Vitamins & minerals

Copper beads may offer a glimpse into the future of precision nutrition in pig farming

18-Apr-2024 By Jane Byrne

A study delves into the utilization of copper beads to enhance gut health in pigs.

AFIA: US must invest in domestic vitamin production to reduce reliance on China

17-Apr-2024 By Jane Byrne

AFIA feed and pet food manufacturing members are gravely concerned about US dependency on China for vitamins and other critical inputs for livestock feed and pet food.

Cracking the code: How can poultry farmers navigate heat stress in barns?

15-Apr-2024 By Jane Byrne

Heat stress can catch poultry producers off guard, despite their awareness of its inevitability. Unpreparedness can pose a significant challenge.

How can China sustain growth amid economic headwinds?

12-Apr-2024 By Jane Byrne

China's economic landscape, long a focal point of global interest, is currently under scrutiny as signs of strain emerge across various sectors, notably impacting animal nutrition, health, and chemical industries.

ADM issues recall of feed products after safety warning

04-Apr-2024 By Jane Byrne

In response to safety concerns, ADM Animal Nutrition has announced a recall of certain pig and poultry feeds after it emerged that certain lots could contain harmful levels of essential minerals.

Can organic trace minerals enable more efficient use of limited resources?

25-Mar-2024 By Jane Byrne

The reliance on traditional inorganic trace mineral sources has led to a dangerous trend of over-supplementation in poultry diets, undermining both efficiency and profitability, says an expert.

dsm-firmenich adapts as nutritional needs of fattening pigs evolve

22-Mar-2024 By Jane Byrne

Swine are undergoing changes, becoming leaner, with increased muscle protein retention, and thus, their nutritional needs are evolving.

Study from Canada challenges assumptions about organic and inorganic selenium in dairy cow diets

13-Mar-2024 By Jane Byrne

A study, from the University of Guelph in Canada, aimed at understanding how the source of selenium supplementation influences the performance and selenium levels in lactating dairy cattle, has generated some surprising findings.

Feed additive market tracker: Amino acid and vitamin prices hold steady, Chinese feed production robust

29-Feb-2024 By Jane Byrne

Despite predominant uncertainties stemming from sea freight, feed additive markets have been exhibiting reduced volatility in the pre and post Chinese New Year period compared to previous years, finds Kemiex.

BASF faces delay in startup of vitamin A1000 facility in Ludwigshafen

27-Feb-2024 By Jane Byrne

BASF's new vitamin A1000 formulation plant at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, is experiencing a delay in startup, contrary to the initially planned schedule.

dsm-firmenich to separate its animal nutrition and health business from rest of group

15-Feb-2024 By Jane Byrne

dsm-firmenich intends to separate its animal nutrition and health (ANH) business from the rest of the group and focus on human health, nutrition, and beauty.

Reports from IPPE 2024

Australian diets: Chelated trace minerals boost broiler growth, minimize environmental impact

14-Feb-2024 By Jane Byrne

The use of highly bioavailable chelated trace minerals can improve the ecological credentials of broiler production by reducing environmental excretion, claims Novus.

ADM snaps up Nutreco subsidiary in Indonesia

22-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

ADM has reached an agreement to acquire premix manufacturer, PT Trouw Nutrition Indonesia, a subsidiary of Nutreco.

Navigating the 2024 policy landscape for US animal food production

22-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

2024 is shaping up to be a busy year for US lawmakers, with critical legislative actions on bills—such as the farm bill, appropriations, defense, and trade agreements—on the docket. Several policy issues are poised to challenge US animal food manufacturers,...

Feed additive market tracker

Chinese vitamin suppliers navigate uncertainties amidst Suez Canal dilemma and rising costs

20-Dec-2023 By Jane Byrne

As markets transition into the year-end holiday season, the anticipation of the upcoming Chinese New Year in February 2024 looms large.

From struggle to strength: First half of 2024 to see return to normality for feed additive market

23-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

The results of an industry survey show ongoing profitability pressure in the pharma API and the feed and food additive space.

