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ADM ANIMAL NUTRITION INTRODUCES NUTRIPASS™ L ENCAPSULATED LYSINE
ADM a global leader in animal nutrition, announced the launch of NutriPass L, an encapsulated lysine supplement that is rumenstable and intestinally available to cows.
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“NutriPass L gives producers an edge by improving the return on investment of nutrients fed,” said Brad Dalke, vice president, ADM Animal Nutrition. “Through effective encapsulation, NutriPass L supplies a consistent and stable supply of metabolizable lysine for lactating cows and growing cattle.”
Lysine is an essential amino acid that must be provided through feedstuffs, since cows do not produce it naturally. Lysine is a biological building block that supports improved Evonik has launched GuanAMINO ® , its own guanidinoacetic acid-product (GAA) used to enhance energy metabolism in livestock production.
The launch of GuanAMINO ® comes almost two years after Evonik’s former supplier terminated its agreement, although Evonik continued to supply its customers until at least the end of 2018. The end of the previous arrangement opened options for Evonik to further develop the use of GAA in animal nutrition and supply the global market with its own GAA product.
GuanAMINO ® provides farm animals with the natural creatine precursor GAA, which supplies creatine in the best way to animals, production performance in lean tissue gain, milk components and milk volume. Per 100 grams of product, NutriPass L has been shown to meet or exceed net delivery of metabolizable lysine when evaluated against comparable products.
Encapsulating lysine makes it possible for producers to supply a balanced, cost-effective diet, through the reduction of higher cost protein ingredients in the ration. NutriPass L supports optimal milk production, animal growth and creates opportunities for nutritionists to limit nutrient wastage in rations.
“ADM uses a proprietary matrix encapsulation technique to manufacture NutriPass L,” said Brian Lammers, PhD, dairy improving their performance, ensuring optimal nutrient utilization and therefore return over feed costs.
“GuanAMINO ® is the best supplemental creatine source due to its outstanding stability in feed processing and high bioavailability to the animal. Adding GuanAMINO ® to the feed closes the gap in creatine supply, thereby increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of nutrition and optimizing production costs of farm animals,” says Dr. Torben Madsen, Head of Product Line Sustainable Healthy Nutrition at Evonik Animal Nutrition.
“We are proud to achieve this major milestone on our continuous way to provide our customers the best nutritionist, ADM Animal Nutrition. “Our process enables a lysine product that is uniform in shape and size with a protective coating, aspects that promote improved mixing capability and high intestinal release.”
NutriPass L can be mixed with a wide variety of feed ingredients and forages. It is manufactured in the United States at an advanced production facility under stringent quality-control measures and is formulated with domestically sourced ingredients.
NutriPass L joins ADM’s expansive portfolio of livestock nutrition-based technologies and feed solutions. For decades, ADM has supported the animal nutrition market with specialty feed additives, premixes
EVONIK LAUNCHES ITS OWN GAA-PRODUCT GUANAMINO®
and compound feeds. solutions for their individual needs. With GuanAMINO ® , we offer our customers the best creatine source and therefore another performance enhancing solution in our portfolio for sustainable, animal protein free diets,” says Dr. Madsen.
Creatine is vital for vertebrates as it contributes to ensuring that high energy demanding cells (particularly muscles) are supplied sufficiently. With the addition of GuanAMINO ® to animal feed, the feed conversion in livestock production can be improved significantly.
GuanAMINO ® is granulated, virtually dust free, free flowing and has handling characteristics which make for easy usage in daily operations.
Bayer has completed the sale of its Animal Health business unit to U.S. company Elanco Animal Health Incorporated. The companies had signed an agreement to this effect in August of last year. The transaction was completed after fulfillment of the closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals.
Upon closing of the transaction, Bayer received 5.17 billion U.S. dollars (before tax) in cash after deduction of customary purchase price adjustments, along with 72.9 million shares of Elanco Animal Health common stock, corresponding to 15.5 percent of the U.S. company’s outstanding stock. Bayer maintains its intention to divest the stake in Elanco in due course. The shares are subject to certain retention periods until mid-2021.
