April-June 2020 edition of Livestock & Poultry Middle East

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EGG GRADING

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DAIRY EQUIPMENT

FLOORING AQUACULTURE

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POULTRY PROCESSING

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ANIMAL HEALTH

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FEED ADDITIVES

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

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MANURE MANAGEMENT

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DAIRY EQUIPMENT

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FLOORING 36 UAE UPDATE

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EVONIK BECOMES EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF PROPHORCE™ SR 130 IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Evonik has agreed with Swedish manufacturer, Perstorp, that it will be the exclusive distributor of ProPhorce™ SR 130 in Southern Africa.

ProPhorce™ SR 130 is a butyric acid product that is a safe, easy to handle and cost-efficient solution for infeed application in livestock management. Butyric acid is a key ingredient for optimal digestion as it favours gut wall integrity which is important for performance.

The product complements the mode of action of Evonik’s probiotics and shows beneficial effects that can bring added value to customers when the products are used together.

“The partnership between Evonik and Perstorp started

with the announcement of our R&D collaboration last year.

This additional distribution agreement is part of our ongoing endeavours to offer our customers holistic solutions for gut health issues in animal nutrition,” said Cuthbert Mamabolo, Regional Business Director for Evonik Animal Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa.

“We are seeing a growing demand in the Southern African markets for alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters which increase human resistance to antibiotic medication. Evonik, especially with this new collaboration, offers a great range of solutions that promote healthy animal growth without the

use of antibiotics,” Mamabolo added.

The activities of butyric acid are well researched and go beyond simple manipulation of gut pH. Butyric acid has been shown to improve pathogen control, provide energy for cells lining the gut wall, enhance secretion of enzymes and improve intestinal cell proliferation, differentiation, and maturation.

All of these attributes mean that ProPhorce™ SR 130 has great potential to assist animal producers in reducing the impact of enteric challenges; in maximizing utilization of the nutrients provided in feeds; and both improving animal welfare and reducing environmental impact.

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF EO-FIT® POULTRY AGAINST DIFFERENT ENTERIC BACTERIAL PATHOGENS The effects of non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents (AGPs) include the reduction/ prevention of enteric diseases by promoting gut health and, particularly in poultry production, the control of necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens.

The focus is on developing alternative products to AGPs and, in this context, a key aspect is whether a broad range of bacterial pathogens can be equally susceptible to the same product and concentration.

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This trial aimed to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of EO-FIT ® Poultry against common bacterial pathogens present in poultry production.

The enteric pathogens selected were Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica, Escherichia coli, C. perfringens and Campylobacter jejuni. Lactobacillus fermentum, as a common beneficial intestinal bacteria, was also included. The minimum concentration which inhibits/kills 50%/90% (MIC 50/90/ MBC50/90, respectively) of the isolates tested was calculated

for each bacterial species by the broth microdilution method, using 96-well microplates with broth culture adjusted at pH 6. MBC was determined by subculturing aliquots from wells without evident bacterial growth. It was concluded that C. jejuni was particularly susceptible to EO-FIT® Poultry while L. fermentum required the highest concentrations. These results also demonstrated that the same concentration of EO-FIT® Poultry was be able to reach the MBC50/90 of all bacterias tested except for L. fermentum.

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FEEDING MACHINES FOR INSECTS BY VDL AGROTECH The search for new protein sources as an alternative for existing protein such as meat and soy is increasing.

Insects are a good alternative, as they are full of protein. Insects can be grown on residual flows from the food chain, so insect breeding contributes to sustainable livestock farming.

Market interest in insects for food (human food), but especially for feed (animal food) is increasing.

For animal feed, there is a demand for live larvae for the poultry sector and insect oil for turkey feed.

In order to meet the increasing demand, it is necessary to upscale the production capacity.

Feeding insects is labor intensive, as in most cases this is now done manually. Mechanization and automation is necessary to achieve higher production volumes and to keep the cost price attractive.

Last January, Tim van Heertum started as project engineer at VDL Agrotech. Tim mainly focuses on the development of feeding machines for insects. “Insect breeders have the main expertise of insect breeding in the insect industry. They often know exactly what they desire because of their many years of experience. Close cooperation with the various parties ensures the correct input

for the development of the feeding machine. Each breeder uses his own feed curves, which creates variation in volumes, recipes and feeding times. This requires a customized customer solution. That is something we are specialized in at VDL Agrotech. We have many years of experience in feeding machines for poultry. We can use this knowledge for the insect market, ”says Tim van Heertum of VDL Agrotech.

VDL Agrotech offers solutions to simplify the current production process and will supply complete feeding machines for the insect market in the near future.

CHORE-TIME KONAVI® POULT FEEDER GIVES TURKEYS A STRONG START The KONAVI® Poult Feeding System has a unique open-style design with a green center cone that makes feed highly visible and helps attract young birds. The sloped sides of the cone also keep turkeys from getting inside the pan and soiling the feed. The KONAVI Feeder works with all types of feed and helps prevent clumping and bridging.

Mindy Brooks, Global Marketing Director for Chore-Time, said, “the KONAVI Feeding System is perfect for turkey operations and provides an important tool to give poults a fast and healthy start.”

With its ultra-low pan height and patented scalloped edge, the Chore-Time KONAVI Feeder provides easy access for turkey poults. Turkey producers can flood pans with feed to attract young poults, then raise the pans using one of three settings to control the amount of feed delivered. At approximately six weeks of age, turkeys are typically moved to a house with adult feeders such as the Chore-Time Model ATF™ Feeder.

The KONAVI Pan features a unique angled cone with anti-rake fins that discourages poults from stepping into the feeder and scratching feed out of the pan with their feet or beaks.

It helps keep feed clean and uncontaminated – improving feed availability and feed efficiency.

“We designed the KONAVI Feeder to be easy to clean because we know how important it is for turkey operations to protect bird health,” said Brooks. With the KONAVI Feeder, there are no grills, corners or pockets to trap feed, or birds.

The simple, streamlined design permits more complete cleaning of the feeder between flocks.

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GI-OVO INTRODUCES CLEAN COMPOUND Silver ion technology, on which GI-OVO Clean Compound ® is based, inhibits the growth of microorganisms as pathogen microbes and bacteria.

GI-OVO Clean Compound ® can be used to produce all plastic used for the production of the EggsCargoSystem ® .

After all, using exclusively the trays produced with GI-OVO Clean Compound ® means that the dividers and pallets remain an increased risk of contamination.

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COMPLEMENTS MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH’S BROAD PORTFOLIO OF VACCINES AND PHARMACEUTICALS Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), and Virbac (NYSE Euronext:VIRP) announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Merck Animal Health would acquire the U.S. rights to SENTINEL® FLAVOR TABS® and SENTINEL® SPECTRUM® Chews in the Companion Animal category.

Merck Animal Health will make a cash payment of approximately $400 million to acquire the SENTINEL branded products in the United States at closing of the acquisition.

Comprehensive parasite protection is an essential part of canine

VIV MEA POSTPONED TO 22–24 NOVEMBER 2021 The international event VIV MEA which was planned in Abu Dhabi for August 31–2 September 2020 is postponed to 22–24 November 2021.

COVID-19 is disrupting the business around the world much longer than predicted. While there is uncertainty about the re-activation of international travel, there is also concern about the general health.

Postponing the event to November 2021 is the most responsible decision to take.

The postponement allows the organizer to deliver – together with all parties involved – the mission to stage strong, high valueadding events for and with the industry. The new appointment is scheduled in 2021. In November 2021, the 3rd edition of VIV MEA will take place in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., again at the ADNEC facilities.

This much-awaited event will finally offer the opportunity to connect the Middle East and Africa markets with the top suppliers from the world, from Feed to Food.

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overall health and well-being. The BRAVECTO® product line, which are our extended duration flea and tick protection products, and the SENTINEL branded products, which control all common intestinal parasites, provide an attractive opportunity for broadspectrum, year-round comprehensive internal and external parasite protection for dogs. These complementary products will cover the seven common, harmful parasites that affect dogs inside and out by preventing ticks and multiple stages of the flea lifecycle, including eggs and adult fleas, as well as treating and controlling all common intestinal parasites, including roundworms, hookworms, whipworms and tapeworms and preventing

heartworm disease.

“Veterinary medicines, including parasiticides, and vaccines have transformed the health of animals over the past decade,” said Rick DeLuca, president, Merck Animal Health. “This product acquisition reinforces Merck Animal Health’s commitment to our customers and our position in the United States Companion Animal category.

We plan to use the extensive breadth and depth of our product portfolio, which includes BRAVECTO, a range of Companion Animal vaccines and the Sure Petcare portfolio of digital products, along with the SENTINEL branded products, to enhance our offerings of comprehensive pet care solutions.”

AI TECHNOLOGY REDUCES ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT TO A MINIMUM Timely detection and quick recovery of sick cows is key for animal health, animal welfare and reduction of antibiotics. When using Ida, the intelligent dairy assistant, the recovery time of cows can be reduced by more than half.

This was shown in a scientific field study. It is all about detecting the early signs of sickness.

