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During a Board Meeting of the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) on 20 April 2010 in Cancun, Mexico - the opening day of 3 rd GFFC, hosted by Mexico, it was decided to award the hosting of the 4 th GFFC to South Africa during 2013. The Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA) of South Africa will be the host of this prestigious international event.
This follows a month after AFMA has hosted the AFMA FORUM 2010, the 7 th International Feed...
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Dave Cieslak, Chairman of the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) talks about the organisation, its future goals, its challenge involving the different feed issues worldwide, the manual of best practices of animal feeding and the different events involving the federation. The interview was recorded in the III global feed & food Congress, held from the 20th to the 23rd of April in Cancun, Mexico.
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Vitamin B2 produced in containment is identical to the conventional 1 produced vitamin B2. The future of vitamin B2 produced using conven- tional processes has however become extremely uncertain, as prefer- ence for economic and certain environmental considerations favour production processes involving fermentation using genetically modified micro-organisms in containment. It is now crucial for the sake of sus- tainability of European livestock production...
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1. Feed operators and competent authorities are daily faced with questions regarding classification of products. The distinction between different types of feed is a critical issue since the legal framework and the regulatory requirements are different. The safety assessment and management is also fundamentally different in these two cases. It is now more critical since regulation 767/2009 opens new...
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Effect of Sc 47 probiotic yeast on the health, microbiota and zootechnical performance of weaned piglets
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Regulation (EC) N° 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation) entered into force on January 20091 The reference concentration is based on the element and not the salt . This Regulation will replace Directive 67/548 and Directive 1999/45. Cobalt salts will be subject to classification as carcinogenic by inhalation according to Regulation (EC) n° 1272/2008/EC by 1st December 2010. Premixtures and preparations...
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SIAL China, the leading showcase for the Asian Food and Beverage market will be open from 19 to 21 May 2010 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Nearly 1 month before the show, it seems a good time to take the pulse of the show with Exhibition Director Olivier Darras.
Could you please provide us an overview of SIAL...
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CANCUN, MEXICO - Eminent speakers from five continents will be at the meeting in Mexico in April that has emerged as a truly world event on the twin global imperatives of food security and food safety.
The III Global Feed & Food Congress takes place in Cancun, Mexico, on April 20-23, 2010.
The congress program reveals no fewer than 60 major presentations during the course of three full days. They will be presented by industry leaders, executives and technical...
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CANCUN, MEXICO - Eminent speakers from five continents will be at the meeting in Mexico in April that has emerged as a truly world event on the twin global imperatives of food security and food safety.
The III Global Feed & Food Congress takes place in Cancun, Mexico, on April 20-23, 2010.
The congress program reveals no fewer than 60 major presentations during the course of three full days. They will be presented by industry leaders, executives and technical...
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Perten Instruments introduces SimPlus - a powerful new software for the DA 7200 NIR Analysis Systems.
SimPlus allows users to monitor and administrate multiple DA 7200 instruments (on-site or remote installations) from one location, access data & results, update calibrations, and create reports. · QC management can track production results from multiple facilities immediately · Purchasing...
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AB Vista, a leading international supplier of new generation micro-ingredients for the animal feed industry, today confirms that with immediate effect, Pulte GmbH & Co. KG will be their distributor in Germany and Austria for their new generation enzyme products including Quantum Phytase and the first intrinsically thermostable xylanase enzyme, Econase XT. Pulte GmbH has distributed feed additives in the German and Austrian markets since 1983. The company focuses on technical...
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Effect of Sc 47 probiotic yeast on the health, microbiota and zootechnical performance of weaned piglets
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Like everything else, the feed industry has changed. I cannot think of a lot that has not changed. Most of our people use notebook computers. The original ones were called portable computers and we joked that they should have been called 'luggable'. The early models were about the size of a small to mediumsized suitcase and were certainly not light weight. Wal-Mart has taken the place of Woolworth and KMart. They offer it all with one stop, from food to motor oil to clothes. They evolved...
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Brussels , 15 September 2009 - Dr. Frank Chmitelin (Adisseo) recently took over the Presidency of FEFANA, the EU Feed Additives and Premixtures Association. The Board of FEFANA unanimously elected him as the successor oDr. Hadden Graham (AB Vista), who will continue his work as a Member of the FEFANA Board. Dr. Dieter Greissinger (Evonik Degussa) was elected as Vice-President and Dr. Franz-Joseph Schöner's (BASF) Treasurer mandate has...
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China's imports of U.S. DDGS, a by-product of corn ethanol, have surged and the pace is expected to remain strong this year as long as U.S. corn prices remain significantly below that of Chinese corn, industry officials said.
China's own corn production has suffered from the most severe drought in half a century, while the United States is expecting its largest ever corn harvest this year, they said.
Some Chinese importers were already shipping distillers' dried grains with...
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The EU Commission has granted Danisco Animal Nutrition authorisation for the use of Phyzyme XP 10000 TPT and Phyzyme XP 10000 L in broiler, layer, turkey, duck, sow, piglet and grower/finisher feeds.
Phyzyme XP 10000 is a highly concentrated phytase feed enzyme, containing 10000 FTU phytase/g.
Phyzyme XP is a new generation E. coli phytase feed enzyme. Trials have shown that this E. coli phytase offers more value compared to 'traditional' fungal phytases.
With Phyzyme...
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DSM Nutritional Products has signed the investment contract with the Changchun Economic & Technology Development Zone to set up DSM's fourth feed premix plant in China and establish the DSM Vitamins (Changchun) Limited.
The new premix plant is to be located in Changchun Economic & Technology Zone, Changchun City, Jilin province. The construction of the plant will start in May 2009 and the total investment will amount to USD 5 million. The plant will be the forth feed premix...
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Despite scattered instances of poultry found with tainted feed, China's animal feed is on the whole safe, an agricultural official said.
A livestock market in Guangzhou city in the southern Guangdong province has barred all pigs from central Henan from entering its market since late last month, when 151 pigs transported from its Mengjin county were suspected of being fed with tainted feed.
But deputy agricultural minister Gao Hongbin yesterday...
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Effect of Sc 47 probiotic yeast on the health, microbiota and zootechnical performance of weaned piglets
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The United Arab Emirates is pioneering a high-tech system revolutionising the production of animal feed in desert and arid regions with the manufacturers planning an assembly plant in Dubai to serve a growing Middle East market.
The system, based on 12 metre shipping containers capable of producing the 700 kilos of high quality animal fodder a day - or the equivalent of 20 hectares of land - was demonstrated at AGRA Middle East, the region's leading agricultural industry exhibition...
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EnviroLogix Inc. has introduced the first five-minute, on-site immunoassay to detect melamine contamination in raw materials used in animal feed and pet food products.
QuickTox Kit for Melamine was developed with speed, simplicity and sensitivity in mind. As sensitive as ELISA, it is designed to detect melamine contamination at 2.5 ppm, the threshold established by regulatory agencies worldwide for non-infant food products.
Intended for use at material-receiving points, the...
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Following a thorough and wide-ranging consultation [1] , which looked at whether any changes are justified to organic animal feed standards in the current recession, the Soil Association's independent Standards Board [2] has decided against making any changes. All food certified by the Soil Association and sold as organic will continue to be produced under full organic standards. 180 responses were received in response to the recent consultation;...
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The American Feed Industry Association has scheduled a webinar to provide information and answer questions about its Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program for the afternoon of March 26, 2009. The goal of the webinar is to encourage more facilities to consider becoming certified. AFIA staff members will share details of the program beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. The webinar is expected to last about 90 minutes, as it is scheduled to end at 4 p.m....
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