The divestment of the Animal Health business is the largest transaction in a series of portfolio measures Bayer initiated in November 2018. The company has already completed the sale of the Coppertone™ and Dr. Scholl’s™ consumer health brands and of its 60 percent stake in German site services provider Currenta. Bayer’s former Animal Health business has about 4,400 employees and achieved sales of 1.57 billion euros in 2019. It develops and markets innovative products and solutions for the prevention and treatment of diseases in companion and farm animals.
“We would like to thank the employees of Animal Health for their long-standing commitment and the success this has brought for Bayer. In Elanco we’ve found a strong new owner for our Animal Health business. This transaction creates one of the global animal health leaders,” said Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG. “We’ve also succeeded in safeguarding the interests of the workforce.” Under the agreement with Elanco, all Bayer Animal Health employees will have at least one year of employment protection against unilateral termination with similar and no less favorable benefits in the aggregate.
ADISSEO REINFORCES ITS AMBITION IN AQUACULTURE
Adisseo is a global leader in animal nutrition that offers solutions for precision feeding, animal performance, feed integrity and technology services.
Its Business Unit Aquaculture, acquired with Nutriad in 2018, globally leads product development, product management, technical services and sales for a specialized range of feed additives. The history of the BU Aquaculture began in the late nineties when Dr. Peter Coutteau, currently BU Director Aquaculture, initiated pioneering research on the development of nutritional and health promoting
IN THE INTESTINE
The use of nucleotide supplements in broiler chickens’ diets has been shown to notably decrease the negative effects that Clostridium perfringens bacteria has on their intestinal health and growth. This is the main conclusion of a study entitled The impact of exogenous dietary nucleotides in ameliorating Clostridium perfringens infection and improving intestinal barriers gene expression in broiler chicken, which was carried out by a group of experts in animal nutrition and concepts for a diversity of aquaculture species. Throughout the incorporation of the aqua team into Nutriad in 2009 and Adisseo in 2018, a specialized portfolio of additives has been developed for aquafeed producers.
Adisseo’s ambitions in aquaculture have further empowered the rapid development of the BU. Adisseo continues to expand the global/local aqua teams and increase its presence in key markets for aquaculture in Asia, China, Latin America, Middle East and Europe. Also, the focus on R&D and innovation microbiology from the Veterinary Faculty at Cairo University (Egypt). This study, published in Veterinary and Animal Science, was based on 270 chickens randomly split into six treatment groups over 35 days.
“Chickens infected with Clostridium perfringens that followed a diet supplemented with Bioiberica Nucleoforce™ saw an improvement in the function of their intestinal barrier and their intestinal histomorphology, which had a positive effect on their growth parameters” said Oriol Roigé, Product Manager at Bioiberica Animal Nutrition.
Gut health is, of course, crucial in aquaculture was reinforced with the recently inaugurated Aquaculture Station by Adisseo (ASA), a RAS test facility at St Johns Island, Singapore. These significant investments will enhance Adisseo’s capacity in applied research as well as its leadership position in aquaculture innovation. The recently announced joint venture with Calysta to produce and commercialize a novel single-cell protein illustrates Adisseo’s ambition to continuously seek for innovative and added-value solutions for the
INCORPORATING NUCLEOTIDES INTO CHICKENS’ DIETS REDUCES THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS CAUSED BY ‘CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS’
aquaculture industry. when it comes to achieving a high and profitable growth rate in poultry farming. A widespread practice for tackling infections caused by Clostridium perfringens was the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs); however, nutritionists are trying to find natural alternatives, as the afore mentioned study stated. One of these alternatives is to supplement the diet of young animals with bioactive substances such as nucleotides.
“Naturally occurring nucleotides are barely present in optimal concentrations in plant- and animal-based feed. As such, here at Bioiberica, for years our recommendation has been to follow a nutritional strategy in healthy chickens based on Nucleoforce™, which provides the nutrients necessary for the intestinal immune system to function properly,” added Oriol Roigé.
IDEXX LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING NEW PROCYTE ONE HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER WITH DRAMATICALLY SIMPLIFIED USER EXPERIENCE
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in veterinary diagnostics and software, announced the launch of the ProCyte One™ Hematology Analyzer. The new analyzer’s advanced technology delivers breakthrough workflow simplicity and consistent, accurate results at the point of care. The ProCyte One Hematology Analyzer is available today for pre-sale in North America and for pre-sale in select European markets later this year, with a global rollout planned for early 2021. The company expects to begin shipping in volume in the first quarter of 2021.
