The health of production animals is the first and most fundamental building block to ensuring success on-farm. To protect your herd against diseases that can enter the farm or from internal diseases spreading, one should have a set of biosecurity rules and guidelines to follow. The following basic steps will help to reduce the risk…
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May
May
After more than two years of anticipation, our partners at IFF Health & Biosciences celebrated the opening of their beautiful new offices and laboratories in Leiden, the Netherlands last week. The new site, which opened its doors in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, houses 180 employees from almost all Health & Biosciences businesses together…
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Jan
Jan
At Chemuniqué, we consistently ask ourselves how we can improve our service offering and help customers stay at the forefront of global advances in animal production and nutritional science. Our aim is to provide solutions that make a real difference to the technical efficiency and sustainability of regional feed and food production. Hiring and developing…
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Jun
Jun
Over the years, great strides have been made in the livestock industry, resulting in improvements in animal production. Five factors are considered crucial to lock in sustainable, effective nutrition. These factors should not be considered individually, but rather as interlinking components aimed at achieving a common goal; an improvement in overall production on the farm….
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Nov
Nov
This article by Dr Christof Rapp, a lead researcher in swine nutrition at Zinpro Corporation, first appeared in the November 2019 issue of Essential Feed and explains how selenium reduces oxidative stress and improves production. Livestock and poultry, just like humans, naturally produce toxic substances and reactive oxygen species – small and highly reactive molecules…
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Oct
Oct
Local opinions vary from sceptical to highly concerned regarding the threat that mycotoxin contamination poses as well as the negative impact it has on livestock production and food security. Due to the increasing incidence of mycotoxin contamination and the associated risks, it remains a priority in the international arena. It is important to understand the…