Functional additives

Webinar insights: Future pathway to optimum chicken gut health lies in using microbiota-produced metabolites and exploring microbial ecology in situ

06-Nov-2020 By Jane Byrne

A multi-factorial system integrating postbiotics, pre and probiotics supports gut health and provides an alternative strategy to antibiotics in poultry, says a USDA expert.

Industry flags challenges for ‘generic’ feed additives linked to limits of EU regulation

27-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

The decreasing number of ‘generic’ feed additive products and supplier companies in the EU was identified as a growing concern by industry during a virtual conference today.

Tool to make Salmonella detection in poultry feed less challenging

26-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

In detecting Salmonella in feed, it is essential to use suitable methodology, says a team of researchers based at the USDA-ARS National Poultry Research Center, in Athens Georgia and pathogen control provider, Anitox.

Industry group hails focus on feed as part of EU methane emissions reduction strategy

23-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

EU feed trade group, FEFAC, has welcomed the European Commission’s recognition of feed materials and additives as part of the solution to help reduce methane emissions from cattle farming.

Are postbiotics the future of microbiota management in chickens?

23-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

FeedNavigator’s webinar on poultry gut health will navigate current strategies targeted at microbiota management and will evaluate next generation approaches.

Greening cattle diets, US company looks to the ocean

23-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

US company, Blue Ocean Barns, says it has developed a feed supplement from the red seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, which, when minimally processed and fed in small amounts to cattle, significantly reduces their methane emissions.

It’s a sticky business: Sugar molasses back on EU advanced biofuels list

20-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

EU associations representing a raft of food and feed sectors have been stressing in recent weeks that molasses should not be included in the list of potential advanced fuels under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).

Demo, accelerate and incubate: FEED-X is ‘taking away excuses to act’ on sustainable innovation

15-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

Aquaculture was the initial focus of FEED-X, under Project X, an initiative working to accelerate the adoption of environmentally sustainable solutions within global supply chains; a subsequent cycle will look to speed up feed innovation in the poultry...

Gain temporarily halts sale of some bagged ruminant products as tainted horse feed probe continues

08-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

Ireland’s Gain Animal Nutrition has placed a “temporary hold” on the sale of some of its bagged ruminant feed product lines as a “precautionary measure”.

Indukern refutes reports it is shedding feed and pharma distribution division

08-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

Spain headquartered, Indukern Group, has rebuffed any suggestions it is looking to divest its chemical distribution business focused on the feed, food, vet and pharma sectors.

Hired and Retired: This month's career moves

07-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

We look at industry exits and new appointments over the past four weeks. Our career gallery tracks appointments at single cell protein producer, Calysta, at feed additive supplier, AB Vista, new feed space entrants and more.

Plugging data gaps around use of hemp in feed

06-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

A team of Kansas State University (K-State) researchers are bringing new insights into the use of industrial hemp (IH) in cattle feed.

News in Brief

Lallemand seeks to capitalize on expanded presence in Vietnam

30-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

Lallemand Animal Nutrition has opened a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

DSM to sell its resins, materials businesses to focus on nutrition and health

30-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

DSM has agreed to sell its resins and functional materials (RFM) and associated businesses to Covestro for an equity value of €1.6bn, as it continues to focus on divisions core to its nutrition and health linked operational goals.

Special Edition: Mycotoxin risk and control

Study: Mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy can impair piglet immune systems

28-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

A study has found that prenatal exposure to the mycotoxin, deoxynivalenol (DON), is a risk factor for the immune system of piglets.

American feed industry trade group calls for reform of WTO

24-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and over 60 US agricultural industry stakeholders voiced support for the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday [September 23] but they also encouraged WTO reform, calling some of its rules outdated.

Feed additive market in wait-and-see mood, M&A momentum building, freight charges add to frustrations

23-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

The feed and food ingredients sectors continue to be held hostage by the Covid-19 pandemic, says Swiss feed and food additives trading platform, Kemiex.

Hamlet Protein launching additional fiber products, extending poultry footprint

22-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

Danish producer, Hamlet Protein, is developing a full range of fiber-based products.

Taiwan to lift ban on ractopamine in imported pig meat

18-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

Taiwan has removed restrictions on the use of ractopamine as a feed additive for imported pork. The change will take effect from next January.

Evonik launches own guanidinoacetic acid-product (GAA)

15-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

Evonik has launched GuanAMINO, its own guanidinoacetic acid-product (GAA), a feed additive used to enhance energy metabolism in livestock production.

FRAmelco deal gives Adisseo portfolio boost through new glyceride components

11-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

This week saw Adisseo announce it had acquired the FRAmelco Group, a Dutch feed additive company, as part of its ambition to boost its specialty products segment and become one of the worldwide leaders in that space.

DuPont Animal Nutrition teams up with Proteon on phage development for poultry sector

10-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

The partnership will bring the emerging bacteriophage technology to poultry producers in selected countries, helping to mitigate antimicrobial resistance, said the two companies.

Special Edition: Mycotoxin Risk and Control

Link between low levels of mycotoxins and bird performance

07-Sep-2020 By Jane Byrne

Queen’s University in Belfast and N. Ireland headquartered company, Devenish, say a study they both collaborated on is breakthrough research. Indeed, they term it the world’s first longitudinal study to prove the negative effect of low levels of mycotoxins...

Feed additives and pesticide residues risk analysis models under spotlight

31-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

EFSA and the EMA have been requested to help EU Commission to develop a common approach on exposure assessment methodologies for residues from veterinary medicinal products (VMPs), feed additives and pesticides residues in food of animal origin.

New $5m Chinese animal nutrition factory gives DuPont increased agility

31-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

DuPont announced last week the opening of a new animal nutrition manufacturing plant in Wuxi, China to the value of around US$5m.

