NEWS 88 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2024 The German feeding technology specialist WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp supplied a liquid feeding system for the black soldier fly (BSF) to the Portuguese breeder EntoGreen. Founded in 2014 by Daniel Murta, EntoGreen produces high-quality animal protein and organic fertilizer from by-products of the agricultural and food industries at its headquarters in Santarém. In the system, the larvae of the BSF are fed with the by-products until they reach their final weight. The WEDA system, including control and process visualization, is a container system with mixing tanks that were specially developed and built for EntoGreen. “We worked closely with our partner WEDA on the design and construction,” emphasizes Daniel Murta, founder and CEO of EntoGreen. According to WEDA's statement, the feed substrate can be mixed in parallel in the liquid feeding system. The integrated Intrix dosing system ensures an individual combination and precise portioning of the feed substrate in the rearing units. In numerous test runs, even viscous substrates could be dosed and conveyed without any problems. At EntoGreen, the vegetable materials on which the larvae of the black soldier fly thrive consist of regional vegetable by-products that otherwise could not be used as nutritional sources and were lost. “The WEDA plant generates enough vegetable substrates to contribute to a daily larvae output of around 25 tons from regional vegetable by-products. It is easy to scale up for future expansion thanks to its modular design,” explains the responsible WEDA-Export Manager, Gabriel Schmidt. A new plant is already being planned and, according to Gabriel Schmidt, should produce up to 45 tons of live larvae by 2025 with a daily raw material input of 210 tons. Read more>> EntoGreen to produce 25 tons of larvae per day with WEDA feeding system Lesaffre, one of the key global players in fermentation and microorganisms for over 170 years, has announced the appointment of Manuel Maire as General Manager of Phileo by Lesaffre, its animal feed additives business unit. Manuel Maire has over 20 years' of experience in the field of animal health and nutrition, having held leadership roles at INVIVO, NEOVIA, and ADM. “I am very pleased to welcome Manuel Maire to Phileo by Lesaffre, as Manuel is exceptionally well-suited to implement our long-term strategy and accelerate growth,” said Brice-Audren Riché, CEO of Lesaffre. “Manuel brings the right mix of people management and business experience and has built customer customer-centric teams for major players of in the agrifood industry. I am confident that his proven history of motivating global teams, along with his strong operational and transformational capabilities, will empower our teams and accelerate our efforts to even better answer the needs of our customers.” Read more>> Phileo by Lesaffre appoints Manuel Maire as new general manager Manuel Maire
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