NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2022 83 Alltech has recently partnered with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dairy Extension and Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach to develop a free, online training program that is available in both English and Spanish. “The Bilingual Training and Education Program to Improve Practices That Affect Milk Quality” has been designed to help dairy farm employees better understand the how’s and why’s of handling and milking cows. After completing each training module by viewing the short accompanying videos and resource materials, participants will complete a quiz to receive a certificate of completion for each module. Each training module includes videos presented in Spanish with English subtitles. The quizzes are offered in both English and Spanish, and the Spanish quizzes include audio translation. The videos include demonstrations of on-farm practices to emphasize key milking and management techniques. “The dairy industry is dependent on an immigrant labor force that needs to be educated so they can be efficient in their jobs,” said Jorge Delgado, the on-farm dairy specialist responsible for Alltech's Training, Talent Development and Retention Program. “Better education and training also help increase employee retention. Education satisfies an employee’s drive to comprehend and is critical for dairy employees to be capable of doing their jobs correctly. No matter the experience level, proper training improves skills and reduces mistakes or actions based on either misinformation or a general lack of information.” Alltech collaborates with US universities to develop free bilingual dairy training resources TwistPak®: Mixing platform for swine vaccines brings convenience and flexibility Boehringer Ingelheim, a global leader in animal health, announced its latest innovation: TwistPak®, a revolutionary mixing platform. It enables swine producers to combine two vaccines, Ingelvac CircoFLEX® and Ingelvac MycoFLEX®, in a convenient, fast and flexible way. TwistPak® will be globally available in all registered presentation sizes starting April this year. The patented TwistPak® technology incorporates a unique, hygienic interlock at the bottom of each bottle to connect two bottles with a simple twist. This action creates one single mixing chamber, which fits in all standard vaccination devices. The new TwistPak® vaccine bottles, enhanced with an ergonomic design, are a result of advanced manufacturing technologies. This is why TwistPak®, jointly co-created with the industrial design and product development company DESIGNquadrat, was awarded the Red Dot Design Award 2021, category product design. Ingelvac CircoFLEX® immunize against the PCV2 virus, which causes Porcine Circovirus‐Associated Disease (PCVAD). Ingelvac MycoFLEX® prevents pigs from falling ill with the Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC), caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo). Both pathogens are highly prevalent in pig farming worldwide. The new TwistPak® presentations will be first available in South Korea, followed by China and Southeast Asia.
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