Ida, developed by agtech company Connecterra, uses a sensor, cloud computing, integration of data sources and Artificial Intelligence (AI technology) for early detection of cow diseases such as ketosis, mastitis or digestive problems. Ida was launched in 2018. Preventing that cows become clinically ill will reduce the number of days the cows need to be treated with veterinary medicine, such as antibiotics. Ida is a second pair of eyes on the farm, spotting early signs of anomalies in cow behavior, which are often the first

signs of sickness.

Connecterra has been running a scientific field trial since January 2018 on two commercial dairy farms (Belgium and the Netherlands), each having a herd size of 100 milking cows. In the trial, randomly half of the cows received an Ida sensor. The field trial was done within the context of the Horizon2020 Internet for Food and Farm project and supported by Wageningen UR in the Netherlands. “It is the first time that we do such a field trial to test the use of sensor technology in relation to (antibiotic) treatment days. With the data over 2019 we now have information on treatment days per cow over a longer period of time (25 months). The results are impressive and confirm what we have seen in the first year (2018) of the trial”, explains NielsRutten, researcher at Connecterra and coordinator of the trial.

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MYCO-MARKER®: EVALUATE THE RISK AND MEASURE THE EXPOSURE OF MYCOTOXINS IN ANIMALS Innovad® is proud to announce Myco-Marker®: An innovative new service (Patent pending) for evaluating the overall risk of mycotoxins and assessing their true impact on animal’s health.

Myco-Marker® is a patent pending DIAGNOSTIC TOOL to evaluate possible exposure to mycotoxins and their impact on animal health.

It allows detection and diagnosis of mycotoxin-mediated health and performance issues either in individual animals or in a population, helping to identify the causative mycotoxins and developing appropriate mitigating strategies.

Myco-Marker® consist of analytical examination of risk in complex feed matrices and grains by monitoring

16 key mycotoxins in feedstuffs with high resolution LC-MS/MS technology, analytical detection of biomarkers of exposure in blood from dried blood spots with HR LC-MS/ MS analytical tools, interpretation of blood and feed analysis results and differential diagnosis support and appropriate product strategy & dosing recommendations.

BROOKSIDE AGRA COMBINES BINDER, MOLD INHIBITOR IN FLO-BOND PLUS

SALMET CHANGED THE BASKET OF ITS ELEVATOR SYSTEM The new basket is made completely from high quality plastic to provide a hygienic surface.

The material is flexible to handle eggs gently whilst shape retaining characteristics have been improved. The baskets have been optimised for different sizes of eggs.

• Small eggs are now supported by an extra bar to avoid getting stuck in the basket.

• Large eggs rest at the same positions as before.

This way, your carefully produced eggs are transported using a minimum contact area to help retaining clean and crack free eggs.

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Brookside Agra has developed a binder and mold inhibitor in one called FloBond Plus for sequestering potentially harmful mycotoxins produced by molds and fungi commonly found in animal feeds and grains.

Mycotoxins are harmful chemicals produced by molds and fungi that pose a significant threat to a variety of animals including cattle, poultry, aquaculture, horses, companion animals and more. Mycotoxins can cause reduced growth rates, cancer, liver and kidney damage, infertility and other problems that can negatively impact profitability.

“Heating, washing or chemical treatments cannot destroy mycotoxins.

The only way to eliminate mycotoxins is to deactivate them with a binder like Flo-Bond Plus,” said Tim Nelson, Brookside Agra Vice President – Animal Health & Nutrition Sales.

“No matter how large or small your operation, Flo-Bond Plus can supply the defense you need.”

When Flo-Bond Plus is blended with feeds, it binds to (and sequesters) any mycotoxins present, such as various Alfatoxins, Deoxynvalenol (Vomitoxin), Ochratoxin, Zearalenone, T-2 toxin and Fumonisin, as well as inhibits the mold that produces mycotoxins.

When it comes to ensuring real world farm success for its Flo-Bond

products, Brookside Agra employs two types of vigorous testing: in-vitro and in-vivo. Using these methods ensures that Flo-Bond products can outperform competitors in a realworld setting, says Nelson.

Brookside Agra used in-vitro lab trials to quickly evaluate competitive products and guide new product development for Flo-Bond products.

To mimic the pH levels normally encountered during passage through an animal’s digestive tract, Brookside used a two-step method: Step 1: Absorption phase (at pH 3.0) and Step 2: Desorption phase (at pH 8.0).

Utilizing independent, state-of-theart, private and university facilities, Brookside Agra subjected Flo-Bond products to in-vivo testing to ensure their effectiveness using live animals with mycotoxin-contaminated feeds.

“The addition of in-vivo trials to our testing regimen separates Flo-Bond products from other competitors whose parent companies often don’t utilize in-vivo research for lack of the required facilities, or because they wish to avoid the added cost of such work. It is our strong belief that invivo testing is an absolutely essential requirement for any company selling mycotoxin-binders to the animal feeds and husbandry markets,” said Nelson.

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NEWS 11 MILK YIELD IMPROVEMENT FOR DAIRY COW DÉSIALIS : THE LARGEST EUROPEAN

OPERATOR Improper management, stress, responsible to sub-fertility or fertility limiting amino acids in dairy cows.

OF DEHYDRATED PRODUCTS FOR ANIMAL NUTRITION stage of lactation and poor diet but disturbed ratio of calcium and Supplementation of these amino are among the causes of reduced phosphorous (P) has a blocking acids significantly increases the milk production in cows, besides action on pituitary gland and Methionine and Lysine concentration Founded in 2004, Désialis is that comply with standards, and This strategy is consistent diseases. consequently on ovarian action in arterial with plasma, increasing milk theThe largest European operasuite to the increasing requireour market approach: constantdairy cow is consuming more (Morrow, 1980). production, milk FROM proteinTHE yield, and AGROtor of but dehydrated products nutrition ly adapting the NOMIC feeds, they may not be well-ments of animal In dairy cattle, Phosphorus (P) playsour products Nitrogentoutilization efficiency.

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Phosphorus must be ZAGCAL ORAL. contains pulp, grown and transformed each stage is defined and stric- global scale positioning that This ANDof SALE OF THE contain sufficient energy, protein, provided in adequate amounts for bio-available nutrient Calcium, in France. Désialis supplies tly controlled. Storage, formu- we will pursue and develop to PRODUCTS, EACH crude major fibre, vitamins minerals. growth rates, feedmeet efficiency, Key Vitamins D3 and most europeanand players lation andoptimal blending silos ensure these newPhosphorus, needs. DésiaSTAGE IS DEFINED approximately halfavailability milk production, and reproductive limitingofamino acids and in Cows animalproduce nutrition, and has a the of our products, lis markets the B12, production AND STRICTLY strong and during logisti- the safety of efficiency. supply and a perfect 25 dehydration carbohydrates. plants, either Zagcal of theiroperational total milk yield is designed CONTROLLED. cal international match between production agricultural cooperatives or yield and FAT firstexpertise 100 daysfor of lactation.

For this Key vitamins D3 and and B12 play to improve milk trade. and toefficient the needs our customers. industrial groups; they reprereason Modern it is essential feed cows an of important role in Ca and P Percentage in Milk for dairy cow and production facilities, all part Désialis has developed a strong sent the planters who are, the properly during the early days of metabolism. Therefore, sufficiency buffalo. It is an ideal supplement of a sustainable development product segmentation policy in leading players in our industry. lactation. Feed intake is poor at the of these vitamins correlates with for dairy cow feeding to fulfill their approach, controlled techno- order to be able to anticipate The production sites are all in beginning of lactation but improves the need of the said minerals as nutrient requirement. Zagcal is also logies and processes, allow and meet the requirements of France, mostly localised in the as lactation increases. well.

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North-East of thean country.

Calcium deficiency is directly not Lysine and methionine are the most growth and performance in cattle.

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NUTRECO COMMITS TO ADOPTING SCIENCE BASED TARGETS Nutreco recently announced that it has committed to adopting Science Based Targets, reflecting the company’s continuing drive to achieve its mission of Feeding the Future and help the world produce enough nutritious and high-quality food for its growing population in a sustainable way.

Nutreco has joined the global ranks of 850 other leading companies by signing a letter of commitment with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) indicating that the company will work to set a science-based emission reduction target. A global collaboration between CDP, the World Resources Institute, World Wide Fund for Nature and the United Nations Global Compact, the SBTI champions science-based target setting to boost companies’ competitive advantage

in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

“The SBTI is helping companies to align their carbon reduction strategies with the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement, and we’re pleased to join the initiative, together with other companies that are leading the way,” said Nutreco CEO Rob Koremans.

“We are working to set realistic yet ambitious reduction targets and plan to submit them for SBTI approval before the end of the year.”

According to the SBTI process, companies first publicly commit to setting Science Based Targets (SBT).

After that, they have two years to set reduction targets for Scope 1, 2 and 3 CO2 emissions: Scope 1 relates to energy generated on-site, Scope 2 relates to energy purchased

and Scope 3 covers energy use that takes in the supply chain. Finally, participating companies pledge to report on their progress annually.