“ProCyte One reimagines point-of-care hematology with a radically simple workflow that virtually eliminates complexity without sacrificing performance,” said Jay Mazelsky, President and Chief Executive Officer of IDEXX Laboratories. “Sometimes innovation is about making things simple in order to expand capabilities and advance what’s possible.”
Packed with leading-edge technology and artificial intelligence, the ProCyte One Hematology Analyzer transforms point-of-care hematology with: • Reference laboratory-quality results, bringing added confidence to clinical decisionmaking. • Reticulocyte counts with every complete blood count (CBC), serving as an early warning system for a variety of clinical issues. • Unprecedented workflow simplicity from automatic quality control and load-andgo components, delivering results in under 5 minutes. • Unique pay-per-run and auto-replenishment model that
allows customers to only pay for the tests they run when they run them, relieving financial stress and the burden of inventory management. • Small footprint, freeing up valuable clinical workspace for other uses. • Clinical decision support tools, simplifying results interpretation. • Sustainable design, featuring recyclable containers to reduce waste.
ProCyte One also greatly enhances the clinical value of the entire IDEXX VetLab ® suite as
hematology and chemistry are foundational to veterinary medicine in both sick and wellness visits. The IDEXX VetLab suite with ProCyte One offers veterinarians a complete picture of their patients’ health via seamlessly integrated diagnostic results available on IDEXX VetLab ® Station and VetConnect ® PLUS. Trusted, comprehensive results during the patient visit enable veterinarians to intervene and treat patients even faster, accelerating case management, advancing patient care, deepening client relationships, and offering economic value.
DUPONT ANIMAL NUTRITION TO PARTNER WITH PROTEON PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
DuPont Animal Nutrition, a business unit of DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont), announced a partnership with Proteon Pharmaceuticals to bring the emerging bacteriophage technology to poultry producers in selected countries, strengthening DuPont’s gut health solutions for poultry and helping to further mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The threat of antimicrobial resistance sparked recent investment into bacteriophage technologies. Modern analytics and omics technologies have enabled screening and identification of bacteriophage candidates for a specific bacterial challenge, with significant feed and food safety
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CowManager, the leading cow monitoring company, has announced its new feature - Auto Drafting. Auto Drafting is the first fully automatic drafting integration solution released by CowManager and currently integrates with LIC’s Protrack. This new feature allows cows with a heat or health alert to be automatically drafted based on the animal’s alerts. It saves farmers valuable time and reduces stress, especially during breeding season.
The Auto Drafting technology removes the need to manually enter the cows requiring special attention. With the user-friendly Auto Drafting application, farmers are fully in control over which cows are drafted through alert filters and time schedules. Its integration with Protrack makes it possible to draft cows to multiple directions i.e. cows with a health alert are automatically draft left and cows implications. This emerging technology is already used in the animal food industry.
DuPont invited Proteon Pharmaceuticals to partner for their compatible work culture, solid scientific approach and leading position amongst their peers in bringing phage technology to market.
Poultry farmers in selected markets are already benefiting from using Proteon’s technology to ensure biosecurity via the waterline and to improve production efficiency.
“Proteon Pharmaceuticals is a pioneer in bacteriophage technology used in animal farming. They have been developing this technology for more than 10 years. It has with a fertility alert, to the right. This gives farmers the opportunity to work, breed and treat cows more precisely. It saves time, costs and can result in lower empty rates and improved general health of the herd.
“Now with the integration, if the cows are on the platform or on the yard and they transition into the green, into their full heat then they get drafted straight away which is definitely a bit of stress relief as well” explains James Dallinger, owner of Taane Farms in Cambridge.
CowManager created the Auto Drafting integration with Protrack after huge demand from farmers. been tested in Europe and Asia and proven in terms of efficacy and stability,” said Aart Mateboer, business leader, DuPont Animal Nutrition. “This technology fits with our nutribiotic approach. We are pleased to add it to our range of solutions for poultry producers.”
“We strongly believe that our technology might be considered as the future of animal health and nutrition and will help to reduce antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance.” said Jarosław Dastych, CEO, Proteon Pharmaceuticals. “We are excited to take this next step with DuPont to bring the benefits of bacteriophage technology as a feed additive to poultry producers
globally.”
