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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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This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 95-03, entitled Guidelines for the Assessment of Novel Feeds: Plant Sources .
Complete Decision Document
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), specifically the Animal Feed Division of the Animal Health Directorate , has...
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Which fields are best for the production of food, feed, fibre and energy depends on the environmental and agricultural properties of the fields.
Should a field be sown with grain for feeding pigs? Or should it be covered with willow for energy? Or dotted with grazing sheep? How a field should be used most sensibly varies when not only regular agricultural factors are taken into consideration but also environmental factors.
"Crops for food and feed should...
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Another key regulatory milestone has been achieved as one of the most anticipated U.S. soybean technologies approaches commercialization. Monsanto Company announced it has received regulatory approval in the European Union for the importation of Roundup Ready 2 Yield(TM) soybeans. This approval follows the European Food Safety Authority's positive scientific opinion in July concluding Roundup Ready 2 Yield is safe for import as food and feed.
The European Union imports accounted for...
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Animal feed can contain a maximum of 2.5 mg of melamine per kg under a decision issued last Friday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The decision was made following discussions by a team of feed consultants, including representatives from the husbandry and aquaculture departments under MARD and the Ministry of Health. The permitted level was set with reference to melamine standards in other countries such as the US , Canada and the European Union. ...
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The Singapore based speciality Feed Additives manufacturer Bentoli AgriNutrition Asia Pte Ltd (the asian arm of Texas USA based Bentoli AgriNutrition Inc) has been accredited ISO 9001:2000 for Research, Development and Manufacturing of Feed Additives per the standards laid by United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS). "This was conferred by the Certification International Singapore Pte Ltd after the final audit of Quality Management Systems of Bentoli AgriNutrition Asia Pte...
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The U.S. ethanol industry will continue to grow in 2009, creating a substantial increase in the supply of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of ethanol, according to Ken Hobbie, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council. Ethanol production increased in 2008 by approximately 3 billion gallons to 9.3 billion gallons compared to last year, Hobbie told more than 500 attendees at the USGC’s International Distillers Grains Conference in Indianapolis, Ind. Even more...
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The Provimi Group (listed on Euronext Paris), one of the global leaders in the animal nutrition business, has signed agreements for the acquisition of ‘Biovet’, a leading premix producer in the growing and profitable market of Colombia. With this acquisition Provimi further strengthens its position in Latin America. Biovet is the leading independent premix producer in the country, in particular for poultry. The company employs around 80 people and is well positioned to exploit the growth...
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Some popular antibiotics will no longer be fed to poultry, livestock and fish from next year, authorities said Sunday. The move came as excessive use of antibiotics in feeding can help bacteria develop resistance, threatening the health of people who then eat the food, the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said. "Steady use of even a small amount of antibiotics for animals causes side effects that help bacteria develop resistance, without killing...
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Omega Protein's second quarter results reflect increased revenues and margins primarily due to higher volumes and sales prices from fish oil, partially offset by a decline in sales volume of fish meal. Omega Protein Corporation, the nation's leading producer of Omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products, reported net income of $6.7 million ($0.37 per share) for the second quarter of 2008, compared with net income of $2.5 million ($0.15 per share) for the second quarter of the...
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Danisco Animal Nutrition has strengthened its presence in Europe and Asia with the appointments of Devendra Singh Verma, Christina Pang and Jacob Verdoold. Devendra Verma has been appointed as Sales and Technical Services Manager for India. With a Bachelor and Master of Veterinary Science from Bombay Veterinary College and more than six years industry experience in providing health and nutrition solutions to the poultry feed industry, Devendra has considerable expertise in enzyme...
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Turkeys are best known for their distinctive gobble and prominent place at the Thanksgiving table. An Allendale businessman hopes to take that one step further. Sietsema Farms Feeds in Pierson Township just south of Howard City is preparing to install a biomass facility in a new building it's going to construct to convert turkey waste into steam and electric energy for feed production. The $3 million operation will be a combined heat and power system providing the...
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Karen Steuer, director of government operations for the Pew Environment Group, today issued the following statement in response to the House Energy & Commerce Committee mark up of the Animal Drug User Fee Act: “The routine use of antibiotics in animal agriculture has long been a contributing factor in the rise of antibiotic-resistant disease. The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production recently joined the World Health Organization, the National Academies of Science, and...
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South America is one of the key areas for Trouw Nutrition for further growth and market development. With effect from July 2008, and in line with this strategy, Trouw Nutrition is strengthening her presence in South America by appointing an area manager for the region. In addition, feed industry and farms in South America will be served with Trouw Nutrition's regional Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Farm (B2F) product portfolios and services. Mr. Karo Mikaelian has been...
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The acknowledged Twin Shaft mixer producer Forberg International AS, headquartered in Larvik, Norway, has appointed Ms. Hilde Nordahl as Sales Director as from 1st of June. In this new role main tasks will be to further develop the cooperation with customers and strategic co-operational partners globally. Hilde came from the position as Export Manager at Porsgrunds Porselaensfabrik, and has earlier been working for process industries as Pronova and Norsk Hydro (Yara)....
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The Cargill Animal Nutrition Innovation Campus will celebrate 50 years of research, innovation and excellence in the animal nutrition field this month. The Innovation Campus has come a long way since its original move from Missouri to Elk River in 1958. The campus had humble beginnings with a mere 20 employees, but Cargill officials say they always had aspirations for growth. After a $2.4 million expansion in 2006, the Innovation Campus now sits on 900 acres and employs...
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Masterfeeds Inc., Land O'Lakes Canada, Ltd., and GROWMARK, Inc. announced an agreement in which Masterfeeds will purchase the LOLC Ontario feed business. Masterfeeds Inc. is wholly owned by Ag Processing Inc and LOLC is owned by Land O'Lakes, Inc. and Agronomy Company of Canada Ltd. (a Land O'Lakes, Inc./CHS Inc. joint venture). As part of the transaction, Masterfeeds also will acquire two feed mills in Wingham and Peterborough, Ontario currently leased by LOLC from GROWMARK Inc., and...
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