animal health product News
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Nutreco enters into two joint ventures with Unga Group to expand footprint in East Africa
Nutreco is pleased to announce that subject to the necessary regulatory approvals it has formed two joint ventures with the Kenya-based, largest feed miller in East Africa Unga Group Plc to meet the growing demand for high-quality protein within the East African region. This partnership involves open-ended, Nutreco-managed joint ventures with two indirect subsidiaries of Unga Group: Unga Farm ...
By Nutreco N.V.
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BioLargo’s odor-no-more lands national distributor – Lextron Animal Health
BioLargo, Inc. (OTCBB: BLGO) today announced that Lextron Animal Health has begun distributing its award winning Odor-No-More(TM) Animal Bedding Additive. Lextron Animal Health is a division of Lextron, Inc., which was established in 1967 as Great Plains Chemical Company, a distributor of animal health products for the livestock industry. The name was later changed to Lextron and has grown to ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim Supports Enhancement of Stockmanship and Stewardship Program
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Stockmanship and Stewardship is a successful program that helps cattlemen become better animal handlers. Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) is furthering its commitment to cattle well-being by becoming the premier sponsor of the Stockmanship and Stewardship events in 2017, in addition to its ongoing commitment to BQA. Program support from BI allows for the number and scope of ...
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NIFA releases fiscal year 2009 synopsis for agriculture and food research initiative
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) this week released the first Annual Synopsis for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program, which awarded more than $176 million in 470 research, education and extension grants in fiscal year 2009. Fiscal year 2009 was the first year that NIFA administered the AFRI program, which was created by the ...
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Accelerated Genetics Offers Afimilk Silent Herdsman Cow Monitoring System
Accelerated Genetics, a leading A.I. company, announced it is partnering with Israeli-based Afimilk, Ltd. to provide the Afimilk Silent Herdsman cow monitoring system to North American dairy producers. “We’ve been looking at animal monitoring systems for some time, and Silent Herdsman by Afimilk is an excellent fit for our dairy producer customers,” said Albert Reurink, ...
By Afimilk Ltd
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Merck partners with sesame workshop on national program to encourage healthy eating habits in families with a limited budget
Merck, a global healthcare leader working to help the world to be well, and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, are partnering to develop Food for Thought: Eating Well on a Budget, a bilingual education outreach program aimed at helping low-income families make food choices that are affordable, nutritional and set the foundation for lifelong healthy ...
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Importance of ag research highlighted with funding
The continuing importance of agricultural research is evident with the proposed funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in President Obama’s FY 2012 budget. Strong AFRI funding will support land grant, USDA, and industry scientists in meeting global challenges including food security needs, maintaining soil ecosystem health, adapting crops to a changing climate, and ...
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Zoetis to Acquire Jurox, a Leading Provider and Manufacturer of Livestock and Companion Animal Products
Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Jurox, a privately held animal health company, which develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of veterinary medicines for treating companion animals and livestock. Jurox’s operations are based in Australia, with additional regional offices and subsidiaries in New Zealand, U.S., Canada and the UK. ...
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SAPHIR: an International and Multidisciplinary Approach to Developing New Vaccines for Livestock
SAPHIR is a project coordinated by INRA and selected by the European Commission for its Horizon 2020 programme. Participants launched the project with a seminar held on 11-13 May 2015 at INRA’s Jouy-en-Josas site. SAPHIR aims at developing innovative vaccination strategies against the pathogens responsible for major economic losses in cattle, pig and poultry farming. The project is the ...
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Detect nutrition changes before you can see cow effects
Cows are ruminants and depend on a consistent ration with high-quality forage. Changes in ration consistency can impact cow performance. But it’s difficult to see how cows react to deliberate or unintended ration shifts before obvious signs occur, like a drop in your bulk tank or changes in cow health. Herd monitoring technology offers a way to detect early cow reactions, so ...
By Censortec
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Sizing up livestock farming’s carbon footprint
A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly. GLEAM-i, the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Modelinteractive, provides answers to a wide range of questions. For example, as a small ...
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VIV China 2018 (Qingdao)
This week, you can meet us at VIV China in Nanjing from September 17-19,2018! Our team are ready to greet you at our stand (Booth No. 4E092) and explain how you can enhance your livestock production with the professional lighting solution and dimming systems. VIV China is one of the premium-quality trade shows belonging to the VIV worldwide series of events. And VIV China has ...
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EC proposes clearer and more risk-proportionate rules for animal by-products
The European Commission has adopted a proposal that will facilitate the efficient management of animal by-products, while preserving at the same time the current high levels of protection against risks to public and animal health and the environment. Thousands of slaughterhouses, farms and dairy plants across the EU produce more than 15 million tonnes of animal by-products every year. The ...
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Europe’s Agri Food Businesses call for an EU policy shift towards innovation
A broad coalition of groups representing Europe’s agricultural and food business interests is calling for better and smarter policy-making that fosters innovation and creates jobs, ensuring that the EU agri-food chain becomes more productive and resource-efficient. The group of 11 EU-level associations presented their joint “Vision for unlocking the potential of agriculture and food ...
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Huateng Pharma's Featured Product Line: Veterinary API and Intermediates
Huateng Pharma, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in APIs and intermediates, is proud to announce its featured product line catering specifically to the veterinary industry. With a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions, Huateng Pharma offers a comprehensive range of veterinary APIs and intermediates, including Fluralaner (CAS NO.: 864731-61-3) and ...
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Cows’ diets get environmental boost
It is a tiny molecule with a mouthful of a name, 3-nitrooxypropanol, but European scientists say it could make all the difference. It could convert a cow or a sheep from a monstrous methane-producing machine into something a little more environmentally friendly. In doing so, it could increase the energy that a ruminant could employ in making milk or meat. And, according to a new research ...
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VAS Unveils New Integrations with DairyComp and VAS Platform
Valley Agricultural Software (VAS), the global market leader in dairy management software, announced two major new integrations for the company’s DairyComp management software platform with Smartbow and Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. These new partner integrations give DairyComp users access to new data about their herd and operation that is aimed ...
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DSM announces new President of DSM Netherlands
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announces the following management changes: Mr. Jos Schneiders (1951) has requested -for personal reasons- to retire as President of DSM Netherlands in July 2011. Mr. Schneiders has had a long and successful career with DSM of almost 35 years in various roles. These include corporate strategy development, the establishment ...
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Containing animal disease outbreaks: agriculture MEPs endorse deal with Council
Measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever, informally agreed by MEPs and the Council in June 2015, were backed by the Agriculture Committee on Tuesday. The draft EU law, on diseases that are transmissible among animals and potentially to humans too, will put more emphasis on prevention and help keep pace with scientific progress. "The ...
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European Commission approved Terpenoid Blend QRD 460
Bayer CropScience has reached an important milestone towards the market introduction of its biological insecticide Requiem in Europe. Its active ingredient Terpenoid Blend QRD 460 has been recently approved by the European Commission. For growers and the entire food value chain, Requiem provides control of sucking pests and extends quality of harvested produce. First registrations of Requiem are ...
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