 - DSM made a good start to the year, supported by positive momentum in the US, continued progress of high growth economies and a return to more normal trading conditions in Performance Materials compared to Q4 2011. However, the global economic outlook is still uncertain and conditions remain weak in Europe. Read more >>

Research: Synbiotic to control campylobacter in poultry

08 May 2012 - Italian research investigated the use of a Bifidobacterium-based synbiotic product to reduce the transmission of C. jejuni along the poultry food chain. Read more >>

Industrial enzymes market estimated to grow to US$6 billion

04 May 2012 - A new market research by MarketReseach.com estimates the global market for industrial enzymes to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1% to reach $6 billion by 2016. Read more >>

UK’s largest aquaculture event fast approaching

04 May 2012 - AquacultureUK is Britain’s largest aquaculture conference and exhibition. Event organisers say that the final preparations are well in hand – with a record 106 exhibitors and a the largest number of advanced registered visitors in its history. Read more >>

Adisseo’s new Precise Nutrition Evaluation Service offers the most precise characterization of feedstuffs

04 May 2012 - Adisseo offers a unique new service, Precise Nutrition Evaluation, which combines near infra red (NIR) spectroscopy and in vivo digestibility tests to generate the most precise characterization of raw materials for monogastric feed. Read more >>

People: Luc Seurnynck new chairman of Belgian feed makers

03 May 2012 - Luc Seurynck, managing director of NV Feed Seurynck, on April 26, 2012 was elected Bemefa President of the Association of Feed Manufacturers in Belgium. Read more >>

Photo project on European feed mills

03 May 2012 - Professional photographer Laurent Bellec has started a five-year project with the aim to produce the largest photographic collection ever made of architectural images of factories in the European animal feed manufacturing sector. Read more >>

Alltech launches graduate program 2012

03 May 2012 - President and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons has announced the launch of the Alltech Graduate Development Program, which will recruit up to 20 applicants annually from around the world and prepare them for future managerial and leadership positions in the global agribusiness company. Read more >>

Premier Nutrition teams up with South Korean DongA One

02 May 2012 - UK based animal nutrition business, Premier Nutrition, has signed an agreement with DongA One Corporation of South Korea, to provide technical support and animal feed supplements from its manufacturing base in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Read more >>

AB Vista sponsors debate on pigs, poultry & phosphorus

02 May 2012 - AB Vista is sponsoring a symposium on the benefits of the mineral phosphorus for pigs and poultry. Titled “Developments in Phosphorus Nutrition in Pigs and Poultry”, the symposium takes place in Wageningen, The Netherlands, on 14 June 2012. Read more >>