“The requirement to influence Scope 3 emissions – and the domino effect this has in the value chain – is what makes SBT so interesting and challenging,” says Nutreco Sustainability Director José Villalon.

“For example, if grocery retailers commit to SBT, this means their meat suppliers must submit their CO2 reductions each year, and on down the value chain to feed and finally premix suppliers. So, eventually, companies across the chain will need to get on the SBT bandwagon to maintain their relationships with customers, helping to drive change throughout our industry.”

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COBB-VANTRESS LAUNCHES NEW BIOSECURITY RESOURCE HUB Cobb-Vantress’ ability to achieve critical genetic progress relies on uncompromising biosecurity — a commitment Cobb has made for decades. Now, customers from around the globe can better tap into Cobb’s biosecurity expertise through a new resource hub.

Available at cobb-vantress.com/ biosecurity, the hub includes a wide range of free resources, such as videos, posters and articles, all available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, French, Turkish and Chinese. This new biosecurity section was built to be

simple and provide a great user experience.

“In the middle of a global health crisis, the importance of protecting our product and our team members is paramount, and we know our customers share this priority,” said Roger Vessell, senior director of global marketing at Cobb. “We created this hub on our global website to share our rigorous biosecurity program, guidelines and recommendations with our customers and provide them access to our top experts’ knowledge, regardless of where they are in the world.”

The hub features expert advice from poultry industry veterans on topics ranging from best practices on house hygiene to animal welfare. The best practices included in this content have a long history of helping prevent the introduction of disease to produce healthy, disease-free chickens in a safe and secure environment, while also helping to protect employees operating in the same facilities.

“Biosecurity is nothing new for Cobb, as it has been part of a core tenet of our business for decades,” said Dr. Aldo Rossi, vice president of research and development at Cobb.

AMERICAN COOLAIR OFFERS BROWN OUT KIT FOR POULTRY BUILDINGS AND GREENHOUSES American Coolair offers a Brown Out Kit for open top and closed top evaporative cooling systems.The kit provides substantial light control for poultry buildings and greenhouses and is easily installed on in the inside or outside of the building.

Coolair Brown Out Kits use the Dandy Light Traps to provide light reduction in a modular aluminum frame. Coolair’s Brown Out kits are designed to fit existing American Coolair evaporative cooling systems and are available as a package when purchasing new American Coolair equipment and can be retrofitted to our older evaporative pad systems. The light traps provide near blackout conditions for evaporative cooling systems while maintaining good air flow through the pads.

The light traps can accommodate three to six-foot tall evaporative cooling pad and are available in five-foot sections up to 110 feet. The kits top, sides and bottom are aluminum with a heavy duty galvanized support system underneath.

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OPTIMAL CHICK STORAGE CONDITIONS WITH PETERSIME’S NEW BIOSTREAMER™ CHICK-STORE Temperature, airflow and oxygen play an important role in keeping the environment of day-old chicks in the right conditions.

Consistently controlling these conditions in a storage room is not always easy. Petersime has developed a new incubator that automatically delivers the perfect chick storage environment: the BioStreamer™ Chick-Store.

Suboptimal storage conditions can negatively affect chick quality, post-hatch performance and animal welfare, especially if storage times are long and transport times following storage are extended. To guarantee that every chick receives the same ‘ideal storage treatment’, we have developed a new incubator: the BioStreamer™ Chick-Store.

Chicks that are held in an optimal storage environment will show higher quality, perform better post-hatch and are less likely to die in the first week. At the same time, the completely controlled environment also improves their well-being.

By introducing the BioStreamer™ Chick-Store, Petersime offers you a solution that automatically delivers a completely controlled chick storage environment in any climate and any size hatchery.

Inside the BioStreamer™ Chick-Store, the temperature is controlled in a very precise way, creating the perfect, uniform ambient temperature for chick storage. Another critical factor in storage, besides temperature, is

airflow. The BioStreamer™ ChickStore distributes air evenly over the rows of chick box trolleys and chick boxes inside the incubator.

Excessive humidity and CO2 are removed through the air outlets.

Reduced chick mortality, better overall quality and outstanding performance in later life are concrete examples of what the BioStreamer™ Chick-Store can do for your business. In addition, our new incubator delivers many more benefits, such as: Increased flexibility in your chick storage management, for instance when chicks need to be stored for nextday shipping, a fully automated process, thanks to the specific incubation programmes and easy monitoring, complete with historical data analysis.

SUSTAINABLE HATCHERY BIO FURSTENHOF HATCHES FIRST HATCHCARE CHICKS HatchTech customer BIO Furstenhof, part of the organic farming business FL Brüterei M-V GmbH, has hatched its first chicks using HatchCare. The high-end organic laying hen producer opened its first hatchery near Rostock in north-eastern Germany in March 2019. Having started the incubation process with a batch of 25,000 eggs, BIO Furstenhof now plans to increase this number to 120,000 on a weekly basis.

FL Brüterei’s partnership with HatchTech aligns with the company’s focus on delivering high-quality produce using modern technical processes.

FL Brüterei invested two million euros in the vacant building of a former discount store to set up

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its premises. It took two years to rebuild and is now fully digitised.

Today, every step of the brooding and hatching process can be monitored and documented by computer.

‘Increasingly, consumers are interested in the origins of their food and the welfare of the animals,’ says the managing director of the hatchery, Annalina Behrens. ‘Our new hatchery and its early feeding system enables us to cater to this need. We’re delighted to be finally getting started and that the first chicks have hatched.’

Animal welfare is a priority at BIO Furstenhof. The excellent conditions give the chicks everything they need for a healthy start in life, ensuring

long-term chick quality. After leaving the hatcher, the new-born chicks end up in a HatchCare basket where they have access to sufficient feed and water straight from birth.

This approach goes hand in hand with the company’s sustainable ethos. The building’s state-of-the-art technology provides it with excellent insulation and energy-efficient heating, which draws on climateneutral heat recovery. Moreover, modern LED illumination provides sufficient light as well as maximum energy savings.

HatchTech is delighted that this innovative, future-looking producer has chosen HatchCare to support the growth of its business.

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SUPERIOR, NEOGEN LAUNCH IGENITY BRANDED NEOGEN Genomics and Superior Livestock Auction (SLA) have announced the launch of Igenity® Branded, a commercial beef certification program verified by a genomic test.

Developed in partnership with the team at SLA, Igenity Branded will offer two pathways for producers to market and differentiate their genomically tested cattle — terminal and maternal.

“We see this program as means to drive value of cattle tested with Igenity past the breeding and selection decision phase,” said Kenny Stauffer, Director of Beef Sales for NEOGEN. “For terminal-bound cattle we hope this creates premiums for target markets, and reduces risk for feeders.

Meanwhile on the maternal side, this will also reduce the risk of unknown genetics, and allow cattlemen looking for replacements to really hone in on those females with more stayability, fertility and production traits.”

To qualify, cattle producers need to test at least 35% of their calf crop

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directly. From there, lots of cattle can be placed into one of three tiers to differentiate on sale day. These include elite, premier and choice.

The genetic ranking is powered

by Igenity Beef — the industry’s first and only tool to measure genetic merit in commercial crossbred cattle.

Now backed by the world’s largest multibreed genetic evaluation, cattlemen and women can be sure they are receiving the most accurate estimates possible.

“We have designed the Igenity terminal and maternal tiers to be based heavily on their respective indexes reported with Igenity Beef,” said NEOGEN’s Beef Product Manager, Jamie Courter, Ph.D. “The Igenity terminal qualifications are based on traits such as hot carcass weight, marbling, and other carcass characteristics that earn a premium.

Similarly, the Igenity maternal qualifications are based on traits like stayability, heifer pregnancy and weaning weight that are key when it

comes to selecting females that are going to make the best return on investment.”

SLA is the world’s leader in digital marketing as they market over 1.5 million cattle annually with a network of sales representatives of over 300.

With an emphasis on value-added programs, SLA provides marketing services for all classes of cattle.

“Genomic terminal and maternal testing for crossbred commercial cattle can help our Superior Livestock consignors select the most valuable replacement heifers for their operation and needs as well as create premiums,” said Joe Lichtie, Vice President of Superior Livestock.

“We at Superior Livestock are dedicated to helping our producers get more value for their cattle with less risk. Genetic testing is the next phase of helping commercial producers make informed and profitable decisions for their herd and Igenity has come to the table to make this happen.”

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ZINPRO CORPORATION PRODUCES ANIMATED VIDEO TO DIFFERENTIATE ITS UNIQUE TRACE MINERAL ABSORPTION AND METABOLIC PATHWAY Zinpro Corporation, the industry leader in performance trace mineral nutrition for livestock, poultry, aquaculture, equine and companion animals, recently announced that it has produced an animated video — Take the Proven Path — to educate the industry about the difference in trace mineral absorption and metabolism and why Zinpro Performance Minerals ® are in a class all their own.