“A manual interface with LIC’s herd management system MINDA was already created and data could easily be manually imported into CowManager. This new draft integration allows farmers to fully focus on the cows that require extra attention and prevents data entry mistakes” says Koen van Meurs, Head of R&D at CowManager.
PLUKON ACQUIRES MAJORITY IN OPTIBRUT
Plukon Food Group B.V. and Optibrut GmbH announced that they have entered into an agreement in principle for the acquisition by Plukon of 51% of the shares in the German hatchery Optibrut.
Plukon is best known as a major European player in the poultry sector. The acquisition of the German Optibrut is in line with Plukon’s ambition to invest further in the quality of its chicken chains.
Optibrut, built in 2017, is one of the most modern hatcheries in Western Europe. Optibrut has been an important strategic partner of Plukon since the start. Optibrut supplies day-old chicks, mainly for the Dutch and German markets, both to broiler farmers who supply Plukon and to third parties. The use of early feeding and the control of the entire parent animal chain, partly in-house, are important reasons for the acquisition.
The integration of Optibrut within Plukon is part of the joint desire to further deepen the quality and cooperation in the chain together with the poultry farmers. With the acquisitions of DUC in France (2017) and recently VMR in Spain (2020), Plukon has already acquired hatcheries within its ranks. As a result of these experiences, Plukon grew the desire to apply the advantages of a further integrated chain approach with early nutrition in other countries where Plukon is active.
Plukon expects early nutrition to become the standard in the Netherlands and Germany in the coming years. With the takeover of Optibrut, a major step has been taken towards achieving this goal.
Optibrut already has good experience with an integrated approach to rearing parents, breeding farms under its own management and under the direction of delivery of day-old chicks with early nutrition to broiler farmers. Both parties are therefore looking forward to share this knowledge and experience with a common focus, to take valuable further steps to improve chain efficiency, sustainability and animal welfare, which should ultimately result in a better end product for consumers.
Plukon is pleased that the current shareholders of Optibrut, Messrs Groot Koerkamp and Knol, will continue to lead the joint venture and looks forward to further long-term cooperation.
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PIONEERING LIVESTOCK FARM TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST NEW HOLLAND BR6090 ROUND BALER IN THAILAND
When livestock operation Scot Thai farms wanted to increase their productivity when baling rice straw, they looked no further than the New Holland BR6090 Roll-Bar™ baler and became the first owner of such a machine in Thailand.
Established in 2005, Scot Thai farms is a commercial beef operation situated in Amnat Charoen province in Eastern Thailand. The company’s General Manager Phillip Taylor said: “The main focus of our machinery operations is to ensure that we have enough fodder to see us through the year. Although rice straw is plentiful in Thailand, producing quality bales of good quality straw isn’t always easy as a lot of the straw is burned after harvest as the landowner wants to plant a new crop as quickly as possible to achieve growing three crops per year. Having a dependable baler that can do the job makes all the difference in a time-critical environment such as this.” With Syrena ® Boost, Delacon brings along a full phytogenic solution to serve modern aquaculture practices. The premixture targets gut performance and productivity. It is a solution for all aqua species. To date, trial results are available for Tilapia. Delacon’s aqua team proudly announces the worldwide launch of Syrena ® Boost.
Disease outbreaks, food safety assurance, and unstable productivity are just a few challenges in aquaculture.
No stranger to running agricultural machinery, Scot Thai is an advanced operation with a mixed fleet of equipment including a telehandler, rotary rake, seed drill and two round balers producing 85x90cm bales - which annually produce 500-1000 bales per year depending on the volume of straw available. The new BR6090 will go behind a 135HP tractor and produce bales that are 120x125cm in size. Their decision to upsize the baling equipment was taken to improve efficiencies in the field and reduce the amount of handling per tonne of the crop that the team had to do.
“Our 85x90cm bales have many uses in our operation and in the local community, but the ability to produce larger, denser bales will help us to maximise our storage space and ensure the fodder lasts for many months,” commented Taylor. “When feeding the livestock, we will save time and diesel as the On these demands, Delacon developed Syrena ® Boost with well-selected bio actives. The product is a premixture of specific saponins, spices and essential oils.
The phytogenic solution serves an efficient, profitable yet sustainable aquaculture production, say Delacon experts: Trial results show improved feed intake (6%), a boost in specific growth rate (5%), and a ROI (4:1).
