“Sustainability” is one of the main points of discussion among key poultry industry stakeholders. On Jan. 26, in a hosted webinar, featuring this hot topic, and again on Feb. 9, the European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders (EFFAB) ran the second “Breeders talk green” event focusing on “Healthy and happy animals for sustainable societies.” Anne-Marie Neeteson, Global Vice President of Welfare & Compliance for Aviagen® Group, shared her thoughts at each of these events. Anne-Marie made the point that “Sustainability is good for business.” Beginning with a background on Sustainability and its three…
Month: March 2021
IDMA & Victam EMEA confirmed to take place in May
As the world cautiously attempts to retake momentum at the tail-end of the pandemic, Victam Corporation and Parantez Group are excited to announce that the IDMA and Victam EMEA exhibition and conference will be held from May 27th – 29th of 2021 at the Istanbul Expo Center in Istanbul, Turkey. The decision to proceed was based on several factors, primarily the relative stability and positive forecasts of the Covid-19 situation in Turkey. Vaccination programs currently underway in several countries across the globe are expected to bring some global relief in the second quarter…
Novus Animal Nutrition India Hires Dr. Krishnamurthy D
Novus Animal Nutrition (India) Pvt. Ltd. hired Dr. Krishnamurthy D as Sales Director South, East India & Sri Lanka. Dr. Krishnamurthy will be responsible for sales function for South, East India & Sri Lanka region reporting to Neeraj Kumar Srivastava, Managing Director – South Central Asia. Dr. Krishnamurthy brings with him 19 years of experience working across the sales & technical function with Provimi Animal Nutrition, India. He holds Masters in Veterinary Science and Animal Health from University of Agriculture Sciences, Bangalore. Dr. Krishnamurthy, said “I am excited to join Novus International, a global leader…
Hy-Line International announces Commercial Director hire
Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, is pleased to announce that Gustavo Wassermann joins the senior management team as commercial director, reporting to Jonathan Cade, president. He will oversee all sales activities except for parent stock sales to Hy-Line International’s sister company and USA distributor, Hy-Line North America. His role will include responsibility for the sales team around the globe. He will be based in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA. “Gustavo brings to our team a wealth of knowledge in the poultry breeding business,” said Jonathan Cade,…
Satyajit Jagtap joins Perstorp for Indian subcontinent
Global feed additive company Perstorp has appointed Dr. Satyajit Jagtap to lead the sales activities for the Animal Nutrition business in the Indian subcontinent. Dr. Jagtap joined Perstorp on January 18th and reports directly to Perstorp Animal Nutrition Vice President for APAC Dr. Jim Ren. Perstorp’s Animal Nutrition Business has an ambitious growth strategy in Asia Pacific. Its portfolio is based on organic acids and esters of organic acids such as butyric and propionic acid. These solutions have exhibited highly effective properties in improving animal growth performance, gut heath and…
NEW DATES & NEW DESIGN – SPACE 2021
The year 2020 will go down in history as a year of cancellations! Fun was cancelled, socialising was cancelled, and of course SPACE was cancelled. In May 2020, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, we had to make the difficult but necessary and responsible decision to call off our in-person Expo. It was important to us to let you know as early and as clearly as possible, out of respect for your business. Thank you for your support in the face of this difficult and unprecedented time in the history…
Why Mycotoxins Matter in Broiler Production
Lorran BaeumleGabardo The negative impacts of mycotoxins in poultry can be far-reaching, decreasing gastrointestinal integrity, immunity and performance in broilers and resulting in economic losses.Given the high rates of mycotoxin in poultry feed, a mycotoxin risk management strategy is needed to protect fattening animals in all phases in order to reduce the challenges in the animal and ensure profitability of production. Poultry producers frequently ask: What is the real impact of mycotoxins on the broiler’s productivity? What sounds like an easy question is, in the case of mycotoxins, unfortunately not so…
Main Causes of Changes in Liver Coloration in Poultry
Manuel Contreras, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACPV Nuscience/ Special Nutrients, Miami, Florida, USA In many poultry markets around the world where chicken viscera are commonly sold in supermarkets, the appearance of the liver is very important for marketing purposes. Customers have a tendency to associate the health status of the birds with the color of the livers displayed in the shelves in stores. If the organ looks pale, yellow or congested, it is generally assumed that something went wrong in the farm and that the animal got sick before being slaughtered. …
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