To be utilized efficiently by an animal, trace minerals need to be water-soluble, stable to stomach pH, absorbable and metabolically available. Take the Proven Path demonstrates how a unique, standalone class of trace minerals from Zinpro — performance trace minerals — is more efficiently absorbed and utilized, maximizing animal wellness and genetic potential.

The absorption pathway utilized by inorganic and ordinary organic trace minerals can be blocked by other minerals and antagonists, preventing efficient absorption by the small intestine.

Zinpro Performance Minerals, on the other hand, are bonded to amino acids which have been found by Zinpro, and confirmed

by University researchers, to allow the minerals to follow an alternative pathway — via amino acid transporters — for uptake from the small intestine into the intestinal cells. This means farmers and nutritionists can achieve peak animal performance by using a combination of inorganic trace minerals and Zinpro Performance Minerals. This allows for utilization of both the inorganic transporters and the amino acid transporters, as well as two

different metabolic pathways post-absorption. Use of Zinpro Performance Minerals, the Amino Acid Pathway Minerals™, will maximize animal performance, wellness and hence profitability in a more sustainable way.

“In a world with increasing consumer demands and animal nutrition requirements, animal producers need to maintain a profitable operation while keeping sustainability and animal wellness at the forefront,” said Dr. Peter Stark, director of product development, Zinpro Corporation. “Performance trace minerals are scientifically proven to enhance every aspect of animal performance and wellness more than inorganic trace minerals and other sources of organic trace minerals — while producing less waste and improving sustainability.”

KEMIN INDUSTRIES PARTNERS WITH PACIFIC GENETECH TO BRING SALMONELLA VACCINE TO POULTRY INDUSTRY Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, has signed an exclusive agreement with Pacific GeneTech (PGT), a biologics company that develops and commercializes next-generation vaccines for areas of high unmet or underserved needs in food safety and animal health, to license PGT’s Salmonella vaccine for poultry.

PGT’s Salmonella vaccine addresses multiple serovars of Salmonella. It was developed from the company’s proprietary Aegis platform, which is applicable to

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multiple pathogens, including bacteria, parasites and viruses.

Both the platform and Salmonella vaccine were originally developed by the University of Arkansas’s Poultry Health Laboratory, in collaboration with other U.S. and Canadian universities and with support from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

“Partnering with PGT on this vaccine will allow Kemin to deliver the technology needed to address Salmonella contamination in poultry, a common pathogen that threatens food safety and the health of

consumers,” said Dr. Chris Nelson, President and CEO, Kemin. “I am thrilled that we will be able to bring this vaccine to market around the world. This will make the vaccine more accessible which, in turn, may help reduce the incidence rate of Salmonella in consumer poultry products.”

As part of its partnership with PGT, Kemin will focus on developing the Salmonella vaccine and registering it in the United States and other countries, beginning with the European Union. Kemin will also begin expanding the Salmonella vaccine’s availability in Southeast Asia and Africa.

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Take the next step in data processing with iMoba

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our egg grader produces a considerable amount of data. All this data can give insight into the improvements for your operation. But turning the masses of present-day data into valuable information is a tedious job that takes up more and more time in egg-grading offices around the globe. Well, not anymore! iMoba, a cloud-based app, collects and updates all the data from your egg grader in a fully automated manner, and gives you a quick reference dashboard that shows the current status of your operation.

Industry 4.0 Until recently, the industrial revolution was marked as a three-step process. First came the invention of the steam engine, which provided energy and movement

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that set off industrialization. Next, electricity became widely available, and enabled mass production.

Step three was the introduction of electronics, with programmable devices such as PLCs, to name a powerful example. However, since recent years scientists have come to agree on a fourth step, which is referred to as Industry 4.0 and takes place in cyberspace. It is all about the things that can be achieved with large quantities of data (“Big Data”) and the many billion machines and devices that produce and use this data (“The Internet of Things”).

Moba recognized the possibilities that the Industry 4.0 could bring to the egg market in an early stage and therefore introduced iMoba, the next step in data processing.

With iMoba, all data produced by egg graders is made available for

immediate and future use, and powerful data crunching creates instantaneous and profound insights within milliseconds – a resource that used to require hard work and a huge investment. With iMoba you can quickly check on duration of stops, quality of eggs, rank suppliers to quality and keep track of the throughput performance of your crew to name a few. And that is just the tip of the iceberg of what iMoba can do for your business. And because the app is cloud-based, you have access to all this data on any device from any location as long you have an internet connection.

All the data of your egg grader is securely stored in a private cloud in iMoba. Due to data encryption, your sensitive data is fully protected.

All data that traces back to your grading operation is encrypted, and

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only you are in possession of the encryption key. Moba can see data, but cannot trace it back to iMoba users since all machine numbers, farm and suppliers names, product names, and other details are encrypted.

The first step with iMoba iMoba allows users to subscribe to one or multiple modules. The iMoba service starts with the most frequently demanded module: the Performance Pro module. This service provides insight into the performance of your machine and your production process over time, and in case of machine breakdown, can very easily indicate the underlying cause. The quickand-easy indicator shows to what extent you reached your production targets, and where room exists for process optimization.

The recently added Realtime Dashboard module actually shows the status of your egg grader. You can have live status updates anywhere, with a delay of approximately one minute.

So this dashboard provides you with the actual status right at your

fingertips. In the current world, with its overload of information, it is essential to be selective. That is why the Realtime Dashboard module is configurable which allows you to

select pieces of information that are useful for your own role or situation.

A journey, not a product iMoba is not only a service but it’s a journey. The app incorporates a high degree of flexibility, and feedback from our customers is welcomed and used to perfect the service. And with the recently added feedback button in the iMoba app, it has never been easier to let the Moba Service HelpDesk know if bugs occur or to share improvements. On a regular basis, updates will expand the functionality of the app, and more modules will become available in the future. The most frequently requested features will be implemented first.

These will generate new requests, again leading to the development of new features – a never-ending cycle that is called the iMoba-journey.

For more information, visit www.moba.net

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Alpha-monolaurin improves vaccination effects in broilers

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wo separate trials have tested the effect of FRA C12 Dry, a key product of FRAmelco based on alpha-monolaurin, on the efficacy and immune response of infectious bronchitis (IB) vaccination using Ross 308 broilers. Results show that FRA® C12 does not influence the efficacy of IB vaccination and even has the potency to improve the immune response.

Alpha-monolaurin has antiviral and antibacterial properties and is used as feed additive for broilers to prevent infectious diseases. Alphamonolaurin is thought to perform its antiviral effect by disintegrating the viral envelope. This raised the question if the antiviral properties of alpha-monolaurin might counteract with the vaccination programs used in poultry production. Therefore, two separate trials have tested the effect of FRA® C12 on the efficacy

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and the immune response of IB vaccination using Ross 308 broilers.

In the first trial, all broilers received a live attenuated IB vaccine and half of the broilers received FRA ® C12. The trial studied if the broilers receiving FRA® C12 were still protected against IB after being challenged with an 100x higher vaccine dose. The results of the first trial showed that FRA® C12 did not affect the protection of the vaccine against IB. The first trial also showed elevated IB titer values for orally vaccinated unchallenged broilers receiving FRA® C12 compared to the other broilers.

In the second trial, three groups were compared. The first group received no vaccination and no FRA® C12, the second group received oral vaccination and no FRA® C12, and the third group

received oral vaccination and FRA® C12. Enhanced clearance of the IB vaccine was observed after 30 days for the group receiving oral vaccination and FRA® C12 compared to the two other groups. The enhanced clearance was suggestively caused by an increased immune response, which was confirmed by increased IB titer values and increased IFN-Y levels.

The results of the trials demonstrate that alpha-monolaurin does not influence the IB vaccination efficacy and has the potency to improve the immune response.

This further supports the use of alpha-monolaurin and thus FRA® C12 as a feed additive for broilers, not only by performance effects but also by an improved response on viral vaccination.

For more information, visit www.framelco.com

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QUALITY IS A CHOICE...

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or every poultry processor quality control on the processing line is essential. Not only to guarantee that customers receive the end-products they ordered but also ensure their profitability at the end of the day. The new Meyn Quality grading system M2.0 is the latest update of a flexible and versatile solution that can be implemented at several stages in the slaughtering and evisceration process.

The new Meyn Quality grading system M2.0 has been thoroughly upgraded. It offers a more hygienic design featuring LED lighting and advanced camera technology providing the clearest possible high-resolution images of each processed bird. In combination with the most recent Meyn Connect M1.1 software the grading process can be fully automated and tuned to the customer’s product requirements.

The applications are multiple; traditional grading is done just

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before the cut-up line and from 2019 it can also be placed just after plucking, before chilling, before or after the veterinarian inspection or after marinating, depending on where quality is needed for grading.

Images of each bird are analyzed for color, shape and texture in 7 inspection areas in the front, and 10 for the back. These results, in 15 measurement parameters, make it possible to distinguish 7 grading levels, all preloaded in the software, where pictures of each bird are compared with the grading levels.

The information can then be used consecutively for sorting lines before the next process step.

Overall, the processor benefits from: • Maximized yield- By sorting the exact product according to the relevant parameters, each bird is processed to its full potential.