“For developing Syrena ® Boost, we released our phytogenic expertise. In-vivo and in-vitro trials underline the performance of the product. It is a natural product with high quality, standardized greater volume of crop per bale will mean that it will last longer resulting in fewer trips to the feeder for our machinery,” added Taylor.
The baler in question, a BR6090 made in Płock, Poland, was chosen for its simple-yet-robust design which offers the ability to produce a well-formed, dense bale whilst being easy to operate and maintain in the field.
Wiz Jupawang, New Holland Sales Specialist for Thailand, said: “We decided to offer the BR6090 as it is a robust, easy-to-operate baler that is ideally suited to the agricultural conditions in Thailand. The optional CropCutter™ system performs well in sugarcane trash, and the wide 2.0m pickup and strong rotor ensure that in paddy straw or corn stover, ground losses are kept to a minimum.
Coupled with a simple-but-strong chain and bar bale forming system, the BR6090 is the ideal round baler
SYRENA® BOOST: DELACON ENTERS AQUA MARKET
for the Thai farmer.” and proven active ingredients,” says Alex Makol, Species Leader Aqua.
Sensitive ingredients of Syrena ® Boost are micro-encapsulated. This ensures thermal stability and slow intestinal release of sensitive ingredients.
Binh Nguyen Ngoc, Asian Regional Sales & Technical Manager Aqua, adds: “The aqua market is developing fast. Farmers rely on performance and productivity. Additionally, they carefully look at future economic and political factors. Using a full phytogenic feed additive such as Syrena ® Boost will be very attractive.”
A new study shows that phage technology can be a useful tool for poultry processers experiencing challenges in mitigating bacterial contamination within food products.
In ground turkey, the study showed a decrease in Salmonella prevalence of 38.6 percent (a 17.8 point difference from the control of 46.1 percent and the treatment of 28.3 percent) when turkey parts were treated with Finalyse™ SAL prior to grinding. Finalyse SAL is an antimicrobial from Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production that uses naturally occurring phages to reduce presence of Salmonella in poultry processing.
The study compared two batches of bone-in drums from the same flock. The control batch was dipped in 500ppm peracetic acid (PAA) for 30 seconds. The treated batch was also dipped in PAA for 30 seconds followed by an application of 107pfu/mL Finalyse SAL solution for 30 seconds. The control and treated batches were shipped to the same grinding facility and ground separately prior to Salmonella sampling and analysis.
Over a one-month period, this process was repeated for a total of 18 batches with samples collected from 10 random trays for both the control and treated groups. Test results showed 46.1 percent Salmonella prevalence in controls. Finalyse SAL reduced the Salmonella prevalence to 28.3 percent.
The phage technology in Finalyse SAL activates in the presence of Salmonella to invade and kill the harmful bacteria. Phages, or bacteriophages, are viruses that infect bacteria and destroy their host cell. This safe, natural and biodegradable technology only activates when Salmonella is present and naturally degrades without its host.
Finalyse SAL is not a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, but instead specifically addresses Salmonella presence in poultry products. It is effective against nearly the top 20 serovars that are human health hazards. Using Finalyse SAL with a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, such as AviBrom™, allows poultry processors to tackle a variety of pathogenic issues and reduce transmission of foodborne pathogens throughout processing.
“When used as part of a multi-hurdle, multitechnology food safety approach, Finalyse SAL is an effective intervention in reducing Salmonella in ground turkey,” says Dr. Jack McReynolds, R&D and Technical Director, Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production. “ARM & HAMMER™ food safety expertise and technology is designed to work in combination to combat tough challenges facing poultry processors.”
GRASS AND STRAW HARVEST INNOVATION FROM KUHN
Grassland and straw harvesting machinery from KUHN that was due to be showcased at cancelled events across the country includes a combination of new launches alongside first demonstrations of technology launched at indoor conventions over the winter.
The mounted 3.1 metre vertical folding FC 3115 D is the latest addition to the company’s extensive grassland machinery range, with 126˚ hydraulic vertical folding giving this model the beneficial features of compact transport, great manoeuvrability and reduced loading on the tractor’s rear wheels.
Targeted at both livestock farmers and contractors, this mower conditioner is suitable for use in combination with a front A new near infrared analytical instrument is helping natural meat producers Strauss Brands to get fat declarations spot on. The handy and easy-to-use instrument is valuable both for USDA labelling and smooth customer relationships.