BioMar reports solid third quarter earnings

14-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

BioMar saw a 5% year-on-year increase in volume sales in the third quarter of 2023 with positive contributions from all divisions.

Review: ‘We need to completely revisit the feeding of newly weaned piglets’

02-Nov-2023 By Jane Byrne

Diets for newly weaned piglets should be formulated to minimize the glycemic load while amino acids, minerals, and vitamins should be provided to manage health, not weight gain, say animal nutrition experts.

Feed additive supply and demand trends: Is market recovery in 2023 still likely?

09-Oct-2023 By Jane Byrne

This week is characterized by the Chinese market returning from mid-autumn and national day holidays, reports Kemiex.

Plant extracts and flavoured sow's milk improve robustness and aid weaning in piglets

27-Sep-2023 By Michelle Perrett

Plant based extracts and essential oils can improve growth performance in piglets, new research has revealed.

What is the impact of feeding essential oils, prebiotics, and probiotics on antimicrobial resistance?

15-Sep-2023 By Jane Byrne

A US animal science expert is devising and evaluating a comprehensive and cost-effective method to understand the impact of feed additives on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Feed news bites: Cargill finds buyer for Russian grain terminal, Westway wins US liquid feed facility prize, BASF flags carbon footprint data

15-Sep-2023 By Jane Byrne

We catch up on industry news from the past week.

Kemiex introduces weekly spot prices for additives

04-Sep-2023 By Jane Byrne

Swiss trading and data analytics platform, Kemiex, has launched a new price benchmarking service for vitamins, and feed-grade amino acids in Europe.

Berg + Schmidt Animal Nutrition opens subsidiary in Dubai

31-Aug-2023 By Jane Byrne

Hamburg, Germany based Berg + Schmidt - Animal Nutrition is expanding its footprint, with it recently announcing that it has opened a new subsidiary in Dubai.

Study: Beta-glucan supplementation coupled with high vitamin C and E levels can boost antioxidant capacity of shrimp

27-Jul-2023 By Jane Byrne

Results of a study suggest that beta-glucan supplementation combined with higher levels of vitamin C and E can boost the antioxidant capacity of whiteleg shrimp post larvae.

Feed additive suppliers focus on efficiency, digitalization and restructuring as profitability suffers

21-Jul-2023 By Jane Byrne

The past few weeks have seen profit warnings and new financial forecasts by multiple animal nutrition and chemical companies. dsm-firmenich's accelerated restructuring, which includes production stops, asset reviews, and organizational restructurings,...

Environmental footprint of feed: dsm-firmenich looks to support industry on Scope 3 reporting

10-Jul-2023 By Jane Byrne

dsm-firmenich's animal nutrition and health (ANH) business unit has launched a new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) initiative, aimed at providing credible Scope 3 reporting to help customers reach emissions pledges.

Expanded BASF vitamin A plant in final testing phase

07-Jul-2023 By Jane Byrne

BASF reports that the construction phase of the expansion project for its vitamin A formulation plant at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, ran as scheduled, with the build completed in May.

dsm-firmenich looks to restructure vitamin asset footprint, reduce costs

29-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

dsm-firmenich reports that the second quarter of 2023 has seen a further weakening of vitamin markets, impacting the performance of its animal, nutrition, and health (ANH) business.

Novus rebranding as an ‘intelligent nutrition’ company: ‘It is about getting that differentiation in the marketplace’

27-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

Missouri, US headquartered Novus said its 'intelligent nutrition' rebranding exercise is about reflecting the 32-year-old feed additive company’s promise to deliver more to its customers using advanced technology and leveraging global scientific...

Emergency authorizations given to four feed cobalt salts in England and Wales

27-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

Defra has granted emergency authorizations for four cobalt salts to continue to be included in livestock feeds in England and Wales.

dsm-firmenich looks to enforce another alleged patent infringement action in China

20-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

dsm-firmenich has initiated legal action in China against Shandong Haineng Bioengineering Co Ltd for a reported patent infringement.