Whether it’s meant to be sold as a griller, cut-up and/or

deboned.

• Maximized quality- By grading and removing birds automatically the consistency is dramatically improved so the customer can expect better overall quality.

• Reduced number of inspectorsAutomatic grading means less work for manual inspection, freeing up staff to be re-directed into other processing areas.

• Increased food safety- By detecting and removing contaminated birds earlier and more accurately, chances for cross-contamination are heavily reduced.

Even more benefits are possible if grading data is combined with other information like flock and arrival data, all shown in easyto-use dashboards and reports.

For more information, visit www.meyn.com

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How to maintain your supply chain in pandemic times?

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he Covid-19 pandemic has an enormous impact on poultry processing companies around the world.

In times like these, Marel can provide you with solutions that help maintain your supply chain, while being well-prepared for new challenges and securing business continuity in the long term.

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Coronavirus is now a truly global problem. Different countries are at different stages of the pandemic and so are their poultry markets. China, South Korea and New Zealand are returning carefully to normal life. In Europe, of the larger economies, Germany has perhaps managed the disease best and has started to open up. In

many parts of the US, the disease is still a feared and potent threat.

Poultry plants in the US are still battling against Covid-19 with thousands of workers having fallen ill from the virus and poultry meat production dropping by 15%.

The full force of the disease has yet to hit some parts of the world least well equipped to deal with it. A currently defenseless world is wary of a second or even third wave of the disease.

Even before the coronavirus struck, poultry processors in some parts of the world were finding it difficult to recruit staff. This situation is now a lot worse. Processes in many plants, particularly after chilling, are still manual with operatives often working shoulder to shoulder.

Potential recruits for these jobs are

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weight/unit price tray packs for breast fillet and other portions.

Producing an accurate and attractive fixed weight pack manually, which in some cases can also stipulate a fixed number of portions, is very laborintensive.

justifiably scared of contracting a potentially dangerous disease. On the other hand, social distancing measures, which would see operatives working 1.5 meters or even 2 meters apart, are unwelcome to processors. In plants with no possibility of installing plastic splash guards or creating the extra space needed, such measures would surely result in lower hourly throughputs.

LABOR-INTENSIVE FIXEDWEIGHT How can Marel help? Let’s first look at a situation potentially problematic for processors at the current time, for which Marel has an excellent solution.

More and more supermarkets in many markets are now insisting on so-called unit

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ENTER ROBOTICS Enter Marel, making good use of its expertise in robotics to create RoboBatcher, a hightech solution for breast fillet, leg and drumstick portions.

RoboBatcher weighs each portion and allocates it to a tray to achieve the desired pack weight with minimal giveaway. It styles each portion neatly on the tray.

RoboBatcher will handle up to 300 breast fillets per minute or 210 legs per minute. When working on breast fillet, it will handle up to three different pack recipes and three different tray sizes simultaneously. When working on legs or drumsticks this reduces to two. The only human input necessary after the machine is inspection. Besides saving labor, RoboBatcher will also save space; the higher the hourly throughput, the greater the savings of both.

PEOPLE-SAVING BATCHING TASKS RoboBatcher is not the only people- and space-saving batching system on offer from Marel. For processors looking to batch bone-in portions, deboned breast and leg fillet, nuggets, strips and marinated meat into fixed-weight bags for sale retail, Marel’s Multihead Weigher program is a possible solution.

MHW machines are available for different capacities and for fresh or IQF product. The equipment is able to handle up to six jobs simultaneously with plant

management able to program the priority level of each job.

LACK OF WORKERS Many plants still debone breasts manually. Often this is because they had access to plentiful cheap labor. Until now, investment in an automatic system wasn’t an attractive financial proposition.

Today however, with the need to socially distance and a lack of willing workers, a labor-intensive breast filleting process is much less attractive. Marel’s AMF-i breast cap and FHF front half deboning systems are proven solutions, which have been refined over the years. These can match or even exceed the performance of the most motivated manual operators.

They do not have “off” days and cannot catch coronavirus! Marel filleting systems can process breast caps or front halves into virtually all the breast fillet products currently on the market.

SOLVING MORE LABOR ISSUES Thigh fillet is becoming an ever more popular product even in typical breast fillet markets such as the USA. Filleting thighs is still often a manual operation and like the manual filleting of breasts is very labor-intensive. The Marel Thigh Fillet System, integrated into an ACM-NT cut-up system, is an excellent way of solving thigh filleting labor issues and will automatically fillet up to 14,400 thighs per hour to butcher standard quality.

Marel breast and front half deboning systems, RoboBatcher and MHW machines can be integrated into existing layouts (provided that space is available).

The same goes for the Thigh Fillet System if its purchaser already has a Marel ACM-NT cut-up system.

For more information, visit www.marel.com

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Vitamins and trace minerals for optimum growth V

itamin and trace minerals Nutritionally induced deficiencies are essential micronutrients of specific vitamins and/or trace that have many biological minerals are not uncommon and and metabolic functions in are usually brought about by common. Even though they are overfortification. Overfortification only required in minimal amounts, of a single nutrient can potentially both vitamins and trace minerals interfere with the utilisation of are necessary for optimum growth, another nutrient, thus becoming an reproductive function and health in “antivitamin” or “antimineral”. all stages of poultry production.

The tendency to over-formulate, Metabolic functions of vitamins especially when it comes to trace and trace minerals are closely minerals, is rooted in the fact that related, and it is well known that a the industry still widely relies on deficiency of one can interfere with inorganic sources of these essential the utilisation of the other and vice versa. These types of nutrient interrelationships are complex.

Aside from several vitaminmineral synergisms (think of the beneficial relationship between vitamin E and selenium), there is also the opportunity for In a study by the University of Kentucky, broilers were fed vitamin-mineral organic trace minerals at levels 75% lower than commercial antagonism levels for inorganics. (for example, excessive intake of copper can lead to a vitamin C nutrients. Inorganic trace minerals deficiency). Antagonistic relationships are known to be less available, and are less known than synergistic effects even though we rarely see severe but can have detrimental effects on signs of deficiencies, marginal animal health and performance. deficiencies due to antagonistic Excessive intake of a single vitamin interactions and/or low availability or trace mineral can lead to of inorganic trace minerals are disturbances by either creating a often reflected in poor intake, deficiency or over-retention (toxicity) growth and performance. This can of another (Watts 1990). add up to substantial economic

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losses. Marginal deficiencies also tend to become more pronounced in situations that demand higher production, or when the animals are under stress.

Furthermore, it is well documented that when inorganic trace minerals are included within the vitamin/mineral premix, it can have a significant adverse effect on vitamin stability.

According to Coelho (2010), vitamins are quite sensitive to their physical and chemical environment, with oxidationreduction reactions due to contact with trace minerals being the predominant cause of vitamin instability (Fenton type oxidising reactions). The type of trace mineral can have a significant effect on vitamin stability. Free metal ions, sulphates, carbonates and oxides (the primary forms of inorganic trace minerals used) are the most reactive, while chelates (a classification of organic trace minerals) are the least responsive.

Therefore, the current practice of overfortification with inorganic trace minerals can inadvertently have a negative effect on vitamin stability and, thus, negatively impact animal health and performance indirectly.

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Organic trace minerals are more effectively absorbed and utilised by production animals.

In order to overcompensate for vitamin instability, nutritionists often supplement with even higher levels of vitamins, which typically account for the variance between requirements and commercial recommendations we usually see in poultry diets. This approach is not only inefficient and costly but can be detrimental to animal health and the environment as well.

Less is more One approach to overcome this negative effect associated with inorganic trace mineral supplementation and lessen the impact on vitamin stability is to eliminate all sources of inorganic trace minerals and replace with the more bioavailable organic form. Organic trace minerals are more effectively absorbed and utilised by production animals. It is, therefore, safe to assume that they can be included in lower amounts. The question as to “how much lower� has been answered by one company in particular: Alltech. Looking at several trials

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across different poultry production systems, the company has established guidelines for Total Replacement Technology (TRT), where replacement of inorganic trace minerals with Bioplex trace minerals is recommended at levels up to 30-50% lower than industry standards. This is also supported by the publication of the Brazilian Tables for Poultry and which distinguish between requirements and recommendations based on the form (inorganic or organic) of the mineral. It is important to note that lower recommendations for organic trace minerals across all stages of poultry production were based on extensive research with Bioplex trace minerals from Alltech.

In a study by the University of Kentucky, broilers were fed organic trace minerals at levels 75% lower than commercial levels for inorganics. These birds reached a desirable market weight in the standard six-week period and were in good overall health, even though they were fed only onequarter of the mineral ration of

their inorganic-fed counterparts (Ao et al., 2009). These relative concentrations are below those traditionally recognised as necessary for meeting the birds’ requirements and emphasise the trend of unnecessary and unjustified overfortification when it comes to commercial poultry diets.

Other well-documented benefits of Bioplex trace mineral supplementation and the TRT approach are optimised growth, feed conversion ratio and meat quality in broilers, as well as improved egg production and eggshell quality in layers.