Under the motto ‘nature gives, we accept’, Strauss Brands are committed to raising cattle in mounted unit and includes several technological advantages common to KUHN’s more advanced models. Features include the exclusive Lift-Control suspension system, non-stop safety breakaway, the maintenance-free OptiDisc cutter bar and the Fast-Fit quick release blade system.
New to the market in 2020 is KUHN’s VB 7100 high density variable chamber round baler series, which includes VB 7160 and VB 7190 models producing bales up to 1.6 and 1.85 metre diameter respectively.
Featuring the company’s patented i-DENSE twin tension arm system, VB 7100 balers are capable of bale densities of up to 140kg/m3. Bale pressure is a compassionate and natural manner – free to roam on open pastures, never administered antibiotics or hormones.
“We are doing things a bit more difficult, so the payback is not so high, but from the standpoint of ethics we feel a whole lot better about the situation,” says plant manager Wayne Bucholtz. “We are trying to lead in doing things in a adjusted automatically in response to moisture sensor data, so requires no operator control and therefore allows efficient baler performance.
New to the market for 2020 is KUHN’s SB large square baler range offering increased capacity and higher density baling.
Including the SB 890 (80 x 90cm bale size), the SB 1270X (120 x 70cm), the SB 1290 (120 x 90cm), and the extreme density SB 1290iD (120 x 90cm), the SB balers have been developed with an improved crop intake system compared with earlier models. A new crop guard design, combined with increased torque on the rotor and feeder fork driveline, gives these models up to 15% higher intake capacity and
MEATSCAN FOR CONSISTENT FAT CONTROL IN MEAT PRODUCTION
greater endurance.
humane way.”
The forward-looking perspective is mirrored in the approach to quality control and labelling. “We wanted to make sure that everything going out is fat tested, so if we promise our customers 80% lean they get 80% lean,” says Bucholtz.
A new MeatScan near infrared (NIR) analyser has been in use for over a year. “It’s going very well,” says Bucholtz. “On a regular basis we take the results we get from the FOSS and send in samples and compare results.
Our results are pretty much on.”
Bucholtz continues: “A lot of people in the meat industry just eye it up, but I am not a fan of this. If you are going to label a product, it has to be accurate.
If a customer says it is too fatty, you have the data to discuss things. The FOSS makes this quicker and more accurate.”
TBG, the parent company of Chick Master, Jamesway and Petersime, has been active in the poultry industry since 1982. With other businesses in the food and poultry sector, including Moba, TBG holds a strategy of creating long-term value by establishing leadership in various B2B market segments.
Considering poultry equipment as an attractive market segment for sustainable, long-term growth, TBG is committed to further invest in the business to provide the world-wide customer base of Chick Master, Jamesway and Petersime with high quality hatchery solutions and unequalled service levels.
Acquiring the shares of Chick Master Incubator Company in 2018, has been an important milestone in the development of the Hatchery Division of TBG. After having dedicated the last two years to reinforcing the sales and service teams at both Jamesway and Chick Master, we are now ready to set the next step in the Hatchery Division’s development.
In our pursuit to provide our customers with industryleading products and services, the two North American-based businesses, Jamesway and Chick Master, will be integrating to create a new stronger, worldclass organization.
“As we move forward, we will remain strongly committed to continue offering our two distinct, successful brands,” said Paul Degraeve, CEO of the Hatchery Division of TBG. “Chick Master and Jamesway each have unique value propositions that our loyal customers have come to expect.”
The move, to be completed by March 2021, will establish a new combined headquarters and manufacturing operations physically integrated at the existing Jamesway facility in Cambridge Ontario. While the integration will include procurement, quality, finance, human resources and IT, a U.S. office will continue to be maintained in the Medina Ohio area.
PRODUCT LAUNCH: VILOFOSS® PECKSTONE FRESH
VILOFOSS ® PeckStone pre-occupation materials have been used for 8 years worldwide in all types of farming for laying hens, broilers and turkeys and are constantly being developed. The PeckStone variants “medium”, “hard”, “extra hard” and “active” are available in different degrees of hardness to suit every type of flock and for a wide range of applications.
