Vitamins & minerals

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Buyers braced for volatility in vitamin B5 pricing

By Jane Byrne

Chinese producers have resumed trading in vitamin B5 or Calpan and insiders say it may take a few more weeks before there is full understanding of how the market is reacting to that turn of events.

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Devenish opens premix production facility in Mexico

By Jane Byrne

Belfast-based animal nutrition company, Devenish, now has local production capabilities in Mexico, with a new manufacturing facility in Hermosillo, in the northwestern part of the country.

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Lift off for US feed sustainability project

By Jane Byrne

The US Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), along with agribusiness consultants, the Context Network, launched a project this month to develop a sustainability roadmap for the US feed and pet food industries.

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Feed acidification would appear not to increase phytase efficacy

By Jane Byrne

A Norwegian study showed phytase supplementation in pig feed improved phosphorus and calcium digestibility. However, no increased phytase efficacy was seen with the addition of formic acid in the ration, despite earlier research supporting such findings.

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Brexit related feed trade problems persist

By Jane Byrne

The AIC, the UK feed industry representatives, says some of its members are still encountering trade challenges as a result of the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and EU, which came into force on January 1, 2021.