Bioplex minerals, at these lower recommended levels, thus offer poultry producers a more efficient approach that can maximise utilisation of vitamins in the diet.

They also supply the animal with trace minerals in a form and at levels that are safe for the animal, the environment and are, ultimately, in the best interest of the consumer.

For more information, visit www.alltech.com

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ADISSEO AND NOVOZYMES ACHIEVE VISUALIZATION OF IN VIVO GERMINATION A disseo, an expert in animal sciences, and Novozymes, a leader in biological solutions, revealed at a press conference in Paris on March 5th that as a first for the industry they have been able to demonstrate and visualize in detail the germination of their Alterion® technology. During the gathering, the partnership presented novel data and innovative techniques to scientifically prove that their probiotic is an effective and consistent solution for poultry.

“For the first time ever, scientists have been able to visualize the germinated active cells of a commercial Bacillus-based probiotic inside the gut of birds. The process, known as germination, is crucial to demonstrate the desired benefits of probiotics for animal production,” explained Damien Prévéraud, Global Technical and Scientific Manager Health by Nutrition at Adisseo. “These include improved health, growth, resilience and feed utilization; which in turn offer a natural alternative to antibiotic growth promoters.”

Adisseo and Novozymes’ joint Bacillus probiotic, Alterion, is a unique, proprietary strain – carefully selected through rigorous screening and developed specifically for improvements of poultry performance across the world.

been virtually unknown – prompting questions regarding the metabolic activity of probiotics in the intestine.

Due to the complexity of the process within the intestinal environment, in vivo confirmation of germination has been a very challenging task. ”Based on our strong Bacillus knowledge and our extensive biological tools, we have developed an innovative fluorescent system that tracks the germination process within the bird’s gut,” said Karoline Sidelmann Brinch, Science Manager at Novozymes Applied Research, Animal Health & Nutrition. “Thanks to this technology, we have now been able to visualize the active form of Alterion – proving that our probiotic germinates and grows inside poultry.”

Probiotics for livestock on the rise, but questions remain The use of probiotics, such as Bacilli, has increased considerably in livestock production over the last 25 years.

However, until now, their degree of germination within animals has

Alterion: A natural alternative to antibiotic growth promoters For decades, antibiotics have been widely used in animal production to help livestock grow. Probiotics, or direct fed microbials, are naturally occurring live bacteria added to feed

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to improve the gut health of poultry, and other livestock. Rising global consumption of meat, in combination with legislative and consumer pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics, has created a need for sustainable solutions in animal production.

“With the recent data package on germination we reinforce the partnership’s dedication to understanding the mode of action of Alterion – explaining scientifically its benefits on gut health and animal performance,” said Camilla Marie Bünner Kruse, Global Marketing and Partnership Manager at Novozymes.

Paolo Doncecchi, Global Category Director Health by Nutrition at Adisseo, concluded “as a partnership we are focused on delivering sciencebased solutions to our customers, as well as supporting analytical requests; addressing their issues and meeting their expectations.”

For more information, visit www.adisseo.com www.novozymes.com

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Anta Ox: less inflammation, more energy ®

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n the course of lactation, cows are at high risk from inflammatory reactions such as endometritis, rumenitis and mastitis. The problem is that while clinical symptoms remain subtle, the waste of valuable energy due to inflammatory reactions goes largely unnoticed, reducing the cow’s energy supply by up to 40 per cent. The first signs in cows include ketosis, limited fertility and suboptimal performance. This has severe consequences for the animals’ welfare and the farm’s profitability. So the best thing to do is to support cows by attacking the root cause of the problem.

This is exactly what is achieved with the anti-inflammatory effect of the natural feed additive Anta®Ox: energy in the diet is not wasted but directly transformed into optimally usable energy and milk yield in cows.

Scientific details: Anta®Ox improves actual performance and profitability In a recent two-year trial, Holstein Frisian cows were first fed a control diet without additives over a period of 7 months. In the following year, these cows were given a diet containing 20 g Anta®Ox per

Fig. 1: Anta®Ox increases milk yield in dairy cows

cow per day over the same period.

Milk yield and composition were recorded throughout the trial. The result: Anta®Ox increased daily milk yield by 1.84 kg per cow (Fig.1), while maintaining stable milk fat (control: 3.97%; Anta®Ox: 4.03%) and protein (control: 3.36%; Anta®Ox: 3.40%) content.

These performance-enhancing effects resulted in significantly improved farm profitability (ROI > 3:1).

Anta®Ox helps your cows and promotes your farm profitability The results show the importance of helping dairy cows to achieve optimal energy and performance.

By reducing inflammation, Anta®Ox saves energy and improves the cows’ well-being. This pays off because cows with optimal energy supply are the key to wellperforming dairy farms.

For more information, visit www.dr-eckel.de

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Modulation of gene expression in progeny with maternal nutrition of trace minerals T he poultry industry seeks for ways to improve efficiency and cost of production.

One way to improve efficiency is to optimize the nutrition and management of the breeder hen to improve reproduction and the performance of the progeny. In the last five years new research has provided evidence on how micro nutrients in the breeder hen diet can improve the immune system of the progeny, providing new opportunities to help the chick develop the immune system, in the face of the antibiotics ban. Zinc and specially in its chelated form fed to breeder hen is effective at improving livability of the young chick, by modulating the cellular and humoral immune response to pathogenic challenges. With recent advances in epigenetics, we better understand the underlying mechanism by which maternal Zn can modulate gene expression of the chicks and improve immune development.

Increasing levels of Zn in the diet and in the form of chelates improves storage of Zn in the egg yolk and albumen and more Zn is available for embryo development. In the gut, Zn improves gut barrier function, mucosal and systemic immunity, and reduced gut inflammation of progeny chicks by epigenetic modification of anti-inflammatory proteins, and chelated Zn is

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more consistent and effective than inorganic Zn. Feeding Zn, especially in the chelated form, to broiler breeders improves livability of the progeny due to a more developed immune system.

Introduction to breeder nutrition Reviews by Kidd (2003) and Callini & Sirri (2007) summarized the breeder nutrition studies published in the literature. There are two aspects of progeny development that can be improved via maternal nutrition, one is growth performance and carcass yield, and the other one is the health and immunity of the progeny (Callini and Sirri, 2007). Optimizing the levels and type of energy in the breeder diet improved carcass yield of the progeny (Lesson and Summer (2001, and Peebles et al (1999, 2002a)). It has been postulated that hen nutritional programs that increase yolk weight over egg weight provide more energy and protein to the chick posthatch and support faster growth of the offspring, especially in fast growing male broilers.

Vitamins and minerals supplementation in breeder hen diets improve livability

and immunity of the progeny (Callini and Sigri, 2007).

Supplementation of Zn has been shown to improve humoral and cellular immunity and help the progeny response to pathogenic challenges (Kidd 1992 and 1993). Combination of Zn and Mn improved livability of the progeny (Virden et a., 2003).

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Epigenetics and Progeny Immunity with Zinc New advances in epigenetics has helped us better understand the mechanism by which maternal nutrition can impact progeny development.

Epigenetics is an important regulatory mechanism of gene expression independently of DNA sequence. There are three types of epigenetic modifications: 1) DNA methylation, which causes DNA-histone compaction and represses gene expression; 2) histone modification in

Figure 1. Jejunal secretory IgA (sIgA) production and mucosal MUC2 gene expression in offspring chicks at 35 d of age hatched from breeder hens supplemented with 0, 50, 300 ppm CuSO4 or 50, 300 ppm Zn-MHA. Treatments with different letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).

which histone acetylation causes DNA-histone relaxation and activates gene expression and 3) organization of nucleosome along DNA. Recent studies have further our understanding of the mechanism by which maternal nutrition could impact the health of the progeny via epigenetics. In chickens the adaptive immune system is functionally immature and newly hatched birds are dependent on maternal antibodies transferred through the egg yolk. Zinc has been associated with different aspects of the immune system and maternal Zn could improve the development of the immune system of the off-spring. Li et al., (2015) evaluated the role of maternal zinc on intestinal immunity of the offspring and the underlying epigenetics mechanism in broiler chickens.

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In this study, broiler breeder hens were fed two levels of two sources of Zn (chelated Zn-MHA and inorganic ZnSO 4) for 8 weeks. The progeny chicks from those hens were fed either low (20 ppm) or normal (70 ppm) of inorganic Zn for 6 weeks. Zinc content in the egg yolk and albumen gradually increased with dose and was higher in the yolk than albumen and in the chelated Zn treatments, suggesting further delivery of Zn to the progeny by the chelated Zn. To address gut immune development jejunal secretory IgA (sIgA) and mucin 2 gene expression (MUC2), and serum immunoglobulin Y (IgY) and antibody titers responses against several diseases (New castle and bursal virus) were measured.

Compared to Zn deficient or inorganic Zn treatments, Zn-MHA supplementation to breeder hens enhanced mucosal immunity by increasing secretory IgA production in progeny chicks either low or normal Zn diet (Figure 1A); 2) improved gut barrier function by increasing

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acetylation of A20, an anti-inflammatory protein that negatively regulates nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway, which is one of the major pathways to regulate inflammation that can be induced by external stimuli such as bacteria.

