NEWS 12 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2022 Indical and Evonik partner for proactive healthcare in poultry Indical Bioscience announced strategic partnership with Evonik to drive innovation in monitoring the health of poultry flocks. Indical Bioscience, part of the Vimian Group, announced that it has entered a partnership with Evonik to develop and expand precision monitoring solutions in poultry through the ScreenFloX® service. The partnership aligns with Indical’s ambition to continuously drive innovation in pathogen monitoring, disease prevention and animal welfare for its veterinary and animal-production customers. The ScreenFloX® service combines Indical’s veterinary diagnostic capabilities with Evonik’s Precision Livestock Farming portfolio to provide proactive analysis of a flock’s pathogen status and greater control over any actions required. The service provides producers with continuous insights into pathogen levels, resulting in greater production efficiency, lower antibiotic use, healthier animals and lower food safety risks. Utilizing Indical’s novel qPCR assays – in combination with dedicated sample extraction and automation – Evonik’s digital ScreenFloX® service can analyze a flock’s pathogen status, providing an early warning system to prevent disease and improve production. “Together with Evonik, we are building a proactive and non-invasive testing system for the active monitoring of flock health in order to prevent disease. This can only lead to increased animal welfare and improved production”, says Brahim Bozia, Head of Producer Segment at Indical. “We’re excited to collaborate with Indical Bioscience, a global leader in molecular pathogen detection in animal health. This partnership will further strengthen and develop Evonik’s provision of deep insights into the health of livestock.” says Dr. Franziska Levy, Global Business Manager for Poultry Health at Evonik. Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, announces the completion of its acquisition of Prodap, a leading animal nutrition and technology company in Brazil, which was first announced on 7 June 2022. DSM acquires Brazil's leading animal nutrition technology company ProdapProdap is an animal nutrition and technology company that combines technology offerings, consulting services, and customized nutritional solutions to drive efficiency and sustainability in animal farming. By harnessing the power of Prodap’s digital solutions, DSM will take another step forward in its Precision & Personalization journey. DSM will strengthen and further develop its digital solutions to reach more markets globally, enabling smarter nutritional decision-making thanks to artificial intelligence and other tools. Prodap will complement DSM’s deep animal nutrition knowledge and advisory capabilities with its extensive consultancy experience, facilitating an even higher level of customer experience. Additionally, by supporting more efficient farming, the acquisition contributes to DSM’s commitment to enabling a double-digit reduction in on-farm livestock emissions by 2030 as part of its 2021 food system commitments. DSM completes acquisition of Prodap
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