NEWS 20 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2025 Biochem announced the newest addition to its RumiPro® product line: RumiPro® Wean, a solution designed to make the weaning process smoother, safer, and more successful. With its unique blend of proven ingredients, the company highlights RumiPro® Wean as promoting better rumen development, supporting a resilient immune system, and helping to mitigate growth slumps related to weaning. “Many farms lose the hardearned progress they achieved during the milk-feeding phase when weaning,” said Miriam Deppe, Product Manager at Biochem. “RumiPro® Wean is specifically designed to prevent those setbacks and ensure a smooth transition to solid feed for calves without compromising their growth or health.” Weaning is one of the most critical phases of calf rearing. It is characterized by many stressors, including nutritional, environmental, and social factors. Despite its importance, this phase is often overlooked. Growth slumps occur on almost every farm during this time due to suboptimal nutrition, decreased nutrient intake, increased energy consumption, and higher rates of disease. In fact, many farms experience a four- to eight-week standstill during this phase, during which any gains made during the milk-feeding phase are lost. In addition to the stress of weaning, calves are more susceptible to mycotoxin contamination, which can result in reduced feed intake and growth and suboptimal rumen development. Read more>> Biochem expands RumiPro product line Photo: Biochem Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) inaugurated its new specialty feed protein production line in Tianjin, China. The line is a part of the group’s strategic plans to expand its activities further downstream in the value chain and diversify its offering with value-added products, including specialty feed ingredients, as part of its Food & Feed Solutions business. Covering an area of 11,000m2 near LDC’s existing Tianjin oilseeds crushing plant, the new specialty feed protein production line will initially focus on producing fermented soybean meal, with an annual production capacity of 60,000 metric tons. “This development represents LDC’s first investment in a facility to produce specialty feed proteins on a commercial scale, and reflects our commitment to continued growth with China,” said James Zhou, LDC’s Head of Food & Feed Solutions and Chief Commercial Officer. “In addition to supporting the growth of our Food & Feed Solutions Platform, the facility enables us to supply China’s livestock and poultry industry with high-quality specialty feed proteins that can contribute to enhanced animal health and productivity across species.” The facility employs synergistic fermentation technology developed by LDC’s R&D Center in Shanghai, that utilizes multiple probiotic strains to break down anti-nutritional factors in soybean meal, enhancing its feed protein content, palatability and digestibility. Rich in small-molecule organic acids, LDC highlights that its fermented soybean meal supports animal gut health and helps strengthen immunity during stress or illness. Read more>> LDC opens specialty feed protein facility in China Photo: Louis Dreyfus Company
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