Functional additives

PED virus: Is time running out for porcine plasma as a feed ingredient?

25-Feb-2014 By Jane BYRNE

A huge question mark hangs over the future use of porcine plasma in feed, says the boss of a Canadian feed manufacturer that was forced this month to recall feed pellets linked to the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus.

Nutrativa to be exclusive marketer of Lycoberry

24-Feb-2014 By Maggie Hennessy

Nutrativa Global has partnered with From The Wild to provide the exclusive manufacturing, sales and marketing support for the launch of Lycoberry, a red berry with a high concentration of naturally occurring lycopene.

Banana plant fibres in chick feed may work as antibiotic alternative

18-Feb-2014 By Jane BYRNE

Adding soluble fibres from plantain banana plants into chick feed shows promise as an alternative approach to antimicrobials for reducing invasive salmonellosis in poultry, claims a new study from the UK.

Push to plug gaps in feed safety schemes

17-Feb-2014 By Jane BYRNE

Are feed safety schemes robust enough when it comes to food safety and fraud management? This is one of the questions being put by the initiators of a global feed safety scheme benchmarking drive who are currently reviewing the public consultation phase...

Interview with Cargill's marketing and technology director Scott Ainslie

Cargill on maturing global markets, increasing regulation and the role of animal protein

20-Jan-2014 By Maggie Hennessy

Scott Ainslie, director of strategic marketing and technology at Cargill, recently chatted with FeedNavigator about the broad range of challenges facing the animal feed market, from finding ways to better feed a growing global population to new carbon...

‘A number of new insights’: Scientists hail results of new study on alfalfa hay and milk yield

16-Jan-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Increasing the proportion of alfalfa hay in forage could boost the milk yield and gut health of lactating cattle, says a new study from China.

Plant extract supplements show immune and feed efficiency benefits for pigs

08-Jan-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Supplements of turmeric oil, capsicum oleoresin, or garlic botanical for weaned pigs may boost the animals’ immune system and reduce the adverse effects associated with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, says a new study.

Microalgae supplements show hen egg enrichment potential

06-Jan-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementing the diet of laying hens with the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Isochrysis galbana boosted the omega-3 and carotenoid profile in the yolk of the eggs, says a new study from Belgium.

South Korea to allow sales of Zilmax in 2014

02-Nov-2013 By Maggie Hennessy

South Korea plans to end its ban on the animal feed additive zilpaterol early next year, a senior food ministry official said on Oct. 31, opening the door to beef imports containing the growth enhancer and its domestic sale.

Fishy? Danish supplier sacks MD over fish oil adulteration case

15-Jul-2013 By Shane STARLING

Danish marine oils supplier Skagen has dumped its managing director amid revelations it has been illegally mixing fish oil residues from human-use omega-3s into its animal feed oils.

Agencies unite to reduce food waste

09-Jun-2013 By Jenni Spinner

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Agriculture are partnering on an effort to reduce food waste in the country.

Big interview: Andrew Dahl, CEO Health Enhancement Products Inc

HEPI: There’s no money in algal biofuels - yet. But nutraceuticals are a different story…

16-May-2013 By Elaine WATSON

Right now, a gallon of gas costs $4 or less. Produce it from algae, and you can expect to pay $18 or more, says the boss of one firm convinced that cutting edge nutraceuticals - not biofuels - is where algae’s true potential lies, in the near term at...

Ridley takes on Australian BPL meat renderer

12-Nov-2012

One of Australia’s leading animal nutrients suppliers, Ridley Corporation, has announced it will acquire BPL, Victoria’s largest red meat and poultry renderer for AU$77m. 

Barentz drives deeper into health and wellness

22-Oct-2012

€650m Dutch supplier Barentz Europe has paid an undisclosed sum for Italian firm, Prochifar, that specialises in chemicals for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, food and feed sectors

Selenium-enriched food EU health approval should drive consumer knowledge, says Alltech

20-Jun-2012 By Kacey Culliney

In the health claims flurry the EU approved four associated with the consumption of eggs, meat and dairy products enriched with organic selenium via animal feed; a law Alltech says should drive consumer knowledge on this relatively unknown mineral.

Vitiva unveil new natural rosemary extract as alternative to tocopherols

31-May-2012 By Nathan Gray

Slovenian ingredient firm Vitiva has launched a new rosemary based preservative solution that aims to provide a natural alternative to high priced tocopherols, says the company.

ADM’s oilseeds and corn processing contribute to 37% profits boost

03-May-2011 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Grain processing giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has reported a 37 percent rise in profits in the third quarter on the back of strong growth in its oilseeds and corn processing businesses.

EFSA calls for caution on bacterial resistance

18-Apr-2008 By Chris Jones

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says that the growing use
of antimicrobial agents in food could be damaging human resistance
to bacteria and other microbes.

Chlorate compound stops Salmonella in its tracts

03-Nov-2006 By George Reynolds

Mixing a chlorate-based compound into livestock feed or water could
dramatically reduce Salmonella and E. coli in gastrointestinal
tracts, claim researchers.

Regulator concerned about safety of BioProtein

07-Jul-2005

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a negative
opinion about the safety of BioProtein, but has approved Reuteri
Pig Powder, Econase Wheat Plus and Roxazyme G2 as feed additivies
for various animals.

Aventis nutrition business to go

27-Mar-2001

Franco-German giant Aventis SA (AVEP) is near completetion of its
animal nutrition business. The business is to go for around 300
million euros ($268...