We track career developments in the feed and animal nutrition industries globally, with notable comings and goings at DSM, ForFarmers, Alltech, and more this month.
Dutch insect protein producer, Protix, has generated €15.5m (US$18.5m) in a new funding round, with the investment set to support the next leg of its development.
A trial undertaken at the dairy campus based at Wageningen Livestock Research in the Netherlands, has shown a feed additive, developed by DSM, and branded as Bovaer, can reduce methane emissions when included in dairy cattle rations.
Czech researchers analyzing the microbiota of pigs pre and postweaning found there was a hike in Fusobacterium or Anaerovibrio bacteria in piglets with postweaning diarrhea while an increase in Prevotella bacteria was a feature of the healthy weaned piglets.
A new paper from France and New Zealand based researchers finds there is a lack of a consensus approach to how to best evaluate the piglet’s intestinal health.
New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra and DSM have signed a collaboration agreement to accelerate the transition to lower methane agriculture, exploring the options that the DSM developed feed additive, branded as Bovaer, can bring to the table.
South African scientists have warned that rising demand for affordable meat and the expansion of intensive animal agriculture creates the ‘perfect breeding ground’ for the development of viruses that could spark future pandemics.
