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Adisseo, China Feed Industry Expo foster China-France relations

For the tenth year, animal nutritioncompany Adisseo attended the China Feed Industry Expo, held in Shenyang, China.With more than 40,000 visitors, the expo is China's largest trade fair foranimal feed.

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Perdue leader: Antibiotic use perceptions must be respected

Consumer feelings about antibiotic use in meat and poultryproduction may not always be fact-based or accurate, but those feelings muststill be respected by meat and poultry producers, Joe Forsthoffer, director ofcorporate communications, Perdue Farms said. Speaking May 8 at the AnimalAgriculture Alliance Stakeholder’s Summit, Forsthoffer said consumer opinions,including those regarding antibiotics, are a large driving factor in the foodindustry.

New Feed Pelleting Reference Guide section now available online

WATT Global Media and Kansas State University have now released section two, conditioning, in their exclusive Feed Pelleting Reference Guide for the industry. This free guide covers everything you need to know about feed pelleting in a convenient, downloadable PDF format.

Log in to www.wattagnet.com to download informative PDFs in the Feed Pelleting Reference Guide.

NCC’s Roenigk delivers testimony to House subcommittee

National Chicken Council (NCC) Senior Vice Presidentand Economist Bill Roenigk testified April 30 before the House AgricultureSubcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development and Credit about the current stateof the chicken industry. Roenigk's testimony focused on a number of vital issues anddifficult challenges currently confronting U.S. chicken producers.

Poultry has a stake in the genetically engineered issue

Poultry businesses operating against the backdrop of mandatory food labelingor un-countered misinformation about GE food and feed ingredients should expectto pay real, tangible costs.

Diamond V poultry team staff changes made

Diamond V has promoted twoemployees and hired a new member of the company’s North America poultry team tosupport enhanced customer service and further business growth.

Evonik invests in biotechnology company Algal Scientific

EvonikIndustries is investing in the technology startup Algal Scientific Corporation,Northville, Mich. Evonik is part of an investors’ consortium that is investingmore than US$3 million in Algal Scientific.

Chr. Hansen reports revenue increase for 2nd quarter

Chr. Hansen has reported a strong second quarterfor fiscal year 2013/14, highlighted by revenues of EUR182 million (US$253) and10 percent organic growth. The animal health and nutrition company alsoreported revenues unchanged from the first half of the previous fiscal year atEUR353 million (US$490 million).

NSP efficacy and value highlighted at Inspire forum

The 2014 Inspire: Non-starch Polysaccharide (NSP) Forum, drew to a closeApril 3 with the focus switching firmly to the impact of exogenous feed enzymesdietary NSPs. The session opened with a detailed look at how NSP enzymes varyin key characteristics relevant to animal feed by Dr. Kim Langfelder from ABEnzymes.

HKScan Group commits to the use of responsibly produced soy

Finland-based meat and poultry producer HKScan hasbecome a member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) and therebycommitted itself to continuously promoting greater ethical responsibility inthe supply chain of soy used in animal feed. HKScan will ensure that by the endof 2018, all soy used in its entire meat value chain will meet the strictrequirements of the RTRS.

Inspire forum attendees learn of dietary NSPs’ pros and cons

Presentations from industryand academia highlighted both the negative and positive effects of dietary NSPson nutrient utilization and health in pigs and poultry at the Inspire: Non-starchPolysaccharide (NSP) Forum, held at Pitlochry, Scotland.

Inspire forum highlights complex nature of plant NSPs

The inaugural Inspire: Non-starchPolysaccharide (NSP) Forum got underway March 31 with 80 delegates from 23countries hearing presentations aimed at generating a deeper understanding ofthe complex structures of plant NSPs and the factors that influence theirnutritional impact. It was the first of three sessions across the three days ofthe Inspire forum looking, respectively, at aspects of the NSP substrate, theimpact of fibre on animal nutrition and feed enzyme solutions to improveefficacy and sustainability.

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