With the VILOFOSS ® PeckStone Wageningen University & Research (WUR), ForFarmers and several agricultural companies, are starting a new research program to increase the sustainability of the agricultural sector, focussing on the sustainable production of grass and forage crops. Two of our innovation managers from the Nutrition Innovation Center (NIC) at ForFarmers are intensively involved in this research program.
The majority of Dutch agricultural land (about 65%) is used for the production of forage for livestock, such as grass and maize. Due to this large area requirement, the way in which forage is produced has a major impact on the sustainability of fresh we are introducing another innovation. The new mineral stone is characterized not only by the proportion of coarse limestone grit. The special feature is its content of valuable essential oils. The beneficial effects of thyme and eucalyptus on the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts are well known. They are used in special products by many people. Chickens also benefit from the Dutch agriculture as a whole. That is why WUR, in conjunction with the seed breeding sector and parties active in the agricultural production chain - including ForFarmers - will be investigating how to cultivate crops in the next four years in a way that is climatefriendly.
The current way forage is produced does not exploit the potential of grass and homegrown forage; this applies to both quantity and quality. It also has an impact on the quality of ground and surface water, on soil quality, on the climate and on biodiversity. The new research program “Forage, Soil and Circular Agriculture 2020-2023” strives for aromas gently extracted from fresh herbs by using steam. Even when pecking at the new VILOFOSS ® PeckStone fresh, the effect on the respiratory tract can be released before they are absorbed together with the minerals.
The VILOFOSS ® PeckStone fresh is offered in an advanced white transparent bowl of 10 kg. It is
FORFARMERS PARTNER IN RESEARCH PROGRAM ON SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF GRASS AND FORAGE CROPS
suitable for use in organic farming. sustainability in various areas. From reducing emissions to sustainable soil management and from increasing biodiversity to increasing forage quality and utilisation and to increasing the innovative strength of agribusinesses.
The way in which the research program is organised is a publicprivate partnership. This means that the government via the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality - collaborates with parties from the business community, in this case the seed breeding sector and agri business.
ForFarmers is one of those parties. Other parties in the consortium are Agrifirm, Cumela, Zuivel NL and Plantum. The implementation of the program lies with Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen Livestock Research and Louis Bolk Institute.
USE OF MONIMAX® IN TURKEYS
Prevention of coccidiosis by inclusion of anticoccidial products in turkey feed is standard practice. Until recently, ionophores and synthetic products were the only tools available to turkey producers in Europe for coccidiosis control. Monimax ® is the first combination product registered for use in turkeys for fattening in Europe.
Today, most turkey producers include one anticoccidial product in the feed during the complete grow-out (a ‘full’ program). In general, inclusion starts from the first day of life and continues until the age of 10-12 weeks. For these full programs, ionophores, known for their slow induction of resistance, are most frequently used.
The majority of turkey producers will use monensin in winter and lasalocid in summer. However, due to increased outbreaks of coccidiosis or necrotic enteritis, shuttle programs with synthetic products are gaining popularity. Most commonly, synthetic products are included in the diet for the first 5-6 weeks of age (for instance in the brooding period when brooding and moving is applied). This is then followed by the inclusion of an ionophore in the grower stages, most commonly at the lowest registered doses to avoid the risk of toxicity by introduction of these products in older turkeys. In farms with very high infection pressure, a full synthetic program (with e.g. Coxiril ® or Stenorol ® ) is applied.
The addition of Monimax ® to the list of anticoccidials for turkeys is game changing, as nicarbazin has not been used in European turkey diets before. The combination of nicarbazin and monensin in Monimax ® results in a synergistic anticoccidial activity compared to each individual component, allowing monensin and nicarbazin to be used at lower dosages. Monimax ® will guarantee robust coccidiosis control in the more challenging conditions that producers are facing today.
Since most producers have a history of monensin use, it is advised to start with a full Monimax ® program until 10-16 weeks. Another option is to use Monimax ® in a shuttle program with Coxidin ® . For this program, the highest registered dose (50/50 ppm) is recommended and, when brooding and moving is applied, Monimax ® should be included until at least two weeks after moving the turkeys to the fattening farm.
The strong anticoccidial effect in combination with the registration for use in the target species makes Monimax ® the product of choice for coccidiosis control in turkeys.
