Huvepharma
is a fast-growing international company that has expanded as a result of
vigorous internal growth coupled with the acquisitions of biovet,
balkanpharma-razgrad and intervet's feed additives business. Emmy Koeleman
talked to Alain Kanora, global marketing manager, about the keys to the
company's success.
Maintaining
the health of dogs and cats by providing wholesome, nutritional diets is
becoming an important component of esponsible pet ownership. Besides
complete and balanced nutrition, product safety and quality parameters, in
connection with traceability, are becoming more important.
Its one thing developing an innovative effective additive or feeding
concept based on sound scientific principles, then getting political
approval for its entry into the market, only to find that no-one buys
it. Alltech is an expert in getting people to buy things and Connolly
shares their expertise...
Nutreco will be running its 3rd
Agri Vision conference in June this year. Central theme will be 'Empowering
partnerships'. Feed Tech talks to Juergen Steinemann, chief operating officer
at Nutreco, to get some insight on his vision on partnerships.
India has the potential to manufacture 40
million tonnes of feed. The current market size is only a fraction of this, so
there are plenty of entrepreneurial opportunities. Nutrikraft is rapidly increasing
its compound feed sales in this promising market with an unusual concept: toll
manufacturing and branding.
Biotech
crops have become widely used around the world and livestock is often fed raw
materials that come from biotech plants. The question of whether products from
these animals are safe to eat is still controversial. A new report generated by
an international non-profit group states that it is safe to eat products from
animals that have been fed biotech crops.
Consumers can already buy food specially made for old and
young dogs, large and small dogs and dogs battling the bulge. Now comes food and
treats based on a dog's lifestyle, bite strength and
breeding.
Australian farmer and meat producer John McLeod is supplying his 60 Wagyu
beef cows a local premium wine on request of a client, the famous Japanse chef
Akio Yamamoto.
Pet food low in calories and fat is gaining popularity in Japan following
reports that a growing number of indoor dogs tend to become overweight and face
the risk of metabolic syndrome, just like humans.
A new animal-feed and farming subsidiary with an
initial capital of baht 310 million (€7.5 million) to supply the high demand for
meat products in Russia, is to be established by Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF),
flagship of the CP Group agribusiness group.