Research: Pomegranate extract and dairy cow performance

14 May 2012 - Israeli researchers investigated the effects of adding a concentrated pomegranate extract to the ration of lactating cows on performance and udder health parameters. Read more >>

Hassad Foods and 250,000 ha of Australian farmland

07 May 2012 - Hassad Australia, a subsidiary of Hassad Foods, a company owned by the Qatar government, has recently 40,000 hectares in western Victoria, The Land reported. 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 >>

Sanctions hamper Iran’s animal feed imports

03 May 2012 - Sanctions imposed on Iran are making it difficult for private importers to obtain letters of credit or conduct international transfers of funds through banks. Prompting importers to offer payment through Indian banks. Read more >>

Bioreactor redesign dramatically improves algae yield

26 Apr 2012 - Current microalgae breeding methods perform far below the fundamental bounds allowed by the laws of nature. Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negrev in Israel have identified strategies to improve algal yield. Read more >>

Successful INVE Aquaculture seminar at Bodrum

09 Apr 2012 - INVE Aquaculture organized on March 27th 2012, a successful seminar in Bodrum, Turkey. A total of 52 participants from bass and bream hatcheries across Turkey attended and were updated with the latest news and trends of the European fish aquaculture industry. Read more >>

Subsidy mechanism for feed products awaited in Oman

21 Mar 2012 - Dhofar Cattle Feed (DCF) says it is awaiting details of a formula to be applied by feed manufacturers for calculating the subsidy on feed products. Read more >>

Research: Fermented yeast in rainbow trout

21 Mar 2012 - In Iran a trial was carried out to investigate how Hilyses, a fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae, enhances the growth performance and skin non-specific immune parameters in rainbow trout. Read more >>

Advancia International Methionine seminar revisit requirements

23 Feb 2012 - The 5th Advancia International Methionine Seminar, that took place in Çesme, Turkey, presents its main conclusions. Read more >>

XOL Automation new Vortex Valves representative in the Middle East

06 Feb 2012 - Vortex Valves Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Salina Vortex Corporation, has announced the appointment of XOL Automation as the company’s exclusive manufacturing representative in the Middle East and North Africa region. Read more >>

Danish Hamlet Protein makes inroads to Italian and Turkish markets

03 Feb 2012 - Hamlet Protein, a provider of specialty soy based feed, has reached agreements with Turkish GG and Italian AI Chem to distribute Hamlet Protein products locally. Read more >>

Iran having trouble financing grain imports

30 Jan 2012 - Major European banks, including Rabobank, have halted trade finance for grain or any agricultural products bound for Iran, European banks and traders told Dow Jones Newswires. Read more >>

In Qatar, a farming sector to stave off food insecurity

12 Jan 2012 - The Gulf State’s Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued a decree this year to organise the Qatar National Food Security Program (QNFSP), Reuters reports. Read more >>

Optivite appoints new distributors in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

11 Jan 2012 - Optivite, one of the UK's largest specialist animal nutrition companies, is continuing to expand in the Middle East with the appointment of three new distributors in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Read more >>

Saudi dairy giant secures feed supply in Argentina

27 Dec 2011 - Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company Almarai Co. said it is buying Argentine farm operator Fondomonte for $83 million in a bid to secure access to animal feed. Read more >>

Armenia bans use of hormones in feed production

20 Dec 2011 - Armenia’s Ministry of Agriculture plans to ban the use of hormonal additives in feed and foods, a new draft of the “On food safety” bill, presented to the Armenian Parliament by Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan, reveals. Read more >>

Oman feed producers awaiting subsidy

13 Dec 2011 - Producers of animal feed, including poultry feed in Oman are eagerly waiting for a government decision on subsidy, in view of the high pricing for these products. Read more >>

Research: Feed additives and ascites in broilers

17 Nov 2011 - Reseracher at the Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran investigated the control of ascites mortality and improved performance and meat shelf-life in broilers using feed adjuncts with presumed antioxidant activity. Read more >>

DSM grants Nutrition Award 2011

04 Nov 2011 - Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has announced that the DSM Nutrition Award 2011 for research on Animal Nutrition has been granted to Dr. Yves Nys of INRA, the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in the field of poultry nutrition. Read more >>

ESPN2011: Nutrition affects immunity in poultry

04 Nov 2011 - Nutrition has an important impact on the immune system of a chicken. On the third day of the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition in Cesme, Turkey, this subject was discussed by three well known scientists in the poultry industry. Read more >>