UK feed and animal nutrition research fund seeks proposals

13-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

A research scholarship for feed technologists with a £2K (US$2.5K) prize fund has opened for applications.

US: New pathway proposed for approval of feed additives

12-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has come out in support of a bill that it says offers a new way for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate feed additives and spur innovation in the US livestock sector.

dsm-firmenich in legal action as it alleges its biotin patent technology was infringed

08-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

dsm-firmenich claims China-based company, Shengda, is in violation of patent rules in relation to its production of a biotin intermediate.

MidOcean Partners buys animal nutrition and food ingredient supplier QualiTech

07-Jun-2023 By Jane Byrne

New York based asset manager, MidOcean Partners, has acquired QualiTech, a family-owned global manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition and food ingredient products and services.

Feed additive market tracker: Methionine producers show caution; threonine and lysine production capacity push

25-May-2023 By Jane Byrne

The first quarter of 2023 brought some long-awaited, yet below average, feed additive replenishment buying; however, April was a weak month for global trade flows in the sector, finds a report from Kemiex.

Brazil: Cargill to build feed supplement plant in Mato Grosso, US company also looks to acquire pig feed manufacturing facility

21-May-2023 By Jane Byrne

The Brazilian unit of US agribusiness giant, Cargill, is set to construct a new facility in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Startup recycling nutrients from sewage for feed is in the running for the Food Planet Prize 2023

17-May-2023 By Jane Byrne

The Curt Bergfors Foundation received more than 1,000 nominations for this year's Food Planet Prize. Nine companies and projects have been selected as finalists.

DSM sees weak demand in China, depressed vitamin prices

02-May-2023 By Jane Byrne

DSM notes continued low vitamin prices, higher input costs and soft demand in China in a Q1 2023 trading update today.

Innovad acquires Swiss botanicals player

27-Apr-2023 By Jane Byrne

Innovad is acquiring all the shares of Herbonis, a Switzerland-based company and its affiliates, including Wyreside in the UK.

The Long Read

Disease management in aquaculture: ‘It is about tipping the balance in favor of the animal’

26-Apr-2023 By Jane Byrne

The prevalence of infectious diseases in the aquaculture industry requires a multi-pronged approach to control; the experts agree there is no one silver bullet in terms of managing health and welfare in fish and shrimp farming.

EU feed additive registration renewals: Only one cobalt salt dossier submitted to EFSA

20-Apr-2023 By Jane Byrne

Just one cobalt salt additive out of a potential five sources is going through the reauthorization process in the EU.

Danish Agro subsidiary Vilomix acquires majority stake in Brazilian premix player

29-Mar-2023 By Jane Byrne

Vilomix, which is owned by Danish Agro, Agravis and Vestjyllands Andel, has inked a deal to acquire 75% of the Brazilian premix and minerals company, Vitamix Nutrição Animal, which owns factories in Brazil and also in Paraguay.

Feed additive market tracker: Vitamin and amino acid suppliers await recovery in animal, human nutrition sectors

24-Mar-2023 By Jane Byrne

Price levels for most vitamins have seen a drop over the past few months.

Expert panel upholds AAFCO guidelines on copper levels in dog food

10-Mar-2023 By Jane Byrne

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) believes its recommendations for copper concentration in commercial dog foods are appropriate, until scientific data shows otherwise.

Feed additive market tracker: ‘A lot is riding on China’s re-opening with hopes growing for a better-than-expected global economy’

16-Feb-2023 By Jane Byrne

Markets are monitoring upward price signals of vitamin B6 and B3, as well as sluggish price activity for vitamins B12 and calcium pantothenate or vitamin B5.

AFIA looks to refute ‘conspiracy theories’ around feed and US egg prices, lower output

01-Feb-2023 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has moved to dispel what it says are untruths on social media sites and news stories linked to commercial poultry feed and reduced egg production in the US.

Novus names new distribution partner in China following change of business model

20-Jan-2023 By Jane Byrne

Novus International has chosen Co-Innova Animal Nutrition Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd as its distribution partner in China for its trace mineral range along with its wider portfolio.

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