MULTI-MYCOTOXINS CONTAMINATION EXPOSES RUMINANT LIVESTOCK TO HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE ISSUE
Ruminants have a unique digestive physiology characterized by a pre-systemic fermentation and digestion of plant constituents such as cellulose by microorganisms comprising the ruminal flora. This particularity requires feeding regimes that include enough amounts of forage to maintain a functional rumen flora. Then ruminant nutrition consists to equilibrate diet with fiber, energy and protein in order to raise the highest performance and genetic potential of the animal.
Hence, ruminant diets are complex and with variable composition what induces the risk of exposure to a wide variety of mycotoxins. Feeding concentrates, high carbohydrate feeds like grains, expose greatly ruminants to regulated mycotoxins (aflatoxins, fumonisins, zearalenone,
AGREEMENT
CubicFarm ® Systems Corp. (“CubicFarms” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a global reseller agreement with Hydrogreen Global, LLC (“HGG”). HGG has the nonexclusive right to globally market and sell CubicFarms’ HydroGreen fully-automated hydroponic growing systems that produce trichothecenes, ochratoxins and ergot alkaloids). With forages and consumption of preserved feeding stuffs such as silage, hay, and straw, ruminants might be exposed additionally to entirely different classes of mycotoxins produced by different species of Alternaria (e.g., AAL toxins, alternariols), Aspergillus (e.g., cyclopiazonic acid, gliotoxin), Penicillium (e.g., mycophenolic acid, roquefortines, PR toxin, patulin or marcfortines) or Monascus (citrinin and monacolins).
In line with our 30 years of research and development commitment at Phileo by Lesaffre, our focus on helping to mitigate live, green, nutritious feed for livestock.
Highlights of CubicFarms’ reseller agreement with HGG: • HGG will help drive the promotion, marketing and sales of HydroGreen systems.
It is licensed to use the
“HydroGreen” name and trademark in these authorized reseller activities to maintain
the impact of mycotoxins on farm animal, is focusing on Safwall ® 3B Integrated Strategy. Safwall ® is a selected yeast fraction supplement which adsorbs and neutralizes mycotoxins to reduce their absorption by animals at risk, protecting the rumen functionality, the intestines and organs from the potentially devastating impact of
CUBICFARMS TO ACCELERATE GLOBAL SALES OF HYDROGREEN AUTOMATED LIVESTOCK FEED SYSTEMS WITH NEW RESELLER
in-feed mycotoxins.
brand consistency in the marketplace. • HGG will develop a global dealer network to increase customer uptake worldwide, by leveraging its access to an industry dealer network in over 40 countries. • HGG will manage customer experience and all aspects of the sales cycle by providing
purchasers of the systems with installation, training and troubleshooting services, and managing warranty claims. • HGG is entitled to purchase
HydroGreen machines, parts and consumables at wholesale costs, for resale. • HGG will be responsible for the payment of dealer sales commissions.
HGG is owned by Total Dairy Solutions – a Colorado, USbased company developing and commercializing integrated technologies and supply chain management for the meat and dairy industries, so that the resultant food products better satisfy consumer requirements of nutrition, health, traceability, animal welfare, and environmental protection. Total Dairy Solutions provides complete and robust plans for large-scale dairy projects worldwide, that include customized solutions for equipment, cow comfort and feeding, and farm management.
Kevin Fiske has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of HGG. Mr. Fiske currently serves as President of Fiske Electric, an established electrical contractor specializing in large commercial and agricultural projects for over 35 years. Fiske Electric has completed the design and build of multiple dairies ranging in size from 700 to 6,000 cows. He is also Partner at Total Dairy Solutions. In addition, Mr. Fiske runs his own 700-cow family dairy operation with his son Brian.
This global reseller agreement will replace CubicFarms’ relationship with Artex Feed Solutions, first announced in the Company’s press release dated December 11, 2019. Artex Feed is in the process of being dissolved, and its President John de Jonge – also a board member of CubicFarms – continues to oversee business strategy at CubicFarms’ livestock feed division HydroGreen Inc. (renamed from CubicFeed Systems as part of a strategic brand realignment).
The HydroGreen system sprouts grains, such as barley and wheat, in a controlled environment with minimal use of land, labour and water. The system performs all growing functions including seeding, watering, lighting, harvesting, and reseeding – all with the push of a button – to deliver livestock feed in just six days without the typical investment in fertilizer, chemicals, fuel, field equipment and transportation.
