NEWS 8 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2022 Nutreco has announced it will increase its stake in Eruvaka to 93.7%, from 25.45% in 2018. The acquisition of a controlling majority stake will enable Nutreco’s aquaculture business line Skretting to deliver in-house on-farm software and smart equipment to shrimp farmers around the world to increase their productivity and reduce the risk for their operations. Nutreco’s plan is to gain full ownership of Eruvaka in the course of 2023. Founded in April 2012 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India-based Eruvaka develops cloud-based aquaculture pond management solutions, including real-time monitoring and smart feeders. Technology features include automatic and intelligent sonic Trouw Nutrition launches comprehensive antibiotic reduction campaign Trouw Nutrition is launching an antibiotic reduction campaign that spotlights success of small switches to drive big change in livestock production. Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco's livestock feed business, is launching "Small Switches. Big Change" a comprehensive antibiotic reduction campaign tailored to the challenges of livestock stakeholders around the globe. Extensive investments in research and development as well as more than a decade of collaborating with commercial swine and poultry farms support the campaign's science-based approach to responsibly reducing antibiotic use in livestock production while improving animal health, performance and profitability. Tailored to each producer's challenges and performance objectives, the campaign's holistic approach focuses antibiotic reduction efforts on the most critical feed, farm and health concerns. This customised approach allows producers to determine the extent and pace of antibiotic reduction. "Producers have made it clear that they understand the need to reduce antibiotics in their operations, but they want practical guidance and trusted expertise to help them make the change in a way that protects their animals and their business," said Dr. Barbara Brutsaert, Global Project Lead Antibiotic Reduction at Trouw Nutrition. Consisting of five steps – profile, assessment, advice, assist and evaluate – Trouw Nutrition's integrated antibiotic reduction programme facilitates a cycle of reduced antibiotic use. Each step is considered, implemented and evaluated hand in hand with the producer taking into account their specific situation. For example, examining the form and quality of feeds can inform recommendations to support animals in critical life stages like early life, and help maintain animal performance under different health challenges. Evaluating each farm's practices and objectives helps achieve nutritional supports tailored to the farm, such as young animal feed specialities, synergistic feed additives and health diet formulation services. The programme draws on science-based nutritional strategies that Trouw Nutrition contributed to the 2021 FAO paper "Animal nutrition strategies and options to reduce the use of antimicrobials in animal production" and also reflects the variances that exist in different production environments. Nutreco increases stake in India-based Eruvaka to 93.7%
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