Page 27 of articles about nutrition in Press releases

Novus International, Inc. announced today its intent to acquire the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories Inc, a company based in Clearfield, UT. Terms of the proposed deal were not disclosed.

MFeed primarily improves feed conversion and liveweight gain in growing / finishing pigs, broilers, layers (hens and ducks) and cattle. MFeed is made up of Activated Montmorillonite, Diatomaceous earth, Clinoptilolite, yeast cell walls, Seaweed extract, Essential oils and copper and is currently sold in the USA, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Australia’s pork industry is finally enjoying better times with rising pig prices, falling grain prices and a very welcome return to profitability, a situation that’s been enhanced by some vitally important research from the Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

The Performing Nature Symposium was successfully held last week on the Greece island Crete, where Delacon gathered 250 people from more than 25 countries. In these two days 18 speakers held lectures on the following topics: Trends in animal production and nutrition, Immunity and Environment.

With five new graduate students and a lab manager, Iowa State University’s (ISU) applied swine nutrition program is focused squarely on the future. The program, under the leadership of animal science associate professor John Patience, has three research themes: energy, ingredient evaluation, and feeding management. There also are collaborative efforts with additional animal science faculty members in other areas.

Vital research to reduce seasonal infertility, an ongoing problem for Australia’s pig industry, has been rewarded with a 2009 Science and Innovation Award for Michael Bertoldo, a Pork CRC supported PhD student at The University of Sydney.

Feeding pigs has sometimes been a fairly hit-and-miss affair, but award-winning new technology developed with Pork CRC support aims to bring precision livestock farming technology to piggeries across Australia and make pig feeding less of a pig’s breakfast.

Provimi BV introduces a new piglet feed program. The new piglet feed program is based on developments in the market.

Lallemand Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Lake States Yeast Division from the Wausau Paper Group. Lake States Yeast is a leading producer of inactivated torula yeast operating in Rhinelander (Wisconsin, USA).

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Despite the absence of an agricultural industry here, local biotech firm Vantarion has developed a supplement that could significantly cut swine feed costs and improve the weight gain of livestock.

Swiss speciality feed additives manufacturer Pancosma S.A. is expanding its distributing network throughout Asia.

China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CKGT), a vertically integrated grower, developer, manufacturer and marketer of a variety of cactus-based products in China, announced today that the company plans to begin marketing cactus hog feed in the forth quarter in 2009, following the successful launch of cactus cattle feed and fish feed in July 2008.

AgMito Enterprises, Inc. has been assigned the U.S. Import Agent for a revolutionary new product that could solve the hog and other animal waste odor issues plaguing communities located near mega farms. Based on nanotechnology and made from ordinary vitamins and minerals, AtoviTM Wonder Powder has been used on farms overseas since 2006 with documented success.

Expanding populations and increasing incomes are main drivers of the need to double global food and fuel production by 2050, while halving greenhouse gas emissions. Demand is surging but supplies struggle to keep up as markets are volatile and there are limited supplies of land and water - is it possible?

NOVUS International Inc. has signed an agreement with Chr. Hansen Inc. to provide BioPlus 2B to the swine industry in the U.S.