Tag: feed producers

Avivagen Inc. announced that OxC-betaTM, its oxidized carotenoid-based feed additive product has received approval for use in China. The approval comes as a result...

In this article, we look at how the right choice of processing aid is key to sustainably boosting feed mill efficiency. A concerted focus...

The U.S. animal feed industry is expected to grow an estimated 2.5% to 254.6 million tons (worth roughly $48.8 billion USD) by 2025. Should...

According to August data of International Grains Council (IGC), world barley production, which was 139 million tons in 2018/19 season, reached 156 million tons...

Many variables affect the pellet quality. We should distinguish between parameters originating from the ingredients and formulation, and process and technology related factors. Technology plays a vital role, as it is directly linked to a feed miller’s objective of producing pellets that are as hard as required and maintain a high and constant throughput while keeping energy costs at the lowest level possible.

Pellet quality is not only made in the pellet mill. The saying “the chain is as strong as the weakest link” applies also here. Every process step adds to the achieved pellet quality. The finer the particle size after grinding the better the pellet quality, the higher the capacity and the lower the energy consumption at the pellet mill.

The pelleted feed manufacturing process has undergone a significant evolution in recent decades due to the demand for higher standards of physical quality, nutritional value and microbiological hygiene, as well as greater flexibility in the incorporation of new and varied raw materials. The digital age in feed industry is becoming increasingly important, KPI measurement and monitoring can be done in real time.

Granovit AG, one of the largest independent feed producers in Switzerland, cooperated with Adifo Software for ERP solution MILAS® and feed formulation and quality control software BESTMIX®.

Cargill has named Helene Ziv-Douki president for Cargill’s Aqua Nutrition business. Ziv-Douki, who joined Cargill in 2003, succeeds Pilar Cruz who was recently promoted to Chief Sustainability Officer, a new role for the company.

Soybean meal processing impacts the quality of the material, and it is now possible for feed producers to check additional protein quality indicators that can be used as a guide to check impact of processing on soybean meal quality, including reactive lysine content and urease activity.