Up regulation Figure 2. NF-κB signaling pathway in intestinal inflammation of A20, down regulates NF-κB MUC2 gene expression (Figure pathway, which will reduce 1B); 3) enhanced systemic inflammation (Figure 2). immunity in progeny birds by Chelated Zn supplementation increasing concentration of to breeder hens exhibited IgY in off spring chicks at 1 d greater effect than ZnSO 4 in 1) of age and antibody titer of reducing gene expression of NDV and IBDV in off spring NF- κB p65 and IL6 (Figure 3 A chicks at 28 d of age (data not and B); and 2) increasing A20 shown). These results suggest gene expression in progeny that Zn-MHA supplementation jejunum (Figure 3C). A20 is in breeder diet is more a negative regulator of NF- κB effective than inorganic Zn at pathway, increase of A20 is improving gut barrier function, consistent with reduction of mucosal immunity and systemic NF- κB p65. These results immunity of progeny chicks. suggest that Zn-MHA in The authors also measured breeder diets reduced gut DNA methylation and histone inflammation in progeny

birds by up-regulation of A20 expression and down regulating NF- κB. These findings were corroborated with DNA methylation and histone acetylation measurements at A20 promoter region. Zn-MHA and ZnSO 4 significantly reduced DNA methylation at A20 promoter. Zn-MHA but not ZnSO 4 significantly increased histone acetylation at A20 promoter. Because methylation repress gene expression and histone acetylation activate gene expression, reduction of methylation and increase of histone acetylation at A20 promoter region by breeder Zn supplementation will upregulate A20 gene expression, which is consistent with increase of A20 mRNA levels.

In summary, Zn supplementation in breeder hens improved gut barrier function, mucosal immunity and systemic immunity and reduced gut inflammation of progeny chicks by epigenetic modification of A20 promoter, and chelated Zn (Zn-MHA) is more consistent and effective than ZnSO4.

Juxing Chen and Mercedes Vázquez-Añón* Mercedes.vazquez@novusint.com

Figure 3. Zn supplementation in broiler breeder hens and offspring birds increased A20 gene expression and reduced NF-κB and IL6 gene expression in jejunum of offspring birds at 35 d of age. Treatments with different letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).

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CALSEAPOWDER ADVANCE, FIGHTS AGAINST ACIDOSIS IN RUMINANTS T

he specific diet of ruminants requires high-energy intake, which in turn causes an accumulation of acids in the cow’s rumen. The pH is depressed and can fall below 5.5 over a long period, resulting in subacute ruminal acidosis. In a bid to combat this worrying disease and its numerous symptoms, Nuwen has developed CalseaPowder Advance. When added to the feed intake it enables the acids to be neutralised so as to limit the drop in pH and stabilise it above 5.5.

Made from Lithothamnion, a fossilized red alga, CalseaPowder Advance is composed of more than 30 minerals and marine trace elements. Containing 33% marine calcium, there is high calcium and magnesium bioavailability. The natural combination of two antacids, calcium carbonate and magnesium, regulates the pH of the rumen over the short and long term. In fact, the calcium carbonate is present in two different forms: aragonite which acts quickly and calcite which has an effect over time.

CalseaPowder Advance has a unique microporous structure. This increases its surface contact and

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ensures improved bioavailability of minerals, thus having a greater effect on ruminal pH. The appeal of this microporous structure does not end there either. It also favours the development of ruminal microflora, enabling better ration digestibility and increased productivity.

There are multiple benefits to CalseaPowder Advance. On the one hand, it has an effect on the health of the animal: • Keeps the pH at an optimum level • Balances out the ruminal flora • Improves ration digestibility • Frees up space in the formula On the other, CalseaPowder Advance enables gains in productivity: • Increases milk yield by up to +15% • Improves milk quality, up to +25% fat yield • Improves growth (+500 MDWG in sheep) • Regulates heat stress CalseaPowder Advance minimizes the impact of heat stess.

In ruminants, heat stress occurs when up to 20°C temperature is associated to a very high humidity. The strong palatability

of CalseaPowder, combined with its antacid effect and its richness in minerals and trace elements, are real assets to limit the impact of heat stress. Indeed, its high level of natural antacids and the different crystalline forms of calcium carbonate guarantee a continuous neutralization of rumen acids, the accumulation of which affects animal health and zootechnical performance. In addition, thanks to the antioxidant roles of Zinc and Copper, CalseaPowder contributes to the preservation of cow health and the quality of animal products.

CalseaPowder Advance, with its natural marine origin, its richness in minerals and its proven anti-acid effectiveness, prevents and minimizes the impact of heat stress.

For more information, visit www.nuwen.com

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armers and farm managers operate at the heart of a conflict: as modern farming continues to grow and become more intensive, the amount of produced fertiliser and the available agricultural areas on which this fertiliser can be spread do not always match. Without effective management, problems like the ones below may occur, pollution of water sources due to the infiltration of nutrient elements, odours produced by microbial an aerobic metabolism, or damage to crops due to improper use.

Moreover, fertiliser is a valuable resource because it contains important nutrients that plants need to grow.

Effective residue treatment therefore leads to more profitable and environmentally friendly farms.

Ways of residue management Early research on residue treatment was done in Europe in the 20th

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century, which resulted in the main approaches used for residue treatment today.

Manure drying Manure drying, the technology recommended by the Dutch government, is the simplest and the most energy-efficient among residue treatment technologies. With proper ventilation, the warm exhaust air from poultry houses can be used to dry the manure.

Overview of advantages: • utilisation of the birds’ heat for the drying process high energy efficiency; • up to 70% reduction of volume and weight reduced transportation costs for resource utilisation; • the moisture is quickly dried within 48 hours after the fresh manure is excreted; this inhibits most of the

microbial activities in the manure odour reduction; • the moisture content can be lowered by mixing compost supplements and fresh manure.

With OptiSec and OptiPlate, Big Dutchman offers two manure drying tunnels that are especially well-suited for regions in temperate climate zones.

These two systems have been developed for optimal and efficient drying of fresh or pre-dried manure from aviaries and cage systems by using the remaining heat of the barn’s exhaust air. The dry matter content of the manure dried by OptiSec or OptiPlate is up to 90%, which creates ideal conditions for safe storage and further processing options.

Depending on the size of the farm, every drying tunnel is planned based on the amount of accumulating manure. Thanks to its large intake

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capacity, one belt dryer can be used to dry the manure from up to 200,000 laying hens. It is also possible to use OptiSec to dry fermentation substrates from biogas plants or separated solids from liquid manure.

Aerobic composting For manure with a high content of nitrogen, applying the required amount of nutrients directly will cause damage to the root system of the crops, which is also known as “seedling burn”. That is to say, the heat produced by microbial metabolism exceeds the heat tolerance of the plant.

In addition, the organic macromolecules in the manure need to be further degraded by soil microorganisms before they can be used by crops. For crops to absorb the manure’s nutrients quickly and efficiently, an aerobic composting technology is necessary.

Composting technology is one of the most important technologies for resource recovery and harmless treatment of agricultural waste.

The substance of the composting process is solid fermentation by microorganisms, and the essence of composting technology is creating ideal conditions for microbe proliferation.

Since the beginning of the industrial society, research on aerobic composting equipment never stopped.

With the development of technology and manufacturing processes, there is a variety of mainstream aerobic fermentation equipment available today: Agitated reactor Agitated reactor composting systems combine controlled ventilation with periodic pile turning, where the composting process takes place in a long, narrow channel called “tank”. The wall-supported guiding rail is equipped with an agitator. The material is filled in at either end of the tank by a distributing hopper. As the agitator moves and turns along the guiding rail, the composting mixture is displaced to the other end. When the material is well decomposed, it is

discharged out of the tank.

However, the traditional turning process has the following disadvantages: • a separate purpose-built building is required; • odours from airless areas; • a long processing cycle; • high need for manual labour.

Aiming at solving the problems above, Big Dutchman has now developed an innovative composting system called CompoLiner. It is easy to handle, has a guided and fully automatic process control unit and can easily be adjusted to the amount of material that needs to be composted.

During the composting process, microorganisms degrade organic material such as dry poultry excrement or broiler manure in an aerobic environment. The dry matter content should ideally be above 40%. The final product is compost: a valuable, organic fertiliser. This fertiliser has good plant availability and can be used for general soil improvement in horticulture and agriculture.

Pelletising units for dry manure Pelletising dry poultry manure is a consequent continuation of sensible residue treatment. Storage stability and transportability are improved further, the volume of the bulk material is reduced by approx. two thirds and possibilities for marketing increase.

The BD PelletBox and BD PelletTower pelletising systems from Big Dutchman have been developed for medium-sized and large farms. These pelletisers provide final solutions for residue treatment by producing pellets free of pathogens or weed seeds.