Sustainability is core to DSM, says VP as company launches strategic animal farming initiative

25-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

DSM says it is building on its work to date on feed enzymes, on algae derived omega-3 and on methane emissions reduction to lead what it terms a robust and achievable transformation worldwide in sustainable animal protein production.

Supporting the dairy cow’s immune system

21-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Large scale on-farm studies involving over 1,200 herds across the US and Europe are said to demonstrate the ability of a nutritional supplement from Phibro Animal Health to help dairy cows maintain a healthy immune system.

New Nutribio facility to offer ‘bridge to the EU’ for UK businesses

20-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Irish animal nutrition company, Nutribio, has revealed plans to open a €2.5m facility near Cork, as part of a strategy to grow its high-value export business and offset the threat of a no deal Brexit.

Prototyping technology taps into microbiome modulation potential

18-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

A hydrolyzed brewers’ spent grain ingredient with prebiotic properties is the first commercial product to come out of Embion Technologies’ rapid prototyping platform, and 80 more products with microbiome modulation potential are waiting in the wings.

CBS reveals US expansion plans and ambitions to harness post-antibiotic opportunities

14-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Canadian Bio-Systems (CBS), the Calgary-headquartered manufacturer of enzyme supplements and enhanced yeast products, has set out its stall in the US market with the launch of CBS America.

People on the Move: August 2020

11-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

We track hires and retirees over the past month in feed, premix and additive companies as well as people taking on roles in feed related associations.

Feed additive production enters maintenance season, China sees covid-19 clusters and severe flooding

06-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

Feed additive markets are comparably quiet given that it is the holiday period, but there have been a few notable developments of late, said Kemiex, a trading platform for raw materials used in the feed, food, vet and pharma industries.

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Modifying maternal diets to support piglet performance

22-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

The use of fiber in sow diets can increase the number of pigs born alive and can decrease preweaning mortality, but the effect may be source dependent, says an expert.

Nucleotide supplement producer eyes US and Egyptian markets

20-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

Spanish nucleotide supplement producer, Bioibérica, is trying to build its presence in the US and other markets.

Study: Dietary nucleotides support bird growth during C perfringens infection

17-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

The use of nucleotide supplements in broiler chickens' diets can decrease the negative effects that Clostridium perfringens bacteria has on bird intestinal health and growth, according to a new study.

Kemin secures US patent over control of ASF in feed

16-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

Kemin has acquired a US patent application for a method to control African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) in feed and feed ingredients using a global pathogen control product that it manufactures – Sal CURB.

Certain feed additives may be effective tools against African Swine Fever

09-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

Kansas State University (K-State) researchers have published a paper that finds the risk of spreading African Swine Fever (ASF) through feed can be effectively reduced by certain feed additives.

Vietnam postpones move to impose maximum levels for Salmonella and heavy metals in feed ingredients

03-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has decided to postpone the implementation of new maximum levels (MLs) for Salmonella and heavy metals in feed ingredients of plant origin for one year, until July 1, 2021, for further review...

Online webinar: The benefits of maternal nutrition

02-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

We are beginning to hear a lot about transgenerational nutrition and how such an approach can benefit progeny performance but there is much to learn and explore in this field of research.

Special Edition: Gut health and immunity

Yeast culture can boost intestinal health of aged layers

29-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Yeast culture supplementation improved the performance of aged laying hens, potentially through the upregulation of intestinal digestive enzyme activities and intestinal health-related gene expression, finds a study.

US study supports methane emission reduction claims for DSM feed additive

25-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

A US study suggests that DSM’s feed additive, 3-NOP, is a promising candidate for reducing enteric methane emissions, while maintaining lactational performance in dairy cows and potentially increasing milk fat yield.

Krill meal maker’s private share sale ‘oversubscribed’

23-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Krill products producer, Aker BioMarine, is looking to raise 2.15 billion Norwegian crowns (US$225m) in a private share sale valuing it at 8 billion crowns, followed by a listing of the company’s stock on Norway’s Merkur Market.

FDA move will boost feed trade: AFIA

23-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) says the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has achieved a long-awaited major milestone that will boost the trade of US feed products abroad.

Special Edition: Gut Health and Immunity

International researchers identify natural AGPs for use in broiler feed

22-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Dietary supplementation with Piper betle leaf meal (PBLM) and Persicaria odorata leaf meal (POLM) enhanced broiler chicken production, finds a study by researchers based in Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan.

Special Edition: Gut Health and Immunity

Review: Fiber can influence the gut microbiota in chickens

16-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

More work is needed to unravel how fiber brings a desirable shift in the intestinal microbiome for improved gut health in chickens, according to a recent review highlighting the importance of fiber in poultry nutrition.

DSM acquires Erber Group, gets mycotoxin control portfolio, boosts its gut performance management capacity

12-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Netherlands based health and nutrition player, DSM, today announced that it has reached agreement to acquire Austria’s Erber Group for a value of €980m.

Special Edition: Gut health and immunity

Team identifies effective alternatives to in-feed AGPs for piglets

08-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Chinese researchers have found supplementation of benzoic acid, Bacillus coagulans and oregano oil combined has the potential to improve the immune status, intestinal barrier integrity and microflora of piglets on antibiotic free diets.

Swedish start-up tackling methane emissions in cattle attracts investors

02-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Swedish start-up, Volta Greentech, just closed a SEK 5m (US$500K) funding round to expand pilot production of a product derived from the red seaweed, Asparagopsis, to reduce methane emissions in cows.

US microbiome-focused Ascus generates $46m in Series B round

28-May-2020 By Jane Byrne

US endomicrobial-based products producer, Ascus Bioscience, said the US$46m it has secured in a Series B funding round leaves it well positioned to continue expanding its sales and servicing teams, and to advance new and existing products in its product...

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