For more information, visit www.bigdutchman.com

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34 DAIRY EQUIPMENT

CowSignals® Cuddle Box: stress-free calving for cow, calf and farmer

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othing is stronger than nature. You can use ‘the power of nature’ for giving cows and calves a good start. It starts with a stress-free calving line. Also, we advise you to use a Cuddle Box and a Pamper Pen. A Pamper Pen is a pen next to the close-up dry cows group where you can give the calving cow and the cow that has just calved excellent comfort and excellent Tender Loving Care.

The Pamper Pen contains a swing gate, where one person can fixate the cow in one minute. This provides an efficient and safe working place, to check, to handle and to treat any cow.

Including a very shy heifer.

A Cuddle Box is a half-open box at the side of the Pamper Pen, where the cow can lick her calf dry. With these you can do a few more small things that make a big difference. We explain this in this winning protocol.

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WINNING PROTOCOL FOR CALVING AND NEWBORN BABY CALF CARE Start by letting your heifers come to the dry cow group two months before calving, so they can adapt and come in contact with all bacteria’s for optimal colostrum quality. If you have a first lactation group, you keep heifers also separate from the older cows before calving. They need plenty exercise room for walking around, inside and/or outside in a walking yard. Make sure that in the last ten days before calving you have little or no group changes.

Let the cow give birth quietly in or next to the group. Move the calf immediately after it is born into the Cuddle Box: a nice bed of good quality hay (or silage) just outside the calving pen. Here the mother can lick her calf dry. Put a half open box around the calf so it cannot walk

away and to protect it from cold winds.

Give 20 litres of lukewarm water to the mother, to re-hydrate her and to stimulate feed intake.

The cow will easily go to her calf.

Now you can move the swing gate against the mother and lock her in with a chain, to work safe under the udder. Milk the cow out completely, on the spot while she is licking her calf.

The combination of calving pen, swing gate with treatment facilities and Cuddle box is called: Pamper Pen. Feed immediately at least two liters of fresh & warm colostrum to the calf, straight from the mother.

The more colostrum the baby calf takes in now, the better! Store the rest of the colostrum in the fridge after putting the number of the calf on it, to feed it to the same calf 6

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to 12 hours later. Number the calf and register her. Move the calf to an individual pen after she is dry, this will be after one hour or so.

When the calf is gone, the cow will start looking around. She will start sniffling for her baby and will end up eating the hay or silage where the calf was lying.

THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A CUDDLE BOX AND A PAMPER PEN In the Pamper Pen the cow or heifer has a personal high comfort area, where she can easily be fixated by one person in one minute. And where she can be easily and safely milked and treated, when she is licking her calf or eating.

milk let-down is stimulated by her licking the calf 4. it is very simple to give the calf the best colostrum there is: fresh and still warm, from her own mother, immediately after calving 5. the cow is very easy to handle immediately after calving, when she is licking her calf 6. the cow is stimulated, immediately after calving, to lick her calf, to drink and to eat. The smell of amniotic fluid on the feed stimulates her to eat. And eating is the best recipe to prevent problems after calving.

7. drinking immediately after calving stimulates feed intake. Who is not thirsty after giving birth? Who is not thirsty after being milked?

Specific advantages of the Pamper Pen are: 1. low stress system for cow, calf and farmer: simple and safe 2. easy and safe to milk the cow and get the colostrum at the ideal moment: as quickly as possible after calving 3. easy to milk the colostrum as the cow has little or no stress, and

Specific advantages of the Cuddle Box are: 1. it is easy to bring the calf in a safe and hygienic place, immediately after it is born 2. the calf can be licked and thus will be stimulated by the own mother 3. the farmer can safely and easily give the calf the best colostrum there is: at least 2-4 litres straight

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from the own mother immediately after birth 4. immediately after birth the calf suckles and drinks best 5. the farmer can let the calf stay in the Cuddle Box as long as he or she wants, because the calf is safe and comfortable. It will take 30 minutes till the job is finished; the calf feed is given and the cow feed is given There are many ways to skin a cat.

But we think that our Cuddle Box and Pamper Pen design will boost your income and working pleasure a lot.

Just try it!

For more information, visit www.cowsignals.com

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Parlour Matting Solutions: The Benefits concrete, and again with rubber installed.

The key findings of the research were that cows on rubber were milked on average 27 seconds faster.

The main reasons for this are: • Improved cow flow through the parlour – average gait length for a cow on concrete is 600mm, Grass is 800mm and rubber is also 800mm, this more natural movement and increased step length will move cows through the system at a faster pace.

• Increased let down of milked – cows are more relaxed standing on rubber than concrete.

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he installation of rubber matting in the milking parlour is something that many farmers should consider given the many benefits it brings.

What Are The Benefits?

Rubber in the milking parlour can provide many benefits for both the cow and the farmer. Milking times are shorter, cow flow increased, cows don’t slip and get injured and cows are more willing to come into

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the parlour.

There has been extensive research conducted worldwide on the use of rubber flooring in the milking parlour and at EASYFIX, we have conducted research with Kingston Maurward Agricultural College UK under the guidance of Dr Nick Bell who has extensive knowledge and experience of lameness in dairy cows.

The project measured animal behaviour in the parlour on

Easyfix provides an extensive range of Parlour Matting Solutions: • Parlour Pit – EASYFIX Softfloor – 1m X 1m X 25mm Interlocking EVA MAT • Cow Standing – MG Evo, MG Motion, MG 4, & MG 8 – • The MG 4 & MG Motion is suitable for herds under 150 Cows – and typically the MG Motion is used in the cow standing area, the MG 4 on the entry and exit to the parlour.

• For herds between 100 - 300 cows, the MG EVO is suitable for the cow standing and MG 8 on the entry and exit area.

• For all herds over 500 cows, MG 8 is the only product to be used.

The installation process can easily take place in between milkings.

For more information, visit www.easyfix.com

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Pressure transmitter featuring the illuminated ring to easily identify the alarm set points

Level measurement of the Wastewater Basin with the radar sensor technology - Dubai UAE

A case study in Al Rawabi Dairy Company

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hanks to Al Rawabi Dairy Company, VEGA was able to install its new sensors for two very different applications: a Milk storage tank and a Wastewater basin.

The VEGABAR 38, a Pressure transmitter designed for Hygienic applications has been installed

at the bottom of the Milk storage tank, to monitor the level.

And the VEGAPULS C11, a Radar level sensor is measuring the wastewater from the dairy plant.

In this case study, see how a simple pressure transmitter can bring a real added value for the

operation and why to replace an ultrasonic sensor with a Radar sensor when the wastewater is creating foam.

Servetech is authorized distributor of VEGA. For more information, visit www.servetechgroup.com

Vega complete new range of solutions Compact Level & Pressure sensors and switches

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38 AQUACULTURE

AQUATIC FEED PELLET MILL IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR SHRIMP FARMING S hrimps have balanced nutrition, soft meat, and are easy to digest, so they are beneficial to asthenic. The high content of magnesium can regulate the cardiac activity, protect cardiovascular system, prevent hypertension, and myocardial infarction. Rich phosphorus and calcium are good for children and pregnant women. So shrimp products get more and more popularity. This causes the rapid development of intensive shrimp farming. Feed pellet costs of shrimps account for a large proportion of shrimp farming. So shrimp breeders seek top quality feeds. Researches show that feed pellets made by aquatic feed pellet mill are widely used around the world.

About Aquatic Feed Pellets Aquatic feed pellets are produced based on the shrimpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; features and nutrition needs, mix raw materials evenly according to a certain proportion, then form the final pellets through an aquatic fish feed pellet machine. Aquatic feed pellets are especially made according to shrimpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; physiological character so they are the best choice for shrimp farming.

Aquatic Feed Pellets Benefits 1. Good water durability

Shrimps are slow eaters. Their habit of slowly nibbling feeds

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needs aquatic feed pellets to keep the shape in water for a long time. Aquatic feed pellets have a smooth surface and hard texture so they can maintain the shape in the water.

2. Balanced nutrition

Aquatic feed pellets are made based on the nutrition needs of shrimps and adopt scientific formula so they have good palatability and balanced nutrition. This can ensure shrimps are not picky about feed, feed pellets are easy to digest absorb and have a high utilization rate.

3. Improve water quality

Now feed accumulation is the main factor causing water contamination. The frequent feeding is easy to cause feed residue and feed accumulation.

Shrimps should be fed two to five times each day. If shrimps are fed by feed pellets which have good water durability, then pellets feed will not decay before shrimps eat them. And the feed pellets quantity is easy to control so as not to cause feed accumulation and pollute the water quality.

Aquatic feed pellets are exactly suitable for shrimp farming.

Choosing the proper and top quality feed pellet mill to make feed pellets is very important.

Fusmar Machinery can supply high-quality aquatic feed pellet machine for customers. The feed pellet mill equipped with

conditioners that can make sure feed pellets are fully cooked and have good quality. Aquatic feed pellets produced by our feed pellet mill have a smooth surface, good water durability, and hard texture which are suitable for shrimp farming.

Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery Co., Ltd is supplying the best quality fish feed production line